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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * Australia
* Police told to target 'illegal' B-doubles
Greenthorpe,NSW,Australia -ATN -28 April 2009: -- There are calls for NSW police officers to increase on-road enforcement activities after allegations surfaced of B-doubles speeding and operating on illegal routes... Greens spokeswoman on transport, Lee Rhiannon. has fired a shot at truck drivers carrying grain through the NSW region of Greenthorpe, saying they are putting lives at risk through reckless driving... Speaking to locals today, Rhiannon called on police to take immediate action in the central-west of NSW, saying “it is only a matter of time before there is a serious accident”...* Stevo's Haulage dissolved
Melbourne,VIC,Australia -ATN, by Samantha Freestone -28 April 2009: -- Stevo’s Haulage in Melbourne has gone into liquidation after a personal matter and declining freight levels forced directors to shut down the company last week... A representative from the company says “the industry and with the way freight is at the moment” was the final straw in leading to the company's demise... However, it is not yet known whether Stevo's will be split up or sold as a singular asset... A well known presence on Australian roads, Stevo’s Haulage has worked primarily for Concord Park for some time...
* No extension for investment allowance
Canberra,Australia -ATN, by Michael House -28 April 2009: -- The Federal Government will not extend the timeframe for its 30 percent investment allowance despite pleas from manufacturers... Sections of the trucking industry called for the deadline to be revised, saying trucking operators needed more time to gain finance to purchase new equipment... But a spokesman for Treasurer, Wayne Swan, says the Government will not budge on the June 30 phase-out date...
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