ACCC to investigate fuel price sharing

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 2:13 pm

The ACCC has announced that it will conduct a formal investigation into price information sharing arrangements in the retail petrol industry.

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New electric van

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 7:48 pm

Smith Electric vehicles has launched a new electric van and has announced that FedEx in the USA will be one of its first major customers. The new electric van will have a range of up to 160km.

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Courier membership & insurance 2012/13

Posted: March 8, 2012 at 10:28 am

Membership and insurance renewals for 2011/2012 have been posted to all courier members. Current Courier membership and insurance falls due on 31 March 2011.

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New portable devices for UPS drivers

Posted: March 1, 2012 at 7:10 am

UPS has announced that it will be deploying new portable devices to its drivers around the world.

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Road Safety Remuneration Bill

Posted: February 13, 2012 at 5:13 pm

The proposed Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal would be of little benefit to courier owner/drivers. It duplicates existing protections available to owner/drivers. A mandatory code of conduct, containing easy-to-use dispute resolution and improved minimum contract conditions, would do more to improve safety for owner/drivers.

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New aerodynamic trailer tail

Posted: January 28, 2012 at 3:33 am

TNT Express in Holland has been testing an aerodynamic tail on the trailer of one of its trucks. During testing, the special tail – called “EcoTail” – reportedly reduced fuel consumption by 6 percent.

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Merry Christmas from POAAL

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 11:55 pm

POAAL wishes all Licensees, Contractors and Couriers a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year. We look forward to serving you in 2012.

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Higher fuel prices reflect global trends

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 1:49 pm

The ACCC recently released its report on the prices, costs and profits of unleaded petrol in Australia, which showed that while 2010-11 prices were around 8 cents per litre higher than in 2009-10 petrol prices in Australia remain among the lowest in the OECD.

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French postal service orders 10,000 electric vans

Posted: November 3, 2011 at 8:46 pm

It has been announced that La Poste, the French postal service, will order 10,000 electric Kangoo vans from Renault. The Kangoo Z.E. is the electric version of Renault’s light commercial vehicle.

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POAAL submission on road safety

Posted: October 2, 2011 at 10:43 pm

POAAL has made a submission to the National Transport Commission (NTC) in response to its corporate approach to road safety discussion paper, covering matters relevant to Couriers, Mail & Parcel Contractors and Messenger Post contractors

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