• Membership Subscription Invoices 2009
• Prime Minister Announces $4.7 Billion Nation Building Package
• Fair Work Bill 2008
• Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue - Transitional Arrangements - Log Books to Work Diaries
• Working Around Trucks - Workplace Health & Safety Guidelines Launched
• Heavy Vehicle Rest Area/Changeover Facility Pacific Highway NSW
• Highway Upgrade Improves Wet Season Access in North Queensland
• Anzac Day 2009 - Public Holiday on Saturday
• TCA Announces New IAP Service Provider
• NTC Releases PBS Review Discussion Paper
• 2009 Queensland Public Holidays
• 2009 Date Claimer

• QTA Office Closure - Christmas/New Year
• Heavy Vehicle Charges Legislation Passes Through Federal Parliament
• Main Roads Minister Supports Fatigue Counter Measures
• QTA Participates in QT Road Freight Industry Council and Heavy Vehicle Safety Group
• QTA Attends NSW RTA Transport Operations Liaison Group
• Reminder - Fatigue Regulations Transitional Arrangements - Work Diaries
• Cranes - Are they Fatigue Regulated Heavy Vehicles
• Chain of Responsibility Laws Result in Safer Practices
• Parliamentary Committee Revisits Level Crossing Safety
• Greenhouse White Paper Due Out in December
• New NSW RTA RAV Maps
• Cargo Link Quarantine Cleaning and Unpacking
• ALC Women Moving Forward Mentoring Program
• South Australian B-Double Route Maps for GML and HML

• Senate Committee Conclusions on Heavy Vehicle Charges Legislation
• QTA to Represent Members in Many Forums
• Industrial Relations Update
• Application for Authorisation for Collective Negotiations by Owner Drivers with Earthmoving Contractors in SEQ
• NTC External Stakeholder Survey
• Queensland Transport Vehicle Standards Review
• Christmas 2008 Travel Restrictions for Excess Dimensional Loads
• Angellala Creek Bridge Upgrade to Improve Freight Efficiency
• Patrick Stevedores Commit to Delivery of Efficiency
• Advice from Patrick - Brisbane Autostrad Terminal Port of Brisbane
• DP World Brisbane - Christmas/New Year Working Arrangements
• South Australian Notices and Maps - Updates
• 2009 Queensland Public Holidays
• QTA Office Closure - Christmas/New Year
• Patrick Terminal - Christmas & New Year Working Arrangements (attachment)

• ACCC Monitoring Report - Container Stevedoring
• Australian Transport Council - Ministers Meet
• QTA Ltd Participates in Industry Meeting with Main Roads Minister
• Industry Meets Queensland Ministers to Discuss Driving Hours and Fatigue Regulations
• Senate Inquiry on the Road User Charge
• Queensland's Fuel Subsidy Scheme
• Peak Downs Highway Gets a Boost with $6.75M Upgrade
• National Campaign Aims to Reduce Loading and Unloading Injuries
• Gateway Motorway North Planning Study

• 2008 QTA Ltd Annual Industry Awards
• Ten "Platinum Rules" for Making a Safety System Work
• National OHS Review Presented to Ministers
• National Regulations for Pilot and Escort
• Message from DP World Brisbane - Authorised Stop Work Meeting - 10th November 2008
• Transport Women Australia Ltd - National Conference, Brisbane
• QTA Silver Partner - Minorplanet Promotion

• Heavy Vehicle Rest Areas - Invitation from the Minister
• Road User Charge Legislation Passes the House of Representatives
• CFMEU to Have a Say in Freight Rates
• ARTIO Engages Tax Office on Superannuation Guarantee Levy (SGL)
• QTA Ltd Submission on Award Modernisation
• National Transport Plan - Update from Queensland Transport
• Police to Enforce the Law
• Trucking Industry Mourns Allan Scott AO
• OHS Makes Money, Employee Input and Harmonisation Key
• Temporary Closure & New Load Limit - Kennedy Bridge, Bundaberg
• A Skills Formation Strategy for the Heavy Vehicle Repair Sector
• New South Wales RTA Consultation on Roadworks

• Truck Charges Legislation
• Federal Government's Economic Security Strategy
• Inconsistency Across State Borders - Heavy Vehicle Driving Hours & Fatigue Management Laws
• Producing Ultra Clean Diesel from Coal in Chinchilla
• Designs for New Calliope Crossing on Track
• Consumer Price Index - September 2008 Qtr
• Project Nominations for Funding Under Safer Roads Sooner & Auslink Black Spot Programs
• Amnesty on Pay Roll Tax Penalty for Employers
• Central Queensland Commercial Vehicle Traffic Survey
• Young Workers Almost Twice as Likely to end up in ER: Study
• Traffic Disruption on Gateway Motorway & Gateway Motorway Extension, Kuraby
• Notice from Port of Brisbane - Energe Work
• ATA/ARTA TMC08 - Melbourne
• Lights on the Hill Trucking Memorial Inc - Fundraising Event
• Accreditation Renewal Message from Safe Food Production Queensland

• Queensland Museum Foundation Seeks Help from Trucking Industry

• Annual Dinner & Awards Night Reminder
• Queensland Government Expands Network of Rest Areas
• Industry Plans for 900 Extra Truck Rest Areas
• COAG Green Lights National Trucking Law Plan
• Truck Fatalities Continue to Rise
• Come Home Safely is Key Message for Safe Work Australia Week
• Employee Should have Known the Risk
• Forward with Fairness - Be Prepared
• Employment Law - Value in your Membership
• MSIC Cards and Access Arrangements - Patrick
• Bio-Diesel Storage, Excise Manufacture and Fuel Tax Credits
• Container Weight Declaration Guide
• Disruption on Logan Motorway
• Minor Traffic Disruptions - Southern Downs
• Software Boost for Managing Fatigue - Minorplanet
• Technical & Maintenance Conference 08 - Melbourne

• Greg Martin Confirmed as NTC Chairman
• Removal of Cash Tolling on Gateway/Logan Motorways
• Industrial Relations News - Fair Pay Commission Increases 1st October 2008
• Peak Downs Highway Upgrade to Improve Safety
• Prepare to Change Clocks
• Update to the Guideline for Multi-combination Vehicles in Queensland
• Patrick on the Move
• WHSQld - Distribution and Warehousing Campaign 2005/06 - Activities and Findings
• Heavy Vehicle Charges Back in Federal Parliament
• Truck Rest Area Bill Becomes Law
• ATA Establishes New Transport and Economics Policy Committee
• ATA Releases Wheel Fitting Advisory Procedure
• Plans Underway for Scania Young Australian Truck Driver Competition
• Logistics Directory: Stand Out in a Crowded Market
• 2008 QTA Annual Dinner & Awards Night

• SPECIAL EDITION - NSW Minister Grants Local Area Drivers Log Book Exemption

• New Fatigue Regulations - Update
• Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Courses by QTA Platinum Partner Strategix Training Group P/L
• Road Closure Cunningham Highway 4th - 5th October 2008
• Eton Range Safety Works to Improve Skid Resistance
• Speed Reduction on Warrego Highway to Ensure Safety
• Transport Certification Australia Welcomes Introduction of IAP in Queensland
• Minorplanet Welcomes New Qld Account Manager
• Safety Procedures for Wharf Exit Gates
• New Weighbridge for Port of Brisbane
• Container Weight Declaration Regulation Commences 29th September 2008
• Mentoring Program for Women in Transport
• 2008 QTA Annual Dinner & Awards Night

• SPECIAL EDITION - New Fatigue Regulations & Driver Work Hours - UPDATED copy of the Transporter News Brief No. 31 dated 28th August 2008.

For a copy of this document, please go to the Communication page and then click on Fact Sheets.

• SPECIAL EDITION - Victorian Transitional Arrangements - Log Books to Work Diaries

• SPECIAL EDITION - Fatigue Transition Arrangements Update - Exemption Notices

• Infrastructure Australia Calls for Public Submissions
• Temporary Road Closure, Toowoomba - New England Highway at Hume St - 20th September 2008
• NSW RTA - Work Diary
• NSW RTA - Changes to Heavy Vehicle Access
• Safe Work Australia to Drive National WH&S Agenda
• Independent Contractors Act Test Case
• Careers in Transport & Logistics Made Easier via Website
• ALC Mentoring Program - Moving Women Forward
• Road Maintenance - Lucinda Drive, Port of Brisbane - 13th September 2008
• Access Arrangements - Patrick AutoStrad Terminal
• $190M Road Project to Support Townsville's Growing Economy
• 2008 QTA Annual Dinner & Awards Night

• New Fatigue Regulations & Driver Work Hours
• Trucking Industry Participates in Greenhouse Roundtable
• Government Introduces Truck Rest Area Bill into Parliament
• ARTIO Special General Meeting
• Update on Superannuation Contribution (from 1st July 2008) Advice
• New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission - Fuel Levy  Application
• Road Freight Industry Council Meeting
• Queensland Fuel Subsidy Scheme Review
• TruckSafe Accreditation - On the Move
• 2008 QTA Annual Dinner & Awards Night
• A Skills Formation Strategy for the Heavy Vehicle Repair Sector
• 2008 ATA/ARTSA Technical and Maintenance Conference
• Lights on the Hill Trucking Memorial Inc
• Gateway Extension Motorway: Near Kuraby Toll Plaza Temporary Lane Closure
• Cycle Queensland 2008 - Bundaberg to Brisbane

• SPECIAL EDITION - New Fatigue Regulations & Driver Work Hours

• National Transport Plan
• New Mass, Dimension and Loading Restraint Laws are Coming
• Working Safer, Not Less - Driver Fatigue Management
• Intelligent Access Program
• New South Wales Transport Operations Liaison Group (TOLG)
• New Greenhouse Reporting Guide for Trucking Companies
• Sign of Things to Come
• Nominations for 2008 QTA Annual Awards Now Open
• Industrial Relations News - 2008 Queensland State Wage Case
• Superannuation Payments after 1st July 2008 - repeat of previous article published
• Rising Stars in the Transport and Logistics Industry Recognised
• Mt Lindsay Highway (Beaudesert Road) Asphalt Overlay Works
• Houghton Highway Duplication Project - Delivery of Oversize Bridge Girders to Construction Site
• Springfield Bridge

• Springfield Bridge - Special Advice to Over-dimension Vehicle Members

• False Prophets - A False Dawn
• Commonwealth Government Launches Investigation into Heavy Vehicle Driver Remuneration
• The Future - A National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
• QTA Ltd Invited to Meet with Recently Appointed Director General
• Outcomes of Australian Transport Ministers Meeting - 25th July 2008
• ATA and the Road Ahead Trailer in Toowoomba
• Consumer Price Index - June 2008 Quarter
• Main Roads Corridor Strategy Consultation
• Second IAP Service Provider Announced
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Carbon Emissions?  Energy Reporting? CAPS and Trading?
• Random Roadside Drug Testing Breakfast - Tuesday 5th August 2008
• Driving Hours/Fatigue Regulations - Education Program Commences
• Industry Disruption Continues to Threaten
• Rest Area Upgrade Along Carnarvon Highway Help Truckies
• Insurance Premium Funding for WorkCover 2008 'A Positive Cash Flow Alternative' - Westpac
• 2008 QTA Platinum Partner Golf Day Results
• Serious Injury and Disease Claims Fall in All Industries - ASCC
• Construction Site 8 Mil Intersection, Warwick - Temporary Closure of Rest Area
• South Australian Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Information Sessions
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• SPECIAL EDITION - Trucking Industry will benefit from Leadership not Disruption

• Industrial Relations News - Australian Fair Pay Commission Decision
• QTA Ltd Successful in Government Funding for Driver Shortage
• Intelligent Access Program (IAP) Hotline Now Open
• Trucking Industry Must be Ready for Garnaut Fuel Price Impact
• Final Outcome of 457 Visa Trucking Industry Working Group
• Queensland Matches Federal Funding for Eton Range
• Tugun Motorway Update
• COAG Commits to Harmonised OHS Laws by December 2011
• How Safe is Your Workplace?  Could this Happen to You?
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• SPECIAL EDITION - World Youth Day - New South Wales - Possible Delays on NSW Regional Roads and Closures on Sydney Roads

• Diesel Prices and Taxes
• Industry Unrest/Disruption
• Superannuation Payments after 1st July 2008
• Fuel Tax Credits Scheme Extended from 1st July 2008
• Greenhouse Reporting System Starts on 1st July 2008
• Step Son Killed while Accompanying Worker on Delivery Run
• Queensland Contractor Fined for Obstructing Safety Inspector
• Main Roads Internet Portal for High/Wide Load Restrictions due to Major Road Works
• Tugun Motorway
• 2008 Queensland Work Safe Awards
• End of Financial Year Obligations - WorkCover Qld
• Pacific Motorway Variable Signs Upgrade
• Smith Street Upgrade - Southport - Partial Closure
• Changes to Heavy Vehicle Rest Area - Injune
• Pre 1992 Paper Occupational Licences No Longer Valid
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• SPECIAL EDITION - National Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue and Compliance & Enforcement Reforms - Queensland Transport Briefing Sessions

• Appointment of Infrastructure Coordinator
• News from QTA Silver Partner - Shell Australia
• Queensland Motorways Tolls Increase 1st July 2008
• Former QTA Ltd Board Member Recognised in Honours List
• Industrial Relations Award Modernisation
• Freight Rates Must Reflect Input Costs
• ATA Endorses National Registration, Licensing and Regulatory System
• WorkCover Urges Employers to Pay their Fair Share
• BTRE Australian Transport Statistics Pocket Guide
• Stop Press - Temporary Closure of Rest Area Pacific Highway
• NHVAS Fatigue Accreditation - Auditor Update
• Transitional Fatigue Management Scheme (TFMS) Fee Increase
• National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) Fee Increase
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Queensland Economic Growth Leads the Nation - Budget Report
• Ministers Appoint New Commissioners to Lead Transport Reform
• Work Wear World Supports QTA Ltd
• ATA Chairman Urges ATC Delegates to Review Freight Rates
• Removal of B-Double Routes - Ingham
• National Transport Plan - Update
• Your Employees Could Pay 46.5% Tax on their Super this Financial Year
• Australian Trucking Convention - Canberra
• 2008 National Trucking Industry Awards Winners
• Trucking Industry Launches Travelling Exhibition Centre
• Rocklea Freight Study
• Changes made to South Australian Road Train Operations
• New Heavy Vehicle Inspection Scheme Booking Service - NSW
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Registration Increase for FIRS/ACT Heavy Vehicles
• Heavy Vehicle Charges from 1st July 2008
• Senate Disallows Road User Charge
• Queensland Parliament Passes Fatigue/Driving Hours Legislation to include C&E Provision & IAP
• Campaign calls on Queenslanders to Value Workplace Safety
• Data Paints New Picture of Queensland
• Moving Women Forward - The Launch
• New HML Route Confirmation Service - NSW
• Pacific Motorway Survey
• ATA to Re-Energise TruckSafe
• Premier Gives the Green Light to Australia's Largest Road Project
• Queensland Floods 2008 - Main Roads Thank You
• Leichhardt Highway Roadworks
• New Informal Heavy Vehicle Stopping Places
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

Special "Budget" Edition

• Federal Budget Good News for the Trucking Industry
• Federal Funding for Queensland Welcomed by Minister for Main Roads and Local Government, the Hon. Warren Pitt MP
• Transport Minister's Joint Communique

• Training Package Update for New Fatigue Laws
• Australian Trucking Convention
• 2008 National Trucking Industry Awards Finalists
• Company Fined $115,000 for Injured Truck Driver Who Was Aware of Risk
• Restricted Access Vehicles - NSW
• Australian Transport Ministers Meet (ATC)
• Transport/Fleet Manager's Course - Strategix Training Group
• Peak Downs Highway Upgrades to Improve Safety
• Maintenance Work - Bingara Drive
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Westpac Joins as Platinum Partner
• Consumer Price Index - March 2008 Qtr
• Australian Trucking Convention & Safety Summit
• ATA National Trucking Awards Finalists
• Transport Ministers Meet in Victoria
• QTA Ltd and Livestock Industry Association Meets with Queensland Transport Parliamentary Secretary
• QTA Ltd Explores Opportunities with Queensland Transport's Industry Capability Unit
• Excess Mass & Dimension - Emerald
• QTA Ltd Attend NSW RTA Liaison Group Meeting in Dubbo
• Work Death Rate Still High in Transport and Storage
• State Acts on Potential Terrorist Threats
• ARTIO New South Wales Branch to be Established
• ATSB Report Shows the Need for Level Crossing Upgrades
• Productivity Commission Releases Report on Chemicals and Plastics Regulation
• Change your Work Licence Details Now
• Goodyear Highway Heroes
• DP World Brisbane - Working Arrangements Labour Day
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Governments Must Find the Resources for Speeding Reforms
• Heavy Vehicle Safety Group Meets
• Volvo Trucks Australia Throw Their Weight Behind Safety Summit
• Kenworth Renews its Commitment to the ATA
• Victoria's Highest Safety Fine Imposed After Fatality
• OTE Superannuation
• Pacific Highway Road Freight Practice Survey
• Tax Offices Provides More Clarity on Storing Bio-Diesel Blends
• Queensland's State of Environment Report
• "Slash Fuel Tax Credits" Calls the Conservation Foundation
• A National Fuel Watch Scheme
• Significant Pay-Roll Tax Reform Passed in Parliament: Fraser
• CDMA Network to close on 28th April 2008
• 2008 Australian Trucking Convention - Canberra
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• QTA Ltd Annual General Meeting
• ATA Industry Technical Council
• $30,000 Reward for Information on Child Prostitution
• ATA Restructures Key Result Area Committees
• Early Start to Townsville Port Access Road
• Tugun Bypass to Open
• Experience Pays Program
• Transport Managers, Supervisors & Fleet Managers Course
• Patrick Autostrad Terminal - Pavement Remediation Activities - Anzac Day, Labour Day, Queens Birthday
• International Trailer, Truck & Equipment Show and Conference 2008
• First IAP Service Provider Announced
• World Youth Day, Sydney - Road Closures
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• QTA Ltd Annual General Meeting - Reminder
• ATA Council Meets on 26th March 2008
• Extracts from Chairman's Address to ATA Annual General Meeting - 26th March 2008
• Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Meets 26th March 2008
• Infrastructure Australia Established
• More Rest Stops to Help Tackle Driver Fatigue
• Queensland Focus on Heavy Vehicle Safety Outcomes
• Heavy Vehicle Registration Charges - Update
• Can your Business Cope with an Influenza Pandemic?
• New Website to Showcase Australian Trucking Convention
• Transport Managers, Supervisors & Fleet Managers Course
• Closure of Wallace Street (New England Highway)
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• QTA Ltd Annual General Meeting - Reminder
• Federal Parliament Debate on Heavy Vehicle Charges
• Industrial Relations Update
• More Transport Inspectors to Keep Qld Roads Safe
• Win for Public Safety - Court Rules Against Systematic Heavy Vehicle Offender
• Making the Call on Road Safety
• Garnaut Review Releases Transport Issues Paper
• Lindsay Tanner to Address ATA Convention
• Employers May Refuse Union Entry if Suspicions Aren't Substantiated
• Reminder - Easter Travel Restrictions for Excess Dimensional Loads
• Changed Traffic Conditions - Bulli Pass (NSW)
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• National Compliance & Enforcement Reforms - QT Briefing Sessions
• Port of Brisbane Motorway Traffic Changes
• Wharf Closure - Port of Brisbane
• Easter Working Arrangements - Patrick Autostrad Terminal
• State Ministers to Take the Lead on National Transport Policy
• National Heavy Vehicle Enforcement Strategy
• Industry Submission on Greenhouse Reporting
• WH&S Chain of Responsibility Prosecution in Mining Industry
• Get into T&L - Transport and Logistics Opportunities
• Better Work-Life Balance Survey
• Queensland Premier Announces Public Sector Reform Initiatives
• Qld Unemployment Rate Hits Historic Low
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Annual General Meeting Notice & Board of Directors Nomination Form

• QTA Ltd Membership Services
• National Transport policy Framework
• Queensland's Road Freight Industry Council Meets
• QTA Ltd Participates in ATA Safety Policy Group Deliberations
• Main Roads Map for Flood Road Closures & Load Restrictions
• Transport Operations Liaison Group (TOLG)
• NSW Roads and Traffic Authority Seeks Operators to Participate in Incremental Pricing Trials
• TWUSUPER Offers Enhanced Insurance Cover for Members
• New Action Plans to Help Reduce Workplace Death & Injury
• Pay Rates for Easter & Anzac Day 2008
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Heavy Vehicle Charges to Increase
• Transport Ministers Meet (ATC) for the First Time Since Federal Election
• ATC Ministers Discuss National Transport Policy Reform
• Road Safety and Productivity Package - ATC
• Resurfacing Work to Start on Toowoomba Range
• Easter Travel Restrictions for Excess Dimensional Loads
• Electronic Record Keeping Systems
• Pay-Roll Tax Reform Introduced into Parliament
• Draft Report on the Control of Chemicals of Security Concern
• SA Maps for B-Doubles & Supplementary Notices for Road Train Commodity and Higher Mass Limits
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Heavy Vehicle Safety - State Coroner Inquest
• Fatigue Management/Driving Hours Package - Update
• Magistrates Court Rejects CoR Charges
• QTA Ltd Seeks to Influence NSW Regulation
• What will Labour's Transitional Workplace Bill Mean for Employers?
• Infrastructure Australia Bill Introduced to Federal Parliament
• Ministers Agree to Implement Level Crossing Safety Plans
• Trucking Industry Benefit from Upgraded Highways
• Flood Road Closures & Load Restrictions
• Closure of Section of Cunningham Highway 1st - 2nd March
• "The Eight Mile" Intersection Upgrade - Cunningham & New England Highway
• Increased Traffic on Port Drive
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Package Implementation - Update
• Forward with Fairness - Workplace Relations Rudd Government Style
• What are the National Employment Standards?
• Minister Albanese to Address Australian Trucking Convention
• Mandatory Reporting Required by Companies Under Emissions Trading Regulations
• Road Funding Unaffected by Initial Budget Cuts - Yet!!!
• Trucking Industry Safety Summit - 28th May 2008
• Trucking Industry Mobile Education Centre
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• New Queensland Flood Maps to Help Motorists Plan Safer Trips

• Update - Load Restrictions on Emerald District Roads

• Heavy Vehicle Road Safety Coronial Inquiry
• Workplace Health & Safety
• Continued Engagement with Queensland Government on Heavy Vehicle Charging
• Transport of Dangerous Goods - Development of Accreditation Course within National Training Framework for Driver Licensing
• Rail Level Crossing Group
• QTA Ltd Participate in Safety and Security Debate
• Higher Productivity and Reduced Road congestion the Key to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• TWUSUPER Offers Enhanced Insurance Cover for Members
• Long Distance Drivers' Award - 'Impassable Highways'
• Speed Limit Reduction - Warrego Highway
• Road Closure - Port Driver, Fisherman Islands
• 2008 ATA Safety Summit
• Acquiring Real-Time GPS Data for Traffic Information/Congestion System
• Calendar of Meetings & Events

• Important - Load Restrictions on Emerald District Roads

• Rudd Government to Dramatically Overhaul National Infrastructure Policy

• Consumer Price Index - December 2007 Qtr

• QTA Ltd Discusses Heavy Vehicle Charges with Qld Transport Minister

• Logan Motorway Tolls for Trucks 1/1/08 - 18/1/08
• Australia Day Working Arrangements - Patrick Terminals
• Workplace Health & Safety Data
• Main Roads Ready to Repair Flooded Roads
• Are you Ready for a WH&S Inspector to Check on Plant Operator Competency at your Workplace?
• Heavy Vehicle Speed Compliance
• Lights on the Hill Memorial Inc - Convoy
• NSW Permits Notices
• Calendar of Meetings & Events