Transporter E-News, Issue 58, 28 June 2024

Newsletter Highlights - read full issue here

• In the News

• What's On - Register Now

  • Road Freight Forum - 

    • Toowoomba - Wednesday 3 July @ Twba Showgrounds

    • Emerald - Thursday 25 July @ Western Gateway Motel

• Member Feature

  • National Heavy Haulage supports road safety in regions

• Do you employ inexperienced drivers? Enquire now about the HV Safe Driver Training Program

• Austroads seeks input on managing overseas licensed heavy vehicle drivers 

• Width changes for safer freight vehicles

• Implementation of the J4 Tipper Body Design Code

• Who will you nominate for 2024 QTA Road Freight Industry Awards

• New BP Plus QBR Offer for QTA Members

• ESG Resource Hub for Members

  • Business ESG Scores and Sustainability: What’s the Difference? - article from Gallagher

• Safety Risk and Compliance Resource Hub

  • OHS Alerts

    • New metric exposes alarming injury burden

    • Satisfy positive duty through 7 standards: corporate lawyer

    • WHS manslaughter laws progress in last two jurisdictions

    • Employers must empower and listen to workers to identify best FDV controls: WHS consultant

    • Judge specifies WHS consultation rules, imposes fines

• NTI - New Raffle of Fan Favourite Truck raising money for MND and Me

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Resource Hub

  • 1800 464 327- Free counselling and 24/7 phone support for transport and logistics workers and their families.

  • Healthy Heads offering Free Mental Health Training

  • Toolbox Talks

• People / HR / Employment Relations Resource Hub

  • HR Alerts

    • You can't have a growth mindset if you're not an innovator"

    • Fewer employees 'out' at work amid rise in anti-LGBTQ sentiment

    • "Likeable" employee's serious misconduct warranted dismissal

• QLD Road Conditions

  • Bne-Pacific Hwy-Rochedale 30/6-8/8/24

  • GCoast-Pimpama-(Exit 49), Pacific Mtwy (M1), Half interchange weekend closure from 28/6-1/7/24

  • NthCoast-Cooroy-Curra Bruce Hwy Upgrade-30/6/24

  • NthCoast-Bruce Highway, near Parklands, Rosemount and Federal-Repair Works from July

  • Conondale-Maleny-Kenilworth Road, Conondale landslip repairs from 7/24

  • Maranoa-Injune to Rolleston-Dawson Rvr Br. Carnarvon Hwy 24/7 ~ 7/8/24

  • Class 1 OSOM-Access Eligibility and Operating Procedures for Bremer River Bridge

  • FNQ-Mareeba-Kennedy Hwy&Mareeba-Dimbulah Rd Inter. frm 8/7/24

  • FNQ-Hann Rvr Br& Hann Rvr Overflow Br, Peninsula Developmental Rd from 8/7/24

  • FNQ-Wangetti-Captain Cook Hwy-Works 15/5-22/7/24

  • SW-Cunningham's Gap-OSOM access extended to 13/1/25

• NSW Road Conditions

  • Hexham-Changed Cond for OSOM 30/6-5/7/24

• NT Road Conditions

  • NT Road Report

• Previous Transporter E-News Issues

  • 17 June

  • 31 May

  • 24 May