Road
Australia boasts the largest trucks in the world. They are necessary for negotiating our vast land efficiently and economically.
Trucks provide us access to the goods we demand as consumers, playing a critical part in the lifestyle we enjoy in Australia. Even when goods have been transported by rail,sea or air, trucks still play a vital part in the supply chain by transporting these goods to and from railheads and ports. In fact, almost everything we buy or sell has been on a truck.
General
- Transport SA Road Freight Section
http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/freight/road/index.asp - Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure (SA) RAVNET Online Map System http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/ravnet
- Transport SA Website - Drivers and Licences
http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Transport%2C+travel+and+motoring/Motoring/Drivers+and+licences - Information page about The COAG Backs B-Triple Network Commission
http://www.ntc.gov.au/viewpage.aspx?documentid=1236 (October 2008) - Information on Heavy Vehicle Regulatory reform
http://infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/ris/index.aspx - Information page about Freight Logistics and the Australian freight Council Network
http://infrastructure.gov.au/transport/freight/index.aspx
Publications & Reports
- A 2011 report on Truck Productivity including sources, trends and future prospects
http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/91/Files/BITRE_TruckProductivity_March2011.pdf (March 2011) - 2010 Report 121 on Road Freight Estimates and Forecasts in Australia including interstate, capital cities and rest of state
http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/74/Files/Report_121.pdf (September 2010) - A 2009 Working Paper on national road network intercity traffic projections to 2030
http://www.bitre.gov.au/info.aspx?ResourceId=700&NodeId=23 (March 2009) - A 2009 information sheet on road and rail freight including the question of competitors or complements
http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/23/Files/IS34_RoadRailFreight.pdf (July 2009) - A 2010 Information Sheet on the Effectiveness of measures to reduce road fatality rates
http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/83/Files/IS_39_Road_Fatalities.pdf (December 2010) - Road projects relating to the 2008/2009 Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan
http://www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/whatis/nation_building.aspx (December 2008 - February 2009) - Draft National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/.../files/Draft_National_Road_Safety_Strategy_ext.pdf (December 2010) - A report detailing road projects relating to the 2009 Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan
http://www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/publications/reports/pdf/ROAD_PROJECTS.pdf (2009) - A fact sheet on buying a safer truck
http://www.vta.com.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=O2nLBKJl%2bb4%3d&tabid=1077&mid=2888&language=en-AU - A fact sheet on buying a safer heavy vehicle trailer
http://www.vta.com.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RSYm2O7TCBA%3d&tabid=1077&mid=2888&language=en-AU - A 2007 Australian Automobile Association report: How safe are our roads?
http://www.aaa.asn.au/documents/reports%2F2007%2FAusRAP_Risk_Maps_%282007%29.pdf (July 2007) - A 2008 Australian Automobile Association report: Comparing Risk Maps and Star Ratings
http://www.aaa.asn.au/documents/reports/2008/Comparing_Risk_Maps_and_Star_Ratings_FINAL_(web).pdf - Understanding Public Perceptions of Road Freight by the National Transport Commission
http://www.ntc.gov.au/DocView.aspx?DocumentId=2028 - A report into modelling the road transport sector
http://www.bA itre.gov.au/info.aspx?ResourceId=681&NodeId=16 - The Australian Transport Council 2009 final report on a Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Working Group
http://www.atcouncil.gov.au/documents/files/VFE_FinalReport09.pdf - A 2006 National Intermodal Terminal Study by Meyrick and Associates for the Australian Government
http://infrastructure.gov.au/transport/.../pdf/10781_MA_DOTARS_NIMTS_Final_report_13020_Final.pdf (February 2006) - A Road & Rail Infrastructure Pricing Report Inquiry by the Productivity Commission
www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/freight/docs/finalreport
Fact Sheets
- Heavy Trucks - Safer than cars?
- Bigger can be better, but why?
- Freight Transport and the Environment- NEW!
- NTC - Quick Reference Guide to National Heavy Vehicle Access Schemes and Arrangements
- Quad Axle group Semitrailers and B-Doubles (NTC)
- ALGA & NTC - B Triples Fact Sheet
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/bulletins/COAGBacksBTripleNetworkJul07.pdf (July 2007) - NTC - B-Triple Specification Sheet
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/bulletins/BluePrnBtriplespecificationJul07.pdf (July 2007) - B-Triples Fact Sheet
- Blueprint B-Triple Specification Sheet
- Blueprint Quad Axle Semi-trailer Specification Sheet
- Blueprint Quad Quad B-double (Standard) Specification Sheet
- Blueprint Quad-Quad B-double (Steering) Specification Sheet
- Blueprint Quad-Tri B-double (Standard) Specification Sheet
- Blueprint Quad-Tri B-double (Steering) Specification Sheet
- Quad Axle Group Semi-Trailers and B-doubles Fact Sheet
- 2007 Heavy Vehicle Charges Determination
Safety
- The National Road Safety Council
http://nrsc.atcouncil.gov.au/ - A New draft National Road Safety Strategy for 2011-2020 by the department of Infrastructure and Transport
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/national_road_safety_strategy/index.aspx - A fact sheet on Truck Drivers & Mobile Phones - Making the Call on Road Safety
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/bulletins/MakingCallRoadSafetyFactShtDec07.pdf (December 2007) - A 2006 report on Community Attitudes to Road Safety
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/publications/2006/pdf/CR229_Commuity_Attit.pdf (2006)
Associations and contacts
- The National Transport Commission, leaders in transport regulatory reform
http://www.ntc.gov.au/ - The Australian Road Train Association
http://www.arta.org.au/about.asp - The Australian Trucking Association
www.atatruck.net.au/ - Owner Drivers Australia
www.ownerdrivers.com.au/ - Australian Livestock Transporters Association
www.alta.org.au - Freight and Logistics Council of WA
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/freight/19913.asp - Victorian Freight and Logistics Council
http://vflc.com.au/html/s01_home/home.asp - SA Freight Council
http://www.safreightcouncil.com.au - Tasmanian Freight and Logistics Council
http://www.tasfreightlogistics.com.au/ - Queensland Multimodal Freight Council
http://www.qmfc.com.au/
Regulations
Link to Regulations page
Statistics
Link to Statistics Page
