Last financial year,1.5 million containers came into Melbourne. And 721,000 went out empty,with huge penalties charged for them by shipping lines.
Electric trucks are much cheaper to run,but they cost more to buy. For an articulated truck,the difference can be as much as $200,000. But per kilometre,electricity costs far less than diesel.
The joint call from 18 transport organisations clears the way for the government to restart debate on an industry tribunal like the one Malcolm Turnbull abolished in 2016.
An independent think tank is urging state governments to emulate cities overseas by banning pre-2003 diesel trucks from Sydney and Melbourne from 2025.
Australia’s busiest freight corridor will go green under a landmark collaboration between NSW,Victoria and Queensland to establish a renewable hydrogen refuelling network for heavy trucks.
Australia’s premier trucking safety body accredited the firm whose vehicle hit and killed four police officers on the Eastern Freeway in 2020,raising the ire of two representatives.
With more women choosing to be a truck driver,Heather Jones is helping to steer them in the right direction.
A local company has ramped up production of a key fuel additive to stop an international shortage bringing the trucking industry to a grinding halt.
The trucking industry is pushing for a plan to make delivery vehicles electric,which it says will allow suburban noise curfews to be lifted and companies to save money.
Then finding yourself in no mum’s land.
And Caringbah kids pull the wool.