The Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill was introduced into the Queensland Parliament on 26 August 2025. The bill is the outcome of the HVNL review, which started in 2018. The trucking industry is disappointed with its extended length and the lack of ambition of...
The Performance Based Standards (PBS) scheme should not require electronic braking to be retrofitted, the ATA’s submission to the NHVR on how to implement its revised Directional Stability Under Braking (DSUB) standard says. The submission warns that the NHVR’s...
The Australian Government should develop a road user charging system for electric vehicles, the ATA submission to Treasury’s consultations for the Economic Reform Roundtable says. The submission argues that the Government should decide the details of the charge...
The commercial driver medical standards in Assessing Fitness to Drive should be expanded to include better screening for heart disease, diabetes and sleep disorders, the joint ATA and TruckSafe submission to the National Transport Commission on improving health...
In the run up to the 2025 federal election, the ATA commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to model the emissions impact of— a voucher scheme covering half the price gap between comparable electric and conventional truck models producing enough renewable diesel...
Australia should keep its technical design rules for trucks and heavy trailers, but completely harmonise its light vehicle rules with international standards, the ATA submission to the Government’s review of Australian Design Rule (ADR) harmonisation says. The ADRs...
