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Ben was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Trucking Association in January 2017. With more than 33 years behind the wheel of a heavy vehicle, Ben brings commercial sense, an entrepreneurial spirit and a great passion for the livelihoods and heritage of regional and rural Australia to the peak trucking industry body.

• Thirty years of improving our industry

  By: Ben Maguire

  December 2019

  Safety was not always prominent in the trucking industry, however after an horrific truck and bus crash near Grafton in 1989 it was decided that something must be done.

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• Fatigue laws must treat truck drivers like humans – not machines

  By: Ben Maguire

  November 2019

  Any changes to fatigue management in the national truck laws must treat drivers like humans – not machines.

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• The trials and triumphs of our industry legends

  By: Ben Maguire

  March 2019

  An undoubtedly favourite brand of many Aussie trucking companies, Kenworth started designing and manufacturing uniquely Australian trucks in 1971.

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• Finding our industry’s future leaders

  By: Ben Maguire

  February 2019

  A real highlight for the group was a presentation by Commodore Robert Morrison who shared his perspective of leading the HMAS Manoora’s challenging voyage to Nauru, and the leadership tips he developed throughout his career.

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• Are you tough enough to wear pink?

  By: Ben Maguire

  December 2018

  If you travel through the Pilbara region of Western Australia wearing a pink shirt while driving a pink truck you are bound to meet new people and get some interesting insights.

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• Road user charging, here we go again

  By: Ben Maguire

  September 2018

  The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) needs to be pulled apart and redone, aside from the new safety provisions in what will become Chapter 1A of the law.

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