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...

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...