Transporter E-News, Issue 52, 31 May 2024

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Newsletter Highlights:

• In the News

• What's On - Register Now

  • Road Freight Forum - Toowoomba - Wednesday 3 July @ Twba Showgrounds

• Member Feature

  • JD Refrigerated Transport starts their ZEV journey

  • Langtree's Mechanical Services opens in Toowoomba

  • Members Apprenticeship Programs now open

    • Brown and Hurley

    • Cummins

• Member Business Milestones

  • Followmont Business Milestone - 40 years

  • Kelly's Transport Business Milestone - 50 years

  • Frasers Livestock Transport - 80 years

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

• Grant Funding Program for Business Continuity, Security and Sustainability initiatives (business with up to 20 employees)

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

• New BP Plus QBR Offer for QTA Members

• ESG Resource Hub for Members

  • ESG Resources from Impact HQ

  • Free EcoBiz Program for Small Business

  • The Power of Going Green: Why and How SME’s Should Prioritise Sustainability

  • Register Now - Diversity and Inclusion Program

  • New Podcast Series - Multi-Energy Fleet Resources

  • ESG Webinar - On Demand Recording now available

• Safety Risk and Compliance Resource Hub

  • Telematics changes in Qld & NSW from 1 June 2024

  • Teletrac Navman - Digital Driver Safety Programs – The Ultimate Guide

  • OHS Alerts

    • Employer fined $650k for failing to enforce  safe loading and unloading procedures

    • PCBUs reminded of fatigue risks and duties

  • Do you have a defibrillator in your workplace?

  • Alert-Size Matters - Know your vehicle height (Bridge Strike Awareness)

• 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

• HR / Employment Relations Resource Hub

  • SEQH - Finding talent and increasing workforce diversity

• QLD Road Conditions

  • WBay/Burnett-North of Gympie-Bruce Hwy btwn Fleming Road and Vantage Road in Chatsworth

  • NQ-Flinders Hwy-Reduced Speed Limit/single lane operation 4-6/6/24

  • FNQ-Kennedy Highway-Barron River Bridge-Single lane restrictions to load limit of 42.5t

  • FNQ-Barron River bridge (Kuranda)-single-lane operation to remain place

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

  • NC-Steve Irwin Way-Kings Way Closure 10-24/6/24

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

  • FNQ-Updated-NIGHT WORKS ONLY-Gulf and Kennedy Developmental Road-Bridge Work 7/5-4/6/24

  • FNQ-Pine Creek-Yarrabah Road-road improvements through to July 24

• NSW Road Conditions

  • NSW-Hexham-OSOM conditions on Maitland Road 2-7/6/24

  • Hume Hwy btwn Narellan & Menangle Road Overpass Bridge 5/5-2/6/24

• NT Road Conditions

  • NT Road Report

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