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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * Australia - ATA Chief calls for safer truck operators
Australia’s trucking companies need to put in place strong safety policies in order to slash the number of accidents, according to Australian Trucking Association (ATA)
Canberra,Australia -Road Freight News -7 September 2009: -- Australia's trucking companies need to put in place strong safety policies in order to slash the number of accidents, according to Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chief Executive Stuart St Clair... In his presentation at the National Workplace Safety Summit on Friday, Stuart said there was a big difference between the safest companies in the industry and the rest... 
He said Australia’s best and safest trucking companies have policies to train, support and monitor their drivers and ensure they are fit and healthy to drive. These safe operators invest in the safest vehicles, maintain them well, and have systems to ensure their drivers are scheduled legally... He added a growing number of customers are insisting on dealing with accredited operators under the provisions of industry codes or as a simple way of meeting part of their chain of responsibility obligations...* Benefits of high productivity vehicles highlighted at Narrandera
Narrandera,NSW,Australia -Road Freight News -7 September 2009: -- Over 70 local government officers, police and RTA staff converged on in a Narrandera yard last Friday to gain a better understanding of what opportunities high productivity vehicles can offer... The event was launched to give local road decision makers the chance to see high productivity vehicles in action and talk through their characteristics with industry experts... ATA National Manager Policy, David Coonan, told delegates the trucking industry is a necessity for the future of local communities... David said the use of high productivity vehicles are one way communities can improve the ease of access to their towns... He said the industry understands that the vehicles were not suitable for every application, but the right trucks, on the right roads, would significantly improve access to local markets...* Transport leads renewed demand for workers
Sydney,NSW,Australia -ATN, by Jason Whittaker -September 7, 2009: -- Transport job advertisements are flooding recruitment websites, suggesting the sector is leading business in an economic comeback... The number of jobs advertised grew in August for the first time in more than a year, with the national ANZ index jumping 4.1 percent to a weekly average of 130,326 per week... But demand for transport workers was much more explosive, with the Oliver Job Index showing online ads spiking almost 20 percent higher compared to July... That figure was well ahead of other sectors including administrative jobs (+14.4 percent), trades and services (+6.18 percent) and banking (+2.8 percent)... Demand was particularly strong in Western Australia and Queensland, suggesting mining volumes are ramping up after a long slump... (Picture from cdn-2-service.phanfare: A young truck driver)Labels: trucking industry news Australia
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