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 Street Address:
 
Suite 1, 96 Cleveland Street
 Stones Corner QLD 4120
 
Postal Address:
 
PO Box 325, Stones Corner QLD 4120
 Phone:
07 3394 4388
 Facsimile: 07 3397 9324
 Email: admin@qta.com.au

 

2006 Transporter News Brief

Below is an Index of Articles published in the QTA Ltd Transporter News Brief.

Index

No. Date Published Article Title
36 20th December
  • HML Progress - Queensland
  • Report on RFIC Meeting
  • Waterfront Access - MSIC Goes Live 1st January 2007
  • NSW Industrial Award- Mutual Responsibility for Road Safety
  • Elections for Early Payment Arrangements for Fuel Tax Credits
  • Membership Subscription Invoices 2007
  • QTA Staff Member Contributes to the Efforts of Many in Seeking to Contain Devastating Fires
  • P&O Christmas/New Year Break
  • Message from Port of Brisbane Corporation
  • Labor Party Announces Shadow Portfolios in Federal Parliament
  • Temporary Road Closure Townsville
  • 8 Tonne Load Limit - Alexander & Cress Street, Toowoomba
  • Intervention Campaign - WH&S 2007
  • Ministerial Council Moves New Strategies to Tackle Drugs
  • Heavy Vehicle Fuels Forum
  • Owner Driver Elections
35 4th December
  • Queensland Heavy Vehicle Fatigue Demerit Point Regulations
  • Mutual Responsibility for Road Safety Award and Contract Determination 2006 - New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission
  • Joint Launch of Security Program and NDFS
  • Rest Area Inadequacies Highlighted
  • Funding Takes Queensland Road Spending to Record $11.55 Billion
  • FIRS Routes and Pre-Enrolment for IAP
  • Heavy Vehicle Fuels Forum
  • Review of Bio-diesel Blending
  • Temporary Road Closure Townsville
  • Reminder - Travel Restrictions for Excess Dimensional Vehicles - Christmas 2006
  • Rates of Pay for Christmas/Public Holiday Period 2006/07 (Federal, State and NAPSAs)
34 24th November
  • Queensland Government to Introduce Demerit Points for Heavy Vehicle Fatigue Offences
  • SEQ Regional Freight Network Strategy
  • Senate Inquiry into Transport Industry Employment
  • Scania Launch Young Truck Driver Competition
  • Quad Axle to Move Heavy Freight Safely & More Efficiently
  • Travel Restrictions for Excess Dimensional Vehicles - Christmas 2006
  • Why Trucks Catch Fire
  • Replacement Parts Code of Practice
  • Expansion of Queensland Higher Mass Limits
  • 2006 & 2007 QTA Calendar of Events
33 14th November
  • NTC Releases Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Model Legislation
  • Queensland Main Roads' Investment in Heavy Vehicle Rest Areas
  • Federal Government's WorkChoices Legislation - Further Changes
  • WorkCover News
  • Mt Lindesay Highway/Logan Motorway Interchange Upgrade
  • Drought Relief for Regional Operators
  • Higher Mass Limits in NSW
  • Productivity Commission Continues Consultation
  • Fuel Schemes Update
32 2nd November
  • QTA Annual Award Presentation
  • QTA President, Tim Knowles' Speech to Annual Dinner 2006 (Extracts)
  • Phil Reeves MP, Member for Mansfield Attends QTA Annual Dinner & Awards Night
  • 2006 NTC Annual Report
  • Consumer Price Index - September 2006 Quarter
  • Review of Diesel Vehicle Emissions
  • Higher Weights Proposed for Twin-Steer Semi-Trailers
  • NTC Industry Advisory Group Meeting
  • Early Payment of Fuel Tax Credits
  • Temporary Closure of Port of Brisbane Motorway Northbound Ramp
  • Roadworks - Bruce Highway at Chinaman Creek
  • A Snapshot of Queensland's Economy
  • 2006 & 2007 Calendar of Events
31 25th October
  • Taxes Charges & Roads Council
  • Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue - NTC Draft Regulations
  • QTA Meets with Minister Paul Lucas
  • Productivity Commission Road & Rail Freight Infrastructure Pricing
  • Local Government Road Funding - Council of Mayors
  • Queensland Transport Addresses Industry Capability
  • Queensland Government Minister's Acknowledge QTA
  • ATC Joint Communique
  • Bruce Highway Truck Drivers Rest Easier with New Truck Stop
  • Important Message from Department of Transport and Regional Services
  • Employee Drivers who Receive an Overnight Allowance - Tax Ruling 2006/43 (2006/07)
  • NTC Announces Single Pool to Fix Audit Frustrations
  • VBS Coordinator (Message from P&O Ports)
  • South Australian B-Double Network
  • South Australian B-Doubles
  • South Australian Higher Mass Limits
30 9th October
  • QTA Annual Award Night & Gala Dinner
  • Fatigue Submission
  • QTA Engages Queensland Government on NTC Proposals
  • No Longer is it Acceptable for Drivers to be Hurt Securing Loads
  • WH&S Week - Queensland
  • Late Applicants Urged to Apply for Maritime Security Identification Cards (MSIC)
  • Regional Meeting - Gympie
  • X-Ray Booking Procedure (P&O Ports)
  • Productivity Commission Report - Road Pricing
  • Inquiry into Workforce Challenges in the Transport Industry
  • Higher Mass Limits - New South Wales Provisions
  • Recordkeeping Obligations under WorkChoices
  • Importance of Lodging WorkCover Claims
  • Economic Trends - Australia
29 25th September
  • Transport Ministry Responsibilities
  • Queensland Transport - Road Freight Industry Council
  • Get Well Soon
  • Higher Mass Limits Expansion Survey - Reminder
  • AusLink - Brisbane Urban Region
  • Workplace Health & Safety Small Business Program
  • Message from Queensland Motorways Ltd
  • River Road and Graham Street, Gympie Closed to B-Doubles
  • QTA Regional Meeting - Gympie
  • TruckSafe Auditor Selection & Payment
  • Update on Negotiations with NTC Driving Hours/Fatigue Management Regulations
  • Workplace Relations Report on Award Rationalisation Released
  • Recordkeeping Obligations under WorkChoice - Amendment
  • DT80 Testing - Brisbane City Council
  • Smart Trucks on the Road
  • 2006 QTA Annual Award Night & Gala Dinner - Reminder
28 21st September
  • QTA Silver Partner - Driver Recruitment Open Day
27 15th September
  • Special Edition  - Higher Mass Limits Expansion Survey (in conjunction with Qld Transport & Main Roads)
26 8th September
  • Guideline for 14.9m Refrigerated Trailers in Queensland
  • National Drive for Safety
  • Pacific Highway Update Ballina Bypass
  • NSW Government Adopts Random Roadside Drug Testing
  • Significant Fall in Articulated Vehicle Fatalities
  • WorkCover News
  • Recordkeeping Obligations - WorkChoice
  • 2006 QTA Annual Awards Night & Gala Dinner
  • Report from Waterfront COR Workshop
  • Reminder - Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Information Sessions
  • Reminder - 2006 Owner Driver's Costing Manual
25 30th August
  • Special Edition - National Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Legislation
24 29th August
  • Fatigue/Driving Hours Briefing Rescheduled
  • Queensland Election - Transport Policy
  • Tony Conlon - Hall of Fame
  • NTC Appoints New CEO
  • WorkChoices - The First 150 Days Luncheon
  • Brisbane-Darwin AusLink Corridor Strategy
  • Higher Mass Limits Expansion
  • Dangerous Goods Code Addresses Specific Industry Needs
  • Industry Superfund Declares Crediting Rates Super News
  • ATA Environmental Projects
  • Are you Eligible for the Fuel Rebate?
  • 2006 QTA Calendar of Events & Reminders
  • 2006 QTA Annual Awards Nominations
  • NTC Steer Axle Mass Increase Needed for Safety and Emissions Technology
  • Quad-Axle Semi-Trailers
23 11th August
  • Higher Mass Limits - Queensland Achieves Progress
  • QTA Welcomes New Director
  • Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Reforms - NTC Information Sessions
  • TruckSafe
  • Intelligent Access Project (IAP)
  • Captain Cook Bridge & Riverside Expressway Closure
  • Gold Coast City & Twee Shire Councils Improve Economic Climate for Small Business
  • Consumer Price Index - June 2006 Quarter
  • P&O Ports, Fisherman Islands Terminal - Change to Truck Call Up Procedures
  • Finalisation of Heavy Vehicle Emission Standards
  • Fuel Tax Credits
  • 2006 Queensland State Wage Case
  • 2006 QTA Calendar of Events & Reminders
22 21st July
  • 14.9m Refrigerated Trailers Soon on Qld Roads
  • Road Train Speed Capabilities
  • Independent Contractors Bill 2006
  • NHVAS & TruckSafe Audits
  • Career Forum Meeting Report
  • Gateway Incident Debriefing
  • MSIC Carrying Capacity
  • QTA Golf Day Results
  • QTA Event Reminders
21 14th July
  • Key Appointment Strengthens ATA Commitment to Reform
  • ATA General Council Briefing
  • 26M B-Doubles in Victoria
  • 26M B-Doubles in South Australia
  • 26M B-Doubles in NSW
  • Higher Mass Limits in NSW
  • Truck Operators Welcome Economic Inquiry into Higher Mass Limits
  • Freight Friendly Routes a Boost to the Regions
  • Could you use Some Help Organising MSIC?
  • Deputy Premier Foreshadows New Regulation of Hard to Locate High Impact Industries
  • TWUSuper and Transuper Invite to a Free Retirement Planning Seminar
  • WorkCover - Declaration of Wages and Premiums
  • TruckSafe Officially Accredited for Fuel Tax Credits
  • Technical & Maintenance Conference
  • QTA Event Reminders
20 30th June
  • 26M B-Double Letter in NSW Expires 30th June
  • MSIC - Important Information for your Action
  • MSIC Workshop
  • Import Container Initiative Workshop
  • NHVAS and TFMS Queensland Fee Increase
  • Concessional Mass Limits for NHVAS in Qld
  • National CML Mass Limits
  • NTC Fatigue Enforcement Sanction Paper
  • Road User Charge Determination Made
  • Federal Interstate Registration Scheme Charges
  • QTA Event Reminders
19 26th June
  • Important Information - 26M B-Double Letter in NSW Expires 30th June 2006
18 23rd June
  • Concessional Mass Limits
  • Mass Adjustment (MA)
  • Notice to all Port Road Users
  • State Government Inquiry on Impact of Federal Government's WorkChoices Amendments
  • Fuel Tax Credit System
  • Pre 1996 Vehicles & Fuel Tax Credits
  • NTC Report on Speeding
  • Updated National Heavy Vehicle Safety Action Plan
  • Economics and Statistics
  • Australian Rotary Health Research Fund Mental Health Study
  • QTA CEO on Annual Leave
  • QTA Membership Subscription Fees Due
  • Napping to Manage Fatigue - DVD
  • 2006 Calendar of Events and Reminders
17 16th June
  • Transport Minister Paul Lucas Experiences Life as a Truckie
  • 2007 Australian Trucking Convention - Cairns
  • TruckSafe Meets Fuel Tax Credits Criteria
  • P&O Ports - Fisherman Islands Canteen
  • Public Input Sought on Brisbane-Cairns Transport Study
  • Truss: Rail Freight Won't be Favoured
  • Annual Adjustment of Heavy Vehicle Charges Effective 1st July 2006
  • Dual Speed Capability of Road Train Prime Movers
  • Performance Based Standards (PBS) and Innovative Vehicles
  • HML Mass Limits - Network Expansion
  • Update on Intelligent Access Project (IAP)
  • Update - 14.9m Refrigerated Trailers
  • NTC Supports Mental Health Initiative
  • 2006 Calendar of Events and Reminders
16 8th June
  • Queensland State Budget - Trucking Industry Perspective
  • Australian Transport Ministers Meet 2nd June 2006
  • Resignation of NTC CEO
  • Maritime Security Requirements
  • Businesses Invited to Enter New Queensland Work Safe Awards
15 2nd June
  • Fuel Tax Transition A Win For Small Trucking Businesses
  • Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue (HVDF) Reform Additional Documentation
  • South Australian Updates for HML, B-Doubles and Road Trains
  • Do you Remove Asbestos???
  • Concrete Pumping Trucks and Cranes Win Fuel Subsidy
  • Queensland State Budget 2006/07
  • QTA Event Reminders
14 23rd May
  • Productivity Commission Public Inquiry into Land Transport Pricing
  • TruckSafe and ATA Boards Meet
  • NTI Leads Blackspot Initiative
  • New Queensland Laws - Right of Entry for OHS Purposes
  • WorkCover - Injured Employee
  • 2006 QTA/Platinum Partner Golf Day
  • Workplace Health & Safety Small Business Seminars
  • Fuel Tax Credit System
  • Industrial Relations
  • Message from P&O Ports, Fisherman Islands
  • ATA Makes Submission to Fuel Tax Inquiry
  • Mount Isa - Townsville Corridor Strategy Development
  • Queensland Transport & NHVAS
13 12th May
  • Country Trucking Caucus Townsville
  • Fall Arrester Safety & Mechanical Tarping Systems
  • Industry cooperation Sought for Mount Isa - Townsville Corridor Strategy
  • WorkChoices - Industrial Relations Obligations
  • Trucking Industry Remains on the Front Foot with Fuel Prices
  • Productivity Commission Land Transport Pricing Review
  • Federal Budget - Good News for the Trucking Industry
12 2nd May
  • Australian Trucking Convention
  • Record Keeping Protections for Employees Under WorkChoices
  • Fuel Tax Credit Scheme Effective 1st July 2006
  • Appointments for National Transport Commission
  • Registration Charge Annual Adjustment
  • Consumer Price Index and Fuel Prices
  • Queensland Country Trucking Caucus - Townsville
  • 2006 Calendar Events
11 18th April
  • QTA Ltd – Annual General Meeting

  • Revised Standards for Special Purpose Vehicles

  • Update on Fuel Tax Credits – 1st July 2006

  • Trevor Martyn Elected New ATA Chairman

  • Proposals to Finalise Truck Fatigue Policies

  • 26M B-Doubles Operating in Queensland from 1st May 2006

  • Additional Standard for the NHVAS Mass Management Module

  • Queensland Country Trucking Caucus - Townsville
10 3rd April
  • Reminder - Notice Of The 30th Annual General Meeting Of Queensland Trucking Association Ltd
09 27th March
  • QTA Annual General Meeting

  • Cyclone Larry will Impact on Trucking Viability

  • IR Alert – New Industrial Changes have Arrived

  • Third Charges – A Win for Industry

  • Concessional Mass Limits

  • FIRS 26M B-Doubles

  • Important Fuel Grant Information – Your Cash Flow could be Affected

  • TruckSafe Audit Synchronisation can Reduce Costs

  • 2006 Calendar of Events

  • Reminder – ATA Convention, Gold Coast
08 23rd March
  • Special Edition – Amendment to NSW 26M B-Double Notice
07 21st March
  • Special Edition - Report on the Rejection of NTC Proposals for Heavy Vehicle Charging
06 20th March
  • Notice of 30th Annual General Meeting of Queensland Trucking Association Ltd
05 16th March
  • The Challenge Ahead – Extract from Message by ATA CEO Stuart St Clair – 10/03/2006

  • Productivity Commission Inquiry into Energy Efficiency

  • IAP Service Providers

  • New TruckSafe Board Members

  • Travel Restrictions for Excess Dimensional Loads – Easter 2006

  • NSW WorkCover – Truck Driver Fatigue Regulations

  • Training for the Industry by the Industry

  • Australian Trucking Association Convention

  • Third Heavy Vehicle Charges Update

  • Do you know your Legal Obligations? – Gatton Public Meeting 20th March 2006

  • Innovative Quad-Axle Semi-Trailer
04 8th March
  • Third Charges (Registration & Fuel Excise) Update

  • Mass Concessions for Accredited Heavy Vehicles

  • TCA Enters License Agreement with PSMA Australia

  • Freighter Maxi-cube sponsors QTA Member to ATA Convention

  • Extension of Toll Free Night Time Trial On Logan and Gateway Motorways

  • Fuel Tax Credit for Heavy Diesel Vehicles

  • Improvements to Facilities at the Gracemere Saleyards – Rockhampton

  • National Road Safety Strategy Meeting

  • 2006 Australian Trucking Convention

  • Inquiry into Australia’s Future Oil Supply & Alternative Transport Fuels

  • Bruce Highway Detour

  • Have you Lost Some Super?

  • NSW WorkCover Legislation Workshop Registration
03 24th February
  • Road Safety Summit to Tackle Fatigue

  • Third Charges – What is Happening?

  • Tugun Bypass Gets Final Tick of Approval

  • Simon Transport Superannuation Fund Joins TWUSuper

  • NTC Brake Project Workshop – Brisbane

  • Acquisition Opportunity – Johnstone River Transport

  • Training Excellence in the Australian Trucking Industry

  • QTA Waterfront Carriers Breakfast Meeting

  • What Drives Prices? – Shell

  • 2006 Australian Trucking Convention

  • 2006 Calendar of Events

  • NSW WorkCover Legislation Workshop Registration

02

15th February

  • 2006 Australian Trucking Convention

  • Changes to the Fuel Tax Act – Trucking Businesses’ Obligations

  • Engine Braking Noise Workshop

  • Extract from Qld Deputy Premier – Anna Bligh MP

  • Higher Mass Limits

  • NSW OH&S Fatigue Regulation

  • NTC signals a new approach to Braking Regulation

  • NTC’s Strategic Plan

  • QTA to participate in Queensland Road Safety Summit

  • Queensland Country Trucking Caucus – Cloncurry

  • Queensland Workers’ Comp Premium

  • Retail Logistics Supply chain Guidelines

  • Transport & Logistics Careers Forum

  • Transport Certification Australia’s New Chairman

  • Unfit Drivers to be forced off the road

  • Your Super Insurance

01 31st January
  • 2006 Australian Trucking Convention Early Bird Registration – Closes 28 February 2006 – Register Now & Save $200

  • 2006 to present continuing challenges to the Road Freight Industry

  • 3rd Heavy Vehicle Charges Determination out for Voting with Ministers

  • Austroads report on application of Chain of Responsibility Provisions

  • Consumer Price Index – December Quarter

  • Draft Retail Logistics Supply Chain Guidelines

  • FUPs for 26M B Doubles

  • Improved Training for Forklift, Excavator and Front End Loader operators

  • Industrial Commission appeal decision on Long Distance Drivers Award – Living Away from Home Allowance

  • NSW OH&S Amendment (Long Distance Truck Driver Fatigue) Regulation

  • QTA Waterfront Carriers

  • Stuart St Clair appointed as Chief Executive

  • Time & Wage Records

  • Variation – Transport Workers’ Award 1998 – MSIC