Rural transporters call for Road User Charge extension

Rural transporters call for Road User Charge extension

Rural transport operators are going to be driven to the wall with an expected huge price rise at the diesel bowser adding $64 to every 400-litre fill in August

Rural transport operators seek fuel tax pause

Image: BGStock72/stock.adobe.comRural transport operators say the Federal Government must freeze the heavy vehicle road user charge until the end of August as conflict in the Middle East drives diesel prices higher. The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) strongly supports the Australian Trucking Association (ATA), which is taking the industry’s case directly to Transport Minister Catherine King and calling for the sc…