With the slogan ‘Take It Back To Sydney’, NatRoad are showing a different way to approach the issues which directly affect the trucking industry. It seems the fight earlier in the year to bring down the RSRT has given the association a new lease of life.
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More United and More Proactive
Getting the industry more united and more proactive is the aim of Warren Clark in pushing forward the trucking agenda. Moving ahead with NatRoad is now the task for Clark, who took over as CEO at the Canberra HQ of the National Road Transport Association, better known as NatRoad last year.
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Access Pre-Approvals Help With Permit Processing
A process of access pre-approvals help with permit processing is slowly improving the access situation for trucking operations. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has been developing a pre-approval process
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I’m Looking Out For a Hero
I’m looking out for a hero after last week’s NatRoad conference ended with gongs being handed out to veteran members of the two associations which merged to form the current organisation, back in the nineties. It was a time for a bit of nostalgia and there is always someone whose speech can go on a little bit too long.
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Five Year Blueprint for Change
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has released its five-year blueprint for change, moving towards a safer, productive and more compliant heavy vehicle industry. Speaking at the National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) conference in Cairns, Darren Chester, Transport and Infrastructure Minister called it an agenda setting document, which would link three key strategies to continue the reform of the heavy vehicle industry.
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My Trucking Business Toolkit
Natroad is furthering its support for small trucking businesses with the launch of the My Trucking Business Toolkit.
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Livestock Transporters Lay Out the Issues
After a conference over the weekend, this week has seen the livestock transporters lay out the issues they see facing the industry in the year ahead. The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association held its annual conference in Torquay in Victoria in which it identified its priority issues.
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Blacktown Backs Truck Productivity Improvements
In this video the Council General Manager for Blacktown backs truck productivity improvements by reducing the number of permits using pre-approvals. This is the latest video released by the National Heavy
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Nominate an Apprentice
The Australian Trucking Association is asking workshops to appreciate their young workers and nominate an apprentice to receive a scholarship. Cummins South Pacific is now looking for young service technicians from Australian workshops to receive one of three scholarships to attend the 2016 Paccar & Dealer TMC in Melbourne on October 24-26.
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A Safer Way to Load Cattle
Here is a long time campaigner in the livestock transport industry, John Beer, talking about a safer way to load cattle using a new access landing system to avoid climbing on the trailers. A former Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association President, John is always looking for practical safety solutions and tells us more about it in his customary laconic way.
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