The Australian Government should develop a national road user charge for electric vehicles, ATA Chair Mark Parry said today. Mr Parry was releasing the ATA submission to Treasury’s consultations for the Economic Reform Roundtable. Mr Parry said the case for...

The ATA has today opened nominations for its technical and training awards, which will be presented at its 2025 Technology and Maintenance Conference. The award categories now open for nominations are: Craig Roseneder Award for Technical and Maintenance Excellence,...

The ATA and Cummins South Pacific have today opened nominations for their Cummins Young Tech Award as part of this year’s Technology and Maintenance Conference (TMC 25). Sponsored by Cummins since 2013, the award – formerly known as the Cummins Scholarship – was...

The trucking industry has called for every state to follow South Australia’s new approach to licensing the drivers of Australia’s iconic road trains and other very long trucks. The South Australian reforms are to what is called the multi-combination (MC) licence...

Boosting truck productivity would reduce costs for families and support higher real wages, Australian Trucking Association Chair Mark Parry said today. The Productivity Commission is wrapping up its initial consultations on five productivity inquiries today. Mr Parry...

The Australian Government should bulk bill overnight sleep apnoea tests for truck drivers and other safety critical workers, ATA Chair Mark Parry and TruckSafe Chair Paul Fellows said today. Mr Parry and Mr Fellows were releasing the joint Australian Trucking...

The ATA has announced the winners of the 2025 National Trucking Industry Awards. The ATA represents the 60,000 businesses and 200,000 people in the Australian trucking industry and each year recognises industry excellence through its award program. “The National...

The ATA has launched its InRoads Workforce program at its annual Trucking Australia 2025 conference. Designed as a go-to resource for those exploring careers in the trucking industry, the program aims to address the growing labour shortfall—more than 26,000 truck...

The ATA has today released its full election platform: a comprehensive plan to reduce costs for hard-pressed families and to build the industry’s future. ATA Chair Mark Parry released the platform at the trucking industry’s premier national event,Trucking Australia...

The trucking industry calls on the next Australian Government to: Fund eight critical road projects to reduce the cost of living and increase the resilience of the road network Develop minimum national service and maintenance standards for the National Land Transport...