Freight
The objective of the Freight Program is to assist road and transport agencies in their efforts to address the future freight task.
The role of the Freight Task Force is to improve road freight operations and integration with other transport modes. The work of the Freight Task Force is undertaken in the context of an increasing freight demand as the Australian and world economies grow, changed Federal/State funding arrangements for road and rail infrastructure development and maintenance, a recognised need for better integration of the road and other transport modes, and changing international standards for freight movement (e.g. container sizes) and heavy vehicle manufacture.
In developing projects and research, the Freight Program focuses on key areas such as:
- Community attitudes
- Network utilisations
- Infrastructure investment
- Data and forecasting
- Contributing to a national approach to regulation and compliance
Management of driving hours
Austroads and the National Transport Commission (NTC) have joined forces to assess the feasibility of using electronic systems to manage driving hour requirements in Australia. Further information is available here.
Freight projects 2012-13:
| FS1597 | Rest Areas Investment and Needs Prioritisation Model |
| FS1675 | Performance Based Standards Length Limit Review |
| FS1698 | Nationally Consistent Rest Area Data Definition |
| FS1699 | Heavy Vehicle Safety Data |
| FS1701 | Harmonisation of Pilot and Escort Vehicle Driver Requirements |
| FS1703 | Light Freight – Understanding their role in Urban Logistics |
| FS1804 | Review of PBS standards for Level 3 and Level 4 Vehicles |
| FS1805 | Quantification of benefits resulting from use of High Productivity Vehicles |
| FS1807 | Best practice guidelines for planning and development of industrial estates in Local Government areas |
| FS1808 | Moving Freight in emergent situations |
| FS1812 | Use of Auxiliary Brakes in Heavy Vehicles |
To view all Austroads projects in further detail please click here.
Contact details
Program Manager:
Michael Sutton
General Manager, Land Transport Reform
Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Program Support:
Julie Cooper
Austroads Program Assistant
VicRoads
2nd Floor, 60 Denmark Street
Kew VIC 3101
Phone: +61 3 9854 2896
Fax: +61 3 9854 2668
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