The Australian Government should invest an extra $5 billion over ten years to fix freight roads, dangerous level crossings and to build more rest areas for truck drivers, the ATA’s 2024-25 pre-budget submission says. The submission argues that Australia must also...

The truck driver fatigue laws should be fixed to deliver simpler work diaries, sensible enforcement, fairer penalties and greater safety for smaller trucks, the ATA submission to the National Transport Commission’s October 2023 consultation regulation impact statement...

Safety and productivity should feature more prominently as core pillars of the next National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy, the ATA submission to the review of the current strategy says. The submission points out that the 2019-2024 strategy and national action...

The Australian standard for rolling stock lighting and visibility should include comprehensive requirements for additional lighting, including flashing visibility beacons. The ATA made the call in its submission to the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB)...

Parliament should pass the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 with amendments, the ATA submission to the Senate Education and Employment Committee inquiry into the bill says. The submission argues that the Fair Work Commission should not be...

The Safe Work Australia crane licence review could see potentially damaging and easily avoidable outcomes for those operating vehicle loading cranes. The review asks if a dogging licence prerequisite should apply to the vehicle loading crane licence class.The ATA’s...

Wheel chocks should not be required for Australian dangerous goods vehicles, the ATA says in this submission to the NTC’s comprehensive review of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code. In recommending against a wheel chock requirement, the ATA submission backs up the...

The ATA released Trucking Australia – the Report at Trucking Australia 2023. This report is a snapshot of the industry in 2023. The industry finds itself at a pivotal moment with the burden of the last few years, unresolved long-term problems and future technology and...

Australia’s transport ministers should freeze heavy vehicle charges in 2023-24 and increase them 2.75 per cent in each of 2024-25 and 2025-26, the ATA’s response to a December 2022 consultation report on these charges says. In December 2022, Australia’s transport...

Australia’s transition to a net zero economy is underway. The ATA supports the end to the climate wars and the passage of climate legislation which sets in place Australia’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 and reducing carbon emissions by 43 per cent by 2030....