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.

Publications & Reports

• Tasmanian Transport Ministers report on Heavy Vehicle Rollover Stability
  http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/pdf/safety/HEAVY_VEHICLE_ROLLOVER_STABILITYministersreport.pdf
• Tasmanian Heavy Vehicle Safety Code
  http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/.../TasmanianHeavyVehicleSafetyCodeVersion_1_November_2008_5_print_doc..pdf
• Tasmanian 2010 Heavy Vehicle Drivers’ Handbook
• http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/.../TasmanianHeavyVehicleSafetyCodeVersion1Nov20085printdoc..pdf (March 2010)

Fact Sheets

• Tasmanian Road Safety Strategy - Levy fact sheet
  http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/.../tasmanian_road_safety_strategy_2007-2016,_levy_fact_sheet#1
• Vehicle Information Bulletin - General Access Mass Dimension
  http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/.../G_-_General_Access_Mass_Dimension_MC_Draft_June_20063.pdf (2006)

Safety

• Tasmania Police is committed to improving driver behaviour with an aim to reduce the level of fatal and serious injury crashes
  http://www.police.tas.gov.au/what-we-do/road-safety/
• Information on Community Alerts & Road Closures from Tasmanian Police
  http://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/65/road-closures-and-warnings/
• Community Road Safety Partnerships have been developed to achieve a greater focus on road safety outcomes at a local community level.
  http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/safety/community_road_safety_partnerships
• Road Safety strategy, rules and safety information
  http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/safety
• 2007-2016 Tasmanian Road Safety Strategy
  http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/16222/Road_Safety_Strategy_Final_28_May.pdf

Associations

• Tasmanian Transport Association
  http://www.tta.org.au/domino/TTA/tta.nsf/v-lu-all/About+the+TTA~The+Association?OpenDocument
• Tasmanian Freight and Logistics Council
  http://www.tasfreightlogistics.com.au/
• Royal Automotive Club of Tasmania (RACT)
  http://www.ract.com.au/
• Heavy Truck Safety Advisory Council HeTSAC
  http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/safety/hetsac?SQ_DESIGN_NAME=printer_friendly

Regulations

Links as per Regulations Page

Statistics

Links as per Statistics Page