Driving citizens of these and other growing cities have been conditioned to expect delays as they travel around – largely thanks to overdue Read more
Win-win for Melbourne’s inner west
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) and our former adversaries the Maribyrnong Truck Action Group (MTAG) notched up a significant victory recently, with the Read more
Industry should welcome Senate Inquiry into road transport industry
Growing commercial pressures in domestic and international supply chains in the form of greater demands and expectations from customers, road fatalities and injuries, Read more
Stop, revive, survive – part two
In my column last month, I detailed how a world-first study into heavy vehicle driver fatigue, instigated by the National Transport Commission and Read more
People at the heart of 30th Anniversary Australian Freight Industry Awards
When former VTA executive director Phil Lovel, and the secretariat he led for over 20 years, conceived of the Australian Freight Industry Awards Read more
Professional drivers, highway heroes
It was a day like any other for Linfox driver Andrew Hastings, travelling along Victoria’s Western Freeway in February earlier this year.
However, Read more
Strength of drawbars and towbars
This article is about the strength requirements of drawbars that connect an ‘A-type’ trailer to a towing vehicle, and towbars that connect the Read more
Putting conversation ahead of administration in safety
It goes without saying that compliance with safety duties is essential, and tools such as safety audits are very useful for identifying areas Read more
A plan to reduce heavy vehicle fire risk
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) recently convened a ‘Fires round table meeting’ of industry leaders to discuss the level of and causes Read more
ATA delivers new ideas and real skills
For more than 20 years the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) and PACCAR and its dealer network have collaborated to present the annual Technical Read more