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...

The Australian Government must reject a Productivity Commission plan to hike the fuel tax paid by trucking operators and increase freight costs for everyone, Australian Trucking Association Chair Mark Parry said today. The commission made the recommendation in...

The Australian Trucking Association and tyre supplier Black Rubber will launch a new sustainability award in 2026. The award will be called the Black Rubber Sustainability Award and will be presented for the first time at the ATA’s 2026 Technology and Maintenance...

The board of the trucking industry’s not-for-profit safety management system, TruckSafe, has elected Graham Emery as the Vice Chair of the scheme. TruckSafe is the first and only industry-led safety management system and aims to improve the safety and professionalism...

Australia’s governments should leave rural speed limits alone. Instead, they should improve safety by fixing black spots and spending more on road upgrades and maintenance, Australian Trucking Association Chair Mark Parry said today. Mr Parry was releasing the ATA...

The ATA has announced the 2025 winners of its National Training Excellence Award and its two technical awards: the Craig Roseneder Award for Technical and Maintenance Excellence and the Castrol Industry Achievement Award. The Director, Central Region at the National...

All truck drivers in Australia must meet the same licensing standards, a roundtable of multicultural drivers told the ATA this year. ATA CEO Mathew Munro released the report from the roundtable today as part of the ongoing industry and government discussion about...

Three high achieving truck mechanics will advance their careers and deepen their industry expertise with the announcement of the 2025 Cummins Young Tech Awards by the Australian Trucking Association. These awards seek to increase the expertise of emerging mechanics...

The Australian Trucking Association has today announced the finalists for the technical and training awards to be presented at its 2025 Technology and Maintenance Conference. “These awards shine a spotlight on the critical role that training and technical excellence...