Media releases
Government must reject truck tax hike
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...
ATA and Black Rubber launch new sustainability award
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...
Graham Emery elected as Vice Chair of TruckSafe
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...
Leave rural speed limits alone
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...
ATA announces training and technical award winners
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 must meet the same licensing standards, multicultural drivers say
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...
Meet the 2025 Cummins Young Tech Award winners
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...
ATA unveils its 2025 technical and training award finalists
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...
ATA releases carbon reduction plan
The Australian Government should support the trucking industry by adopting three proven solutions to reducing the industry’s carbon emissions, ATA CEO Mathew Munro said today. The Government today released its 2035 emissions target, a 62-70 per cent reduction in...
Trucking industry calls for electric vehicle road user charge
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...