Transporter E-News, Issue 51, 24 May 2024

Media Release - Inland Freight Route Gets Green Light in Federal Budget

In the News

TruckShowX starts the road freight industry's path to decarbonisation

What's On - Register Now

• ESG Workshop 2 - How to Get Started - 30 May 2024 @ QTA

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

Member Feature Section

• New innovation - JOST KKS – push-button trailer coupling

• QTA's Daimler Future Leader Participant

• Congratulations to QUBE on win for Project London

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

• VIVA Energy - New Energies Service Station Project

• ESG Workshop 2 - How to Get Started - 30 May @ QTA

• ESG Webinar - On Demand Recording now available

Safety Risk and Compliance Resource Hub

• Telematics changes in Qld & NSW from 1 June 2024

• Transurban-Safety Awareness-Lost loads

• TfNSW is installing a number of machine learning traffic counting and classifying cameras

• OHS Alerts

  • Safety ban on shorts found to be unreasonable

  • Retrofits advised in new forklift safety guidance (Victoria)

• Do you have a defribullator in your workplace?

• Managing risk for remote and isolated workers

• 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

• Toolbox Talks

Employment Relations Resource Hub

• HR Alert

  • Managing remotely akin to raising a child you see once a week

  • New employees taking longer to reach productivity: research

• Gallagher - The ‘Executive Blind Spot’ on Gender is Perpetuating Workplace Inequality, New Gallagher Report Reveals

QLD Road Conditions

• Bunya Highway and Chinchilla-Wondai Road intersection upgrade to commence in May

• Royston-safety improvements on the D'Aguilar Highway, either side of the Mary Smokes Creek Road

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

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

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

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

• 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

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

NT Road Conditions

• NT Road Report

Previous Transporter E-News Issues

• 10 May

• 3 May

• 26 April