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.
FS1580 Bridge Assessment Tool Project and Bridge Economics Project (NTC) for Future Higher Productivity Vehicles
FS1582 Competency and Capability Development for Road Transport Regulators
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
Contact details
Program Manager: 
Nial Finegan
Regional Director - Metropolitan North West Region
VicRoads
Program Support:
Julie Cooper
Austroads Program Assistant
VicRoads
4th Floor, 60 Denmark Street
Kew VIC 3101
Phone: +61 3 9854 2896
Fax: +61 3 9854 2668
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