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There seems to be increasing support for the idea of a national road transport regulator with Minister Albanese coming out strongly in favour of the plan in Parliament this week. It would appear the job of being a national heavy truck regulator will be taken by one of the state regulatory bodies and enforced around [...]

The chances of Australia getting a sensible and pragmatic electronic work diary system are lengthening fast with the publication of a submission by the New South Wales Road Traffic Authority to the National Transport Commission. In reply to the draft position paper on Electronic Systems for Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue and Speed Compliance, the RTA [...]

The procedure being adopted by the New South Wales Road Traffic Authority when putting demerit points on truck drivers licenses is seen by many to be unfair and unwarranted. This lack of understanding on the part of the RTA is causing much heartache among truck drivers and concern that they may lose their licences as [...]

Truck operators in New South Wales received some good news when, Minister for Roads, Michael Daley announced a decision to delay the increases in registration fees fror heavy vehicles from July 1st 2009 to January 1st 2010. This is good news for operators struggling to make ends meet and facing a considerable hike in charges, [...]

Some semblance of common sense appears to be rearing its head in the regulation of fatigue in Australia. The debacle caused by the late announcement of the new Fatigue Regulations in the lead up to their implementation last September has left many operators struggling to cope in the new compliance environment. Luckily, for many operators [...]

A new super B-double has recently started operations out of the Port  Botany area in Sydney. This is the first super B-double on the roads of New South Wales.

Transport Certification Australia (TCA) reckon the Intelligent Access Program (IAP) has assisted a Broken Hill transport operation to achieve a significant increase in productivity.