Welcome

The Truck Industry Council (TIC) was formed in 2001 as an independent organisation to represent the united views of truck manufacturers, importers, diesel engine companies and major component suppliers to Governments, political parties, other industry groups and the general public.  Previously, TIC (as the Commercial Vehicle Committee) existed as a component of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) for 30 years.

TIC comprises 16 member companies.  These companies represent 19 truck brands, 2 engine companies and a heavy vehicle major component supplier. The TIC Board comprises the Chief Executives of member companies and meets up to four times a year.

The TIC office is located in Central Canberra, with easy access to the Federal Parliament and relevant Government departments. TIC also maintains close relations with State Transport and Environment Ministers and their authorities.

The expertise and practical experience represented by TIC's membership has seen TIC acquire the reputation as being the principle source of technical and regulatory advice relating to heavy vehicles to Governments. TIC works cooperatively with all governments to ensure that the standards and regulations being proposed are technically feasible, are cost effective, and provide the world's best safety and environmental benefits.

This reputation has seen TIC represented on a wide range of committees, including the Performance Based Standards Policy Committee, Department of Infrastructure & Transport's Strategic Vehicle Safety and Environment Group, Alternative Fuels Strategic Issues Group, NSW Road Freight Advisory Council, and National Transport Commission Industry Advisory Group to name a few.

Last updated 24 February 2012

Member Notice

TIC Members are reminded of the following forthcoming events and meetings:

  • CTO Meeting, Brisbane, Mon, 4 Jun 2012
  • Annual Council Dinner, Gold Coast, Mon, 20 Aug 2012
  • Annual General Meeting, Gold Coast, Tue, 21 Aug 2012
  • CTO Meeting, Melbourne, Thu, 15 Nov 2012
  • Council Dinner, Canberra, Wed, 28 Nov 2012
  • Council Meeting, Parliament House, Canberra, Thu, 29 Nov 2012

For full details of these & other events, log in to Members Area using username and password provided to you.

Downloads

The Truck Industry Council is a regular contributor to various government departments on a variety of truck and freight related matters.

These submissions are public documents, and can be downloaded by navigating to the download page.

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Did you know?

Each truck built before 1995 emits at least 60 times the Particulate Matter (PM) of a comparably powered and sized new truck.  At 31 Jan 2011 (the latest ABS Motor Vehicle Census):

  • There were 546,383 trucks (that is, with GVM > 3,500 kg) registered in Australia
  • Of these, 210,708 trucks (39%) were first registered in 1995 or earlier
  • These older model trucks were not required to meet an exhaust emissions standard
  • These older model trucks are not fitted with the safety features we take for granted today
  • The average age of Australian trucks is 13.8 years, a figure which has grown in the past three years

By taking action to replace the near 2 in 5 trucks that were built in 1995 or earlier, air quality and safety levels in Australia would improve significantly.