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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * AUSTRALIA
* ATA wards Rudd's 'razor gang' off fuel tax credits system
Sidney,Australia -ATN -21 January 2008: -- The Federal Government’s ‘razor gang’ risks fuelling inflation if it makes changes to the fuel tax credit system, the trucking industry argues... Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he has commissioned a ‘razor gang’, led by Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner, to cut spending in order to stave of rising inflationary pressures... However, taking an axe to the transport industry may have adverse consequences, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) CEO Stuart St Clair says... St Clair believes any cut to the system will add to inflation because any cost suffered by the transport industry will add to operating costs which will needed to be passed on...
* Skelton Trucking makes mark in Perth as part of 'agressive expansion'Hemmant,QLD,Australia -qbr -21 January 2008: -- Skelton Trucking has settled on a new Perth yard and operations manager to drive an agressive expansion strategy in Western Australia... The company has also commenced construction on a new state-of-the-art facility at Stirling Crescent and Bushmead Road in Perth... Over the past 12 months, Skelton Trucking has more than doubled the size of its trucking fleet through a series of acquisitions... Skelton flags further acquisition announcements shortly, along with their expansion into the Mackay market...
* Toll-free truck scheme scrapped on Gateway, Logan motorways
Brisbane,Australia -qbr -17 January 2008: -- Brisbane's Gateway and Logan motorways will cease to be a free ride for truck drivers from midnight tonight... The Queensland Government scrapped tolls on the Gateway Bridge and the Logan arterial between the hours of 10pm and 5am for vehicles with three axles or more to encourage trucks to use the route as an alternative to the congested Brisbane Urban Corridor (BUC)... But Main Roads says the three-year trial will end tonight, while introducing penalties for operators who use the BUC route when they don't have business in the area... Cameras were installed last year to detect trucks using the BUC as a thoroughfare...
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