Driving citizens of these and other growing cities have been conditioned to expect delays as they travel around – largely thanks to overdue Read more

Driving citizens of these and other growing cities have been conditioned to expect delays as they travel around – largely thanks to overdue Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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