The Federal Government intends to set up a national heavy vehicle regulator under state rather than federal law.
02/11/2009
THE SOUTHERN Councils Group has announced it will lobby the Federal Government in Canberra this week to help fund the upgrade of the Princes Highway.
23/06/2009
THE Federal Government wants the Glenelg Shire to adjust the $340 million Green Triangle Freight Action Plan.
27/10/2009
A FEDERAL government study into the transport needs of Central West NSW has has concluded that turning the Bells Line of Road into an expressway is not warranted.
27/05/2009
THE FEDERAL Government has announced it will provide an extra $200 million to local councils across the country to spend on improving their roads.
10/07/2009
THE NSW Roads and Transport Directorate has called for more support from State and Federal Government to tackle the road and infrastructure backlog facing local councils.
26/05/2009
THE Federal Government is calling for funding submissions to improve road safety for trucks and heavy vehicles.
24/08/2009
THE TRUCKING industry has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to fund seven new truck rest areas across Queensland.
11/05/2009
ISUZU and Hino are backing the Federal Government’s recent announcement of the $2.7 billion tax break and have predicted it will lead to a spike in new truck sales.
20/03/2009
WORK to strengthen four key bridges between Hobart and Burnie will soon start, with federal and state governments confirming it has each allocated $1.5 million to undertake the work.
16/07/2009
THE FEDERAL and South Australian governments have announced plans to build 3.35km of double-lane divided road on the Sturt Highway to boost freight productivity.
09/02/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association (ATA) is urging transport companies to support plans for a $150 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in south-west Victoria.
28/05/2009
TASMANIA will receive $800 million for road and rail projects as part of the Federal Government's $26.4 billion Nation Building Fund.
27/04/2009
THE FEDERAL Government announced it will invest $97 million in 50,000 new ‘green’ jobs and training or young people, including training apprentice mechanics in green engine technology.
04/08/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Government has released revised details on its national heavy vehicle plan.
14/04/2009
THE FEDERAL Government has announced will spend $28 billion on road projects over the six years from 2008-09 to 2013-14, with $3.4 billion to be invested in 2009-10.
13/05/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association (ATA) has endorsed the National Transport Commission (NTC)’s proposal to cut 0.7 cents per litre off the industry’s fuel tax credit, but has asked the Australian Government for a six-month delay in carrying it out.
26/05/2009
TRUCKING operators have questioned the need for a new set of heavy vehicle charges, as state and federal governments line up to increase registration and fuel costs.
22/06/2009
THE TRUCKING industry will receive extra fuel tax credits from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 to offset the increase in fuel prices caused by the Federal Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
14/04/2009
THE New South Wales Government and trucking organizations have today addressed calls for more rest areas along major highways such as the Kings and Princes.
22/01/2009