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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * Australia - New trucking laws would make life easier
Murray,QLD,Australia -The Murray Valley, by LUCILLE KEEN -20 Jan 2009: -- Trucking and freight companies across the Murraylands are supportive of the Australian Trucking Association’s plan to press the Federal Government for a single set of national trucking laws through its release of a consultation paper... Penta Transport Murray Bridge owner Peter Penta said the plan would be good for his business and staff as he has a number of trucks that frequently travel interstate... Mr Penta said a national registration and licensing system was a good idea... Australian Trucking Association chairman Trevor Martyn said the association would release a consultation paper which would recognise the industry’s concerns about the red tape and inconsistent laws... (Picture - One law: Penta Transport Murray Bridge owner Peter Penta said a uniform system of regulation is what the trucking industry needs) * National heavy vehicle laws inch closer
Sydney,Australia -Transport & Logistic News -20 January 2009: -- The Australian Government will hold a series of meetings with the trucking industry in January and February about its plan for national trucking laws... The government is also seeking information from operators who can provide examples of the cost and difficulty of coping with Australia’s eight different sets of heavy vehicle laws and nine different registration systems... The government launched the consultations after releasing what it called a ‘consultation regulatory impact statement’ into its plan for a national framework for the regulation, registration and licensing of trucks and truck drivers. The consultation statement is based on principles endorsed by all of Australia’s transport ministers... ATA chairman Trevor Martyn said the statement recognised the industry’s concerns about the red tape and inconsistent laws imposed on trucking operators...
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