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    Biased representation

    Mar 12, 2020 3 minutes
    Frank Black

    HAVE NOW been on the General Council of the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) for a total of approximately 14 years. Throughout that time I have made my position clear that one man is not enough to represent the entire fleet of owner-drivers in Australia. Even if I were the most influential man in the country, neither I, nor anybody else that held the position, could speak on behalf of thousands of owner-drivers across six states, a variety of sectors and all with their own unique

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