The Fair Work Commission has today issued a mandatory fuel cost recovery order. The order will apply across the whole road transport contract chain and will come into force tomorrow, Tuesday 21 April. Under the order, parties in the road transport contract chain will...

The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement that trucking businesses will be able to apply for zero interest loans to help deal with their skyrocketing fuel costs. The loans will be available from this morning under the Government’s...

The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will halve fuel tax and reduce the road user charge on the fuel used in trucks on the road to zero. ATA Chair Mark Parry said the decision would deliver immediate tax relief to...

The Senate must pass the Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill to save trucking businesses struggling to cope with crippling fuel bills and dwindling funds, Australian Trucking Association CEO Mathew Munro said today. Mr Munro said the terminal gate price of diesel...

The Australian Trucking Association welcomes and strongly supports the Government’s announcement that it will change the law to help trucking businesses recover their crippling fuel costs from their customers. The Fair Work Commission has the power to issue...

The Australian Trucking Association has released a plan to save Australia’s 60,000 trucking businesses from the crippling fuel prices caused by the Iran war. ATA Chair Mark Parry released the plan after a meeting of the ATA’s member council today. The terminal gate...

The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the Government’s decision to release up to 20 per cent of Australia’s domestic fuel reserves to address petrol and diesel shortages in regional areas. The Government will reduce what is called the baseline minimum...

Australian consumers and businesses must be ready to pay more as the cost of diesel rises, Australian Trucking Association CEO Mathew Munro said today. The market price for diesel has increased from A$130 on Friday 27 February to almost A$220 per barrel. Retail diesel...

The Australian Trucking Association has today opened nominations for the 2026 National Trucking Industry Awards. These prestigious awards recognise businesses and individuals who go the extra mile to improve their workplaces and contribute to an industry that keeps...

The tax on truck fuel would more than double under the Productivity Commission’s plan to hike truck taxes, Australian Trucking Association Chair Mark Parry said today. Mr Parry was releasing the ATA’s 2026-27 pre-budget submission, which urges the Government to reject...