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ATA NSW has today called for the NSW Government to act quickly and deliver adequate rest areas for truck drivers. ATA NSW Manager, Jill Lewis, said that the fact that NSW RTA is not treating the serious lack of rest areas as urgent could prove to be a life and death situation for some drivers.

Peak industry body, the Truck Industry Council, has declared the first ever Melbourne Trailer Truck and Equipment Expo an unqualified success after more than 35,000 people attended the three day show.

Serious concerns about the introduction of SCR in the US in 2010 have become apparent from research reported by Oliver Dixon’s World Trucks Blog.

Isuzu Australia Limited (IAL) has strengthened its senior management structure with the appointment of two new resident Directors, and the replacement of an existing non resident Director, during the company’s Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting on the 15th of May, 2008.

The Australian Dangerous Goods Code should be available on the internet for free, according to the Australian Trucking Association. The ATA made the call in its response to the Productivity Commission’s Draft Research Report on Chemicals and Plastics Regulation.

Iveco’s CEO, Paolo Monferino, speaking to Italy’s Il Giornale newspaper has unveiled the resumption of talks between the Italian truck maker and the Indian truck manufacturer Tata. This could lead, long term, to a new range on sale in Australia under the Iveco brand.

Isuzu is offering its new generation Tradepack – ready-to-work truck. Available on NPR 200 (4,500 kg GVM for car licence operation) or NPR 275 (5,500 kg GVM for maximum payload and diesel fuel credit) models in either standard or ‘Premium’ level.

The Senate has disallowed the planned increase in the effective fuel tax paid by trucking companies. The increase would have taken effect from 1 January 2009, and would have seen the industry’s fuel tax go up from 19.633 cents per litre to 21 cents per litre.

Transport Certification Australia Limited (TCA), the company implementing the Intelligent Access Program (IAP), has congratulated the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) on the announcement of its new Higher Mass Limits (HML) route confirmation service, highlighting it as a further example of the RTA’s commitment to assisting transport operators to make informed decisions about fully enrolling [...]

Cummins is on pace to report a fifth consecutive year of record sales and profits in 2008, and is poised for significant further growth over the next several years, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tim Solso told shareholders at the Company’s annual meeting in the US.