Subscribe to RSS feedNew era: shipping and road applaud but rail cry ‘failure’
THE TRANSPORT sector hailed a decision to drop state-based regulations as a major step forward but it also warned against losing momentum on the progress made. Last week, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to improve transport industry safety and productivity by streamlining the regulation of trucking and shipping by 2013.
The transport and infrastructure reforms include the establishment of a single national heavy vehicle regulator responsible for all vehicles weighing more than 4.5 tonnes, inspection standards, safe driving hours, mass limits and registration.
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) welcomed COAG’s...
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