SAFE RATES CAMPAIGN UPDATES

The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (the Tribunal) is hitting the road next week to talk to truck drivers from across the country, asking about their concerns in the trucking industry.

For more than 20 years the Transport Workers’ Union has campaigned side by side with truckies, their families, businesses and road users across Australia to address the safety crisis that makes truck driving our most dangerous industry. The economic imbalance, where major retailers like Coles control 32% of the entire road transport task in Australia, has for too long been ruthlessly exploited. Truckies are frequently forced to drive too far, too fast and for too long, simply to put food on the table. The results of this pressure is a litany of tragedy on our roads - an average of 330 people killed and more than 5300 injured each year as a result of truck crashes.

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