Industry Insider : ATA
Geoff Crouch
ATA
Established in 1989, the Australian Trucking Association is the peak industry body to represent trucking operators in Australia. The ATA’s members include major logistics companies, transport industry associations and businesses with leading expertise in truck technology.
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Truck safety is every road user’s problem
By: Geoff Crouch
March 2018
In the 12 months ended September 2017, the number of deaths in New South Wales from crashes involving articulated trucks such as semi-trailers increased from 29 to 54. That’s an increase of 86 per cent.
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Meet the trucking industry’s future leaders
By: Geoff Crouch
February 2018
New technologies are disrupting every industry around the globe and the Australian transport industry will never be immune to the effect.
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Standing up for the industry on truck driver meal allowances
By: Geoff Crouch
December 2017
Back in July, the tax office announced a rash decision to slash employee truck driver meal allowances. In 2016–17, employee truck drivers were able to claim up to $97.40 per day for meal expenses, on a meal-by-meal basis, without detailed receipts.
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Standing up for the industry is what we do
By: Geoff Crouch
November 2017
In early September, the weekend Fairfax papers carried a story on truck safety and recent accidents. Any casual reader of the story would have been left with a very bad – and very wrong – picture of the trucking industry.
Every fatality on our roads is one too many, and has significant human, social and financial costs. -
ATA looks to the future with new strategy
By: Geoff Crouch
October 2017
With the rapid growth of technology, there’s understandably a lot of talk about the future. There are countless articles, government consultations and private sector projects looking at issues such as driverless vehicles, truck platooning, increasing automation and connectivity. But the future is shaped by actual decisions being implemented, not just being talked about.
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Truck overcharging must end
By: Geoff Crouch
September 2017
Trucks are critical to Australia’s supply chains. A significant majority of non-bulk domestic freight is carried on roads, and the Productivity Commission has found that only 10 to 15 per cent of the freight task is contestable across both rail and road. Without trucks – there is no supply chain.
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Trucking Industry Awards celebrate best practice
By: Geoff Crouch
August 2017
The annual National Trucking Industry Awards recognise and celebrate exceptional individuals and companies operating in our trucking industry.
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Key industry focus for 2017
By: Geoff Crouch
July 2017
Strategic thinking is vital for the trucking industry to prosper, and two of the most important focuses for this thinking are for the mental and physical wellbeing of trucking industry members, as well as preparing for technological changes.
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The trucking industry needs to work as a unified front
By: Geoff Crouch
June 2017
I am proud to be writing my first article as the new Chair of the Australian Trucking Association (ATA), and I am motivated to face the challenges that come with the role.
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A final column
By: Geoff Crouch
September 2015
Following four years as the NatRoad President and eight as a member of our National Council this will be my final column as I have decided not to seek re-election. During this time as President of NatRoad I have had the privilege of seeing the Association go from strength to strength as our industry has gone through significant change.
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