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Safety Alert - Non-approved use of HCs as refrigerants
The incident or issue: Through the work of its Industry Technical Council, the ATA has been alerted to a number of reports of incidents where aftermarket hydrocarbon based refrigerants were used to...
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Safety Alert - long stroke brake chambers and brake balance
The ATA Industry Technical Council (ITC) has reviewed the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual (NHVIM) and is creating a Technical Advisory Procedure for roller brake testing. This work has...
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Stability Control Technical Advisory Procedure
This technical advisory procedure has been developed to provide operators with best-practice advice and extensive technical information on Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Roll Stability Control...
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TAP - Heavy vehicle visibility
This second edition of the ATA’s Technical Advisory Procedure on heavy vehicle visibility includes extensive technical advice on the placement of contour marking tape, key material and dimensional...
View ArticleTAP - Slack adjuster setup and compliance to the NHVIM
Getting the right brake adjustment setup and maintenance will improve safety and brake performance and this new technical advisory procedure developed by the ATA Industry Technical Council (ITC),...
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Safety alert - Availability of truck suspension seats with integrated belts
Drivers have a range of reasons for not using a seat belt in a truck, but in the car, they would automatically put on a seat belt. Much research and studies over the years have pointed to seat belts...
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TAP - Compliant brake chambers
Brake chambers of the right standard are a critical part of an effective brake system. This updated technical advisory procedure developed by the ATA Industry Technical Council provides information on...
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Safety Alert - Use of sleeved wheel nuts with selected axles and wheels
Understanding the correct use of sleeved wheel nuts for selected axles and wheels can maintain clamp loads to retain the wheel to the axle. The safety alert illustrates the difference between the...
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Safety Alert - Trailer Safety Chains
Safety chain attachment kits must be fitted by competent tradespeople along with technical oversight in order to ensure the chains are compliant and effective.Incident or issue:Recent truck and trailer...
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TAP - Roller brake testing
The situation with regard to using roller brake testing for compliance to the NHVIM is still evolving. The NHVR is currently reviewing all facets and with agreement from RMS, has extended the...
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Safety Alert - Drawbar units and brake airlines
The incident or issue: ATA members have reported a number of instances where suzi coil airlines (shown at right) have been used to provide brake air with drawbar trailing units, such as dollies, pig...
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Truckies Top Tips
The Truckies Top Tips provide motorists with advice about how to share the road safely with Australia’s 534,000 trucks.The trucking industry is working hard to improve our safety, but we know that many...
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Truck Emergency Breakdown and Road Safety guidelines
The Victorian Transport Industry Safety Group has released a new set of guidelines to help operators, drivers and technicians make sure a truck breakdown site is safe for their staff and the general...
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Safety Alert - Mixing brake airlines
The incident or issue: Through the work of its Industry Technical Council, the ATA has been alerted to a number of instances where newly purchased and installed fittings/airlines have failed to seal...
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Heavy vehicle road safety research scan
The fatal crash rate for articulated trucks like semitrailers improved more than 60 per cent between 1982 and 2007, according to this major report on heavy vehicle road safety.The ATA commissioned the...
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Truckies Top Tips
The Truckies Top Tips provide motorists with advice about how to share the road safely with Australia’s 534,000 trucks.The trucking industry is working hard to improve our safety, but we know that many...
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Truck Emergency Breakdown and Road Safety guidelines
The Victorian Transport Industry Safety Group has released a new set of guidelines to help operators, drivers and technicians make sure a truck breakdown site is safe for their staff and the general...
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Safety Alert - Non-approved use of HCs as refrigerants
The incident or issueThrough the work of its Industry Technical Council, the ATA has been alerted to a number of reports of incidents where aftermarket hydrocarbon based refrigerants were used to...
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Safety Alert - long stroke brake chambers and brake balance
The ATA Industry Technical Council (ITC) has reviewed the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual (NHVIM) and is creating a Technical Advisory Procedure for roller brake testing. This work has...
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Stability Control Technical Advisory Procedure
This technical advisory procedure has been developed to provide operators with best-practice advice and extensive technical information on Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Roll Stability Control...
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