Tony McMullan, Author at Prime Mover Magazine

TIC calls for regulatory changes to allow Super Single Tyres

The Truck Industry Council (TIC), the peak industry body representing truck manufacturers and importers in Australia, believes it is time for a change in thinking, calling upon State and Local Government Transport agency regulators to allow Super Single tyres on Australian trucks, to make them safer, more environmentally friendly and more productive.
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Tony McMullanAugust 31, 2023, 12:02 pmAugust 31, 2023

Industry wide saving between 12 and 17 per cent

Over the last four months I have written in this column about the ‘Issue of our times – Climate Change’.
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Tony McMullanJuly 18, 2023, 9:10 pmJuly 19, 2023

Setting realistic emissions strategy

In April the Albanese Government released its long awaited National Electric Vehicle Strategy.
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Tony McMullanJune 16, 2023, 2:50 pmJune 16, 2023

What’s better, near zero or nowhere near zero?

In last month’s column I left readers with the message that in terms of heavy vehicle freight decarbonisation “reality must meet ambition” and suggested for this hard-to-abate sector the Government acknowledge the need for a transition plan.
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Tony McMullanApril 30, 2023, 10:48 pmMay 4, 2023

Freight decarbonisation: reality meets ambition

Last year, prior to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) the Albanese Government lodged with the UN, ambitious new emission targets as part of Australia’s obligation under the legally binding international treaty on Climate Change known throughout the world as the Paris Agreement.
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Tony McMullanMarch 22, 2023, 4:06 pmMarch 22, 2023

Heavy Vehicle record tumbles in 2022

At December year end 2018, a new all-time heavy vehicle sales record was set in Australia, with 41,628 trucks and heavy vans delivered for the year.
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Tony McMullanFebruary 11, 2023, 3:04 pmFebruary 10, 2023

Tony McMullan, Truck Industry Council CEO.

A long time coming

For those with a long memory, back in late 2015, the then Abbott coalition government announced, with much fanfare, “a whole of government approach” to the introduction of new vehicle emission standards.
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Tony McMullanDecember 20, 2022, 9:57 pmDecember 20, 2022

The Supply Chain Reality

In my column this month I am going to discuss the current global supply chain realty and the associated challenges that this continues to present for truck manufacturers.
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Tony McMullanNovember 5, 2022, 12:03 pmFebruary 16, 2023

Zero Emission Trucks and Road User Charging

In early 2020, just before the world and Australia faced the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Transport Commission (NTC) undertook a review of heavy vehicle pay as you go (PAYGO) charging fees in Australia at the request of, the then named, Transport and Infrastructure Council within the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Read More

Tony McMullanSeptember 30, 2022, 12:42 pmFebruary 16, 2023