supply chain crisis

VTA CEO and ARTIO National Secretary, Peter Anderson.

Golden chance missed for training reform

Training and education have always been hot button issues for the freight and logistics industry, with the safety of our workforces and workplaces, along with that of the communities we service, often in the spotlight because of the dangerous nature of transport work.
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Peter AndersonMarch 31, 2022, 4:17 pmApril 11, 2022

Road transport receives AdBlue lifeline

AdBlue supplies will receive a desperate boost with local manufacturer Incitec Pivot to secure local production of refined urea the Federal Government has announced.
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Staff WriterDecember 20, 2021, 11:35 amDecember 20, 2021

Harvest Moon

For anyone doubting our long-abused just-in-time model employed for shipping has finally run aground there’s fresh evidence at hand.
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William CraskeDecember 13, 2021, 5:23 pmDecember 13, 2021

TIC refuses to budge on proposed deactivation of emission control systems

An executive order to deactivate the emission control systems on commercial vehicles to mitigate against the oncoming shortages of diesel exhaust fluid have been resoundingly rejected by the Truck Industry Council (TIC).
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Staff WriterDecember 13, 2021, 12:58 pmDecember 13, 2021

AdBlue shortage spells imminent diesel crisis

The looming shortage of diesel exhaust fluid has transport bodies and governments scrambling to prevent a significant supply chain emergency.
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Staff WriterDecember 3, 2021, 11:42 amDecember 3, 2021