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 Info

• Learn to Drive a Heavy Vehicle with this Government of South Australia fact sheet
  http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/.../Motoring/Heavy+vehicles/Learning+to+drive+a+heavy+vehicle
• A Government of South Australia report on heavy vehicle trailers reform
  http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Transport%2C+travel+and+motoring/Motoring/Heavy+vehicles/Heavy+vehicle+trailers
• Road safety information for general road users and heavy vehicle drivers
  http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/safe_road_users/heavy_vehicle_drivers
• Information about South Australia’s transport network, including maps statistics and new projects
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/transport_network/
• Information about the SA Vehicle Emissions Test Facility
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/transport_network/vehicle_emissions/index.asp
• Vehicle gazette notices, information bulletins, permits and inspection information from The Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/freight/road/vehicle_configuration/index.asp

Publications & Reports

• South Australian Heavy Vehicle Access Framework
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/freight/road/vehicle_configuration/heavy_vehicle_access_framework/index.asp
• Transport SA’s Daily Road works Report
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/quicklinks/metro_country_roadworks.asp
• A guide to South Australia’s Roadside Rest Areas
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/safety/restmaps/restmaps_complete.pdf
• A 2008 Route Assessment for Restricted Access Vehicles
  www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/freight/.../ROUTE_ASSESSMENT_0810.pdf
• The Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure’s 2010 Road trains Code of Practice
  www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/freight/route_maps/5-Road_Train_CoP.pdf
• A study into Strategic Road Rail Link Planning
  www.dtei.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/.../web-nc.pdf

Fact Sheets

• A fact sheet on Operating Options including sections on Standard Hours, Basic Fatigue Management and Advanced Fatigue Management
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/freight/driver%20fatigue/.../TV002%20FACT%20SHEETS_WEB_2.pdf
• A fact sheet on Fatigue and Chain of Responsibility including sections on Drivers, Owners, Off-Road Parties, Transport Operators, Loader, Unloaders and Management
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/freight/driver%20fatigue/.../TV002%20FACT%20SHEETS_WEB_4.pdf
• A fact sheet on Two Up Driving Hours
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/freight/driver%20fatigue/.../TV002%20FACT%20SHEETS_WEB_5.pdf
• A fact sheet on Record Keeping using The National Driver Work Diary
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/freight/driver%20fatigue/.../FACT_SHEET_8_Record_Keeping.pdf
• A fact sheet on Penalties
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/freight/driver%20fatigue/.../TV002%20FACT%20SHEETS_WEB_9.pdf
• §  A fact sheet on Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue Laws
  http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/pdfs/freight/driver%20fatigue/.../MR1186_HVDF_Fact_Sheet_10.pdf

Safety

• The Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure’s Black Spot Program for road safety
  http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/safer_roads/black_spot_program_2
• Information on Community road safety groups
  http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/community_education/community_road_safety
• Information on Road Safety teaching programs for school children
  http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/community_education/Teaching_road_safety
• The Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure’s Driver Intervention Program
  http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/community_education/driver_intervention_program
• The Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure’s Driver Reviver program
  http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/community_education/driver_reviver

Organisations and Contacts

• SA Freight Council
  www.safreightcouncil.com.au
• The South Australian Road Transport Association
  http://www.sarta.org.au/
• Livestock Transporters Association of South Australia
  www.ltasa.com.au/

Regulations

Visit the Regulations page

Statistics

Visit the Statistics page