Australian Trucking Association 3.21

The ATA is the peak body that represents trucking operators.

The ATA’s members include major logistics companies, transport industry associations and businesses with leading expertise in truck technology.
The ATA was established to improve the trucking industry’s safety, professionalism and viability after the Grafton truck and bus crash in October 1989.

The accident claimed 21 lives and was the worst accident in Australian road transport history at the time.

The ATA has an impressive record of achievement on behalf of its members. The ATA’s current priorities are set out in its strategic plan, which is updated each year. Under its 2014-2016 strategic plan, the Australian Trucking Association is focusing on increasing the trucking industry’s safety, professionalism and viability.

As a peak body, the ATA has three tools to achieve its goals: member advocacy to governments, parliaments and regulators; research and the development of best practice standards; and communication with the industry and the community.