Save aussie trucking. Scrap the Fuel Tax.
Diesel costs are surging and supply is tightening.
A six-month fuel excise pause will
keep trucks running and protect jobs.
Sign the petition below and push this straight to Parliament.
Australian trucking is the backbone of the economy. It keeps shelves stocked, job sites running, and regional Australia connected.
Right now, truck drivers across the country are being squeezed. Diesel prices are moving quickly, supply is tightening in parts of the network, and the cost of taking a job is becoming harder to predict from one week to the next.
The trucks don’t stop. They still run before dawn and deliver what the country depends on, but when fuel spikes like this, the pressure builds fast.
Diesel prices are rising sharply across Australia, driven by a global fuel shock as the war in Iran disrupts key energy routes and tightens supply.
Australia relies heavily on imported fuel, so trucking feels it first. Margins get squeezed, operators start pulling back, and capacity begins to disappear.
If this continues, thousands of owner-operator truck drivers will be pushed out, the industry comes under strain, and the impact will not stop at freight.
It will hit jobs.
What is Happening
The trucking industry cannot slow down. Freight still needs to move, contracts still need to be met, and margins are already tight.
When fuel spikes like this, something gives. Operators start pulling back, trucks come off the road, and capacity disappears.
Once that happens, the impact spreads. Freight slows, prices rise, and pressure flows through the entire economy.
Jobs are on the line if this continues.
Why it matters
This is not coming. It is already here. And it is escalating.
Every hour this continues, costs climb, pressure builds, and more operators are pushed closer to the edge. When trucks stop, the country feels it fast. Shelves tighten. Projects stall. Jobs disappear.
There is still a window to stop it.
A six-month suspension of fuel excise for heavy vehicles can be switched on immediately through the Fuel Tax Credits system. It would cut costs straight away and keep trucks on the road where they belong.
But that window is closing.
Act now. Add your name. Force this onto the agenda and into Parliament.
If enough of us move, we can steady this before it breaks.
Why we need to act
Scrapping the fuel tax would save Australian truck drivers up to $135 every 500 km.
✳︎
Scrapping the fuel tax would save Australian truck drivers up to $135 every 500 km. ✳︎
Sign the petition calling on the Australian Government to:
Suspend all fuel excise on diesel used by heavy vehicles for six months.
Remove the Road User Charge applied through the Fuel Tax Credits system.
Refund the remaining excise so truck drivers pay zero fuel tax during this period.
Add your name now before the damage becomes irreversible.
Take Action
SEND A PERSONAL EMAIL TO THE GOVERNMENT
Send a direct message to government ministers and opposition MPs demanding they suspend the fuel tax on trucking.
One click will open a pre-written email you can send instantly.
Pressure matters.