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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * AUSTRALIA
* NatRoad promotes more experience for heavy truck licensing
Melbourne,Australia -ATN -15 January 2008: -- A NatRoad proposal to force those wanting heavy combination or multi combination vehicle licenses to go through a driver experience program will reduce the amount of inexperienced heavy vehicle drivers, according to NatRoad CEO Bernie Belacic... NatRoad’s Industry Issues Committee proposes drivers should hold a rigid vehicle license for one year with a minimum of 100 hours experience before attaining a heavy combination license. The committee proposes 200 hours experience coupled with one year driving a heavy combination license before progressing to multi combination vehicles. If passed, the proposal will require drivers to record the number of hours in a log book, with employers signing it... Currently, to drive heavy combination and multi combination trucks, drivers need only hold an appropriate vehicle license for one year without having to know how to operate either vehicle, Belacic says...
* NTC says time running out to meet start date for new charges
Melbourne,Australia -ATN -16 January 2008: -- The National Transport Commission (NTC) has conceded that it is "running out of time" to meet the July 1, 2008 implementation date for the new heavy vehicle charging regime set by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG)...
* FedEx launches new 'economy' service in Australia, NZ
Brisbane,Australia -ATN -145 January 2008: -- FedEx Express has the expansion of its customer portfolio of services with the launch of FedEx International Economy service in Australia and New Zealand and eight other Asia-Pacific markets...FedEx International Economy is specially designed for customers with less urgent shipments of individual packages under 68kg...
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