TRUCKS DELIVER A SAFER ROAD RECORD FOR CHRISTMAS 
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Heavy trucks have slashed their at-fault fatal accident rate by over 70% since 1999 according to Ministry of Transport statistics.
PUBLISHED : 23-12-2009 3:53 PM |
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WELLINGTON NORTHERN CORRIDOR DECISION WELCOMED
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Selecting the most cost effective solution to Wellington's northern access problems was the most important consideration for the trucking industry and that's what the Government has done, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Officer Tony Friedlander.
PUBLISHED : 15-12-2009 1:12 PM |
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MOVES TO SIMPLIFY THE RUC SYSTEM WELCOMED
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Transport operators will be pleased to have the option of using electronic distance recorders next year if they wish, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Officer Tony Friedlander.
PUBLISHED : 9-12-2009 10:44 AM |
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TOLL ROAD COSTS ALARMING
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The Northern Gateway Toll Road report released by the New Zealand Transport Agency today is ringing alarm bells.
PUBLISHED : 6-10-2009 4:49 PM |
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TRANSPORT SPENDING TAKING THE RIGHT DIRECTION
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The changed approach taken by the New Zealand Transport Agency in its programme for the next three years is commendable says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Officer Tony Friedlander.
PUBLISHED : 27-8-2009 1:13 PM |
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CONSULTATION ON KAPITI EXPRESSWAY WELCOMED
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The decision to begin detailed consultation and planning on a new four-lane expressway between MacKays Crossing and north of Otaki is enthusiastically welcomed....
PUBLISHED : 20-8-2009 3:53 PM |
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SIMPLER ROAD USER CHARGES REGIME ESSENTIAL
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The Road Transport Forum is disappointed with the decision to keep the Road User Charges system, but it will enter into discussions with the Government over its proposed changes with an open mind, says Road Transport Forum chief Executive Officer Tony Friedlander.
PUBLISHED : 12-8-2009 2:40 PM |
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INCREASING TRUCK PRODUCTIVITY GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY
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Business and consumers will directly benefit from the Government's proposal to raise the payloads trucks can carry, says Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Officer Tony Friedlander.
PUBLISHED : 29-6-2009 1:08 PM |
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TRUCK PROTEST VINDICATED
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"The trucking industry's protest last year and our call for an independent review of the Road User Charges system and the Ministry of Transport's Cost Allocation Model have been fully vindicated by the Road User Charges Review Group's report," Road Transport Forum CEO Tony Friedlander said today.
PUBLISHED : 6-5-2009 1:07 PM |
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MINISTER'S ENDING OF RUSSIAN ROULETTE SUBSIDIES WELCOME
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One-off rail subsidies for individual contracts decided at the whim of the New Zealand Transport Agency Board means road transport operators are into a game of commercial Russian Roulette over who will be next to have their buisinesses taken away from them ........
PUBLISHED : 1-4-2009 2:16 PM |
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EXTRA SPENDING ON TRANSPORT WELCOME
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Trucking operators will welcome the extra $1 billion which will be spent on state highways over the next three years and that assurances that the road transport industry will not be charged more....
PUBLISHED : 17-3-2009 8:53 AM |
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REGIONAL FUEL TAX DECISION APPLAUDED
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"The inefficiency and waste resulting from the very high administrative and compliance costs which would have accompanied regional diesel taxes ....
PUBLISHED : 13-3-2009 10:08 AM |
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TRUCKING INDUSTRY APPLAUDS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
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T"The Minister of Transport's decision to re-examine the tunnel option for the Waterview Connection is applauded by the trucking industry," Road Transport Forum chief Executive Officer Tony Friedlander says.
PUBLISHED : 3-2-2009 3:29 PM |
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MOVE TO STREAMLINE RMA PROCESS ESSENTIAL
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Streamlining the approval process for roads deemed to be projects of national importance is crucial, especially in the current economic climate, says the Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Tony Friedlander.
PUBLISHED : 3-2-2009 3:20 PM |
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2008 Cost Increases
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Keeping a truck on the road got a lot more expensive for the road transport industry in 2008 with costs rising faster than the rate of inflation, according to the latest survey by the accountancy firm Deloitte.
PUBLISHED : 8-1-2009 3:37 PM |
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