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Your NATIONAL association looking after the
interests of all in the Australian commercial
passenger transport sector.

riving this week We are now in a time where there is
on the roads, it no longer safety in numbers!
is obvious to see This is the time to re-build our
D that people are businesses, from the ground up.
appreciating the lessening of None of us can afford to take the
restrictions. It is also nice to be level of clientele we used to have
seeing taxis around, even though for granted and just assume it
there is little work at present. will magically come back to us. It
won’t. Instead, we have to reach
The Victorian regulator, the CPVV, out and let our clients know that
advised us last week that there has we are still here, are available for
been a 2% increase in MPTP fares work, and that we have their safety
week on week, on top of a previous as our number one priority.
week’s increase of 6%. Having said
that, this is off an incredibly low Now, more than ever, our
base, and we are well down on the businesses are about us, as
number of trips on a year-on-year individuals. Now is the time to
comparison. redevelop our personal networks,
our personal connections both
So what can we do to bring our with our clients and with other
businesses back to where they drivers who we trust and know will
were? I believe we are coming into look after our clients like they are
a time of great opportunity, if we their own.
André Baruch
Director, Transport Alliance Australia play our cards right.
Transport Alliance Australia (TAA),
With more and more people slowly together with our partner DRVR
coming back to work there is a lot Training, is pleased to offer a FREE
of fear in the community regarding COVID-19 Hygiene Awareness
public transport. This creates Course that educates drivers to
opportunities for the commercial keep them and their passengers
passenger transport operators, as safe. It is a way for you to increase
people want to move from place consumer confidence and assure
to place in comfort and more your clients you are taking steps to
importantly in safety. ensure safety. Every driver receives
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