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Queensland freight plan sets 70 actions, with rail rebates and NAAS rollout among the first moves
Queensland’s new five-year freight plan sets 70 actions, including a three-year rail-container rebate, heavy-vehicle access reform and a State of Freight Snapshot.
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Workers at eight freight companies begin coordinated stoppages, unions say
Transport unions say coordinated stoppages have begun at eight freight companies, while depot-level participation, employer responses and service impacts remain unclear.
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Cootamundra–Albury rail line to close for 96 hours during Inland Rail works
Rail services between Cootamundra and Albury will be suspended from 11 to 15 September for Inland Rail works, but individual freight-service impacts have not been published.
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Auditor finds 48% of Victoria’s state roads in poor condition as freight task grows
Victoria’s Auditor-General found 48% of state roads were poor or very poor by remaining useful life in 2024 as defects outpaced repairs and freight volumes grew.
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Cane truck compliance improves — but the NHVR figures need an important qualification
Queensland cane-haulage non-compliance fell to 27% in the NHVR’s 2026 Operation Humidity, but last year’s comparison operation covered Far North Queensland rather than the same statewide footprint.
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TMR says NAAS telematics could cost a small operator $47,260 — and says savings can repay it within a year
Queensland heavy-haulage operators considering NAAS are being told to plan for a significant telematics investment, while TMR says savings can recover the cost.
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New PBS pavement rule could lift the 85-tonne A-double constraint — while existing approvals stay
NHVR’s proposed revised Pavement Horizontal Loading Standard could remove a current constraint for some future PBS designs while existing approvals continue under the proposed transition.
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$9.3m rest-area funding spans four states—but published project list leaves key driver details unclear
At least 17 heavy-vehicle rest-area sites are planned across four states with $9.31 million in federal funding, but the published project list leaves many practical details about delivery, parking capacity and amenities unclear.
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Queensland opens NAAS preview ahead of major low-loader access change
Queensland low-loader operators can now test the National Automated Access System ahead of a November rollout that will make automated vehicle-specific access the default pathway for many eligible movements.
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$674,000 in fines: Linq case shows what executive due diligence requires
Linq Buslines and two directors have been fined after admitted failures involving recruitment, health checks and responses to identified speeding risks.