In the media
Working group to review ATA's 2012 technical
advisory procedure
An industry working group has been established to review
the Australian Trucking Association's
(ATA's) Side Underrun Protection Technical
Advisory Procedure (TAP) 2012 (02 November 2018).
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Stevedores are charging truckers, shippers
Stevedores continued to rapidly increase
'infrastructure charges' applied to truck and rail
companies delivering or collecting containers at port, which has
led to strong criticism from transport operators and cargo owners.
Stevedores have justified these charges with increases in operating
costs and the need to invest in infrastructure to handle the
increasingly large ships visiting Australian ports (02 November
2018).
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TCA opens intelligent mass consultation
Transport Certification Australia (TCA)
has released a consultation paper on the new Intelligent Mass
application for the National Telematics Framework, seeking feedback
to cater it to the needs of stakeholders (02 November 2018).
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Truck turnaround times in record territory at
ports
While terminal access charges took much of the oxygen from
the ACCC's Container stevedoring monitoring report 2017-18,
there were also insights into other haulage issues worth taking
notice of, such as truck turnaround time (TTT) (01
November 2018).
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Consignor, transport company in dangerous goods
penalty
New South Wales Police reports a driver, consignor and
transport company were recently penalised for offences relating to
the transportation of dangerous goods in August. Penalties are said
to reflect chain of responsibility changes (31 October 2018).
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NHVR to review heavy vehicle safety around NSW
saleyards
The NVHR will undertake a review of heavy vehicle safety
around saleyards, and will also be undertaken in conjunction with
the supply chain for the livestock sector (29 October 2018).
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$70 million pledged to reduce trucks on Melbourne
roads
Thousands of trucks will be removed from local roads in
the inner west of Melbourne as the Victorian Government announced
two new projects worth $25.7 million to shift road freight onto the
rail network through freight hubs connected to the Port of
Melbourne (29 October 2018). More...
Melbourne's VICT declared dangerous by the ITF
The VICT at Melbourne's Webb Dock has been declared a
Port of Convenience (PoC) by the International
Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) at its
44th Congress in Singapore.The ITF-affiliated MUA has been
campaigning against the Philippine-based multinational port
operator ICTSI over the significant undercutting of rates,
conditions and industry standards on the Australian waterfront, and
poor safety standards at the VICT terminal (23 October 2018).
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Common data set critical for more efficient supply
chains
The ALC has underscored the importance of developing a
common data set for Australia's supply chains in a new
Discussion Paper. A Common Data Set For Our Supply Chain
is the second in a series of Discussion Papers being released by
ALC to assist in the development of the National Freight and
Supply Chain Strategy (23 October 2018).
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New guides for PBS approvals
The NHVR has released a new PBS Vehicle Configurations
chart showing 32 common combinations approved under the Performance
Based Standards scheme. NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto launched the chart
and a new booklet PBS - A guide for road managers ahead of a
two-day meeting of 70 local government engineers (22 October 2018).
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Published - articles, papers, reports
State Orange
Book 2018: policy priorities for states and
territories
John Daley, Stephen Duckett, Peter Goss, Marion Terrill,
Danielle Wood, Brendan Coates; Grattan Institute: 28 October
2018.
This report surveys policy recommendations from ten years of
Grattan Institute reports and outlines what the policy priorities
should be. NSW and Victoria should commission work to enable the
introduction of time-of-day road and public transport pricing to
manage congestion in Sydney and Melbourne. All states should stop
announcing transport projects before they have been analysed
rigorously, and they should evaluate completed projects
properly.
Outer urban
public transport: improving accessibility in lower-density
areas
Infrastructure Australia: 26 October 2018
This paper assesses the quality and accessibility of public
transport services in Australia's five largest cities. The
paper reveals the extent of public transport disadvantage in some
areas compared to others and the impact on travel patterns and
liveability.
On the Road - Issue 46, 22 October 2018 - NHVR
newsletter
On the Road provides important information on the heavy
vehicle industry, including the latest NHVR news and events,
relevant law and policy changes, and resources to help industry
members comply with the HVNL.
In practice and courts
Transport Certification Australia (TCA) consultation:
draft Intelligent Mass Functional and Technical
Specification
This contains the performance requirements that need
to be met by technology providers – or consumers with their
own systems – to deliver the application. The consultation
period ends December 7, 2018. A copy of the draft Specification can
be requested
here.
NHVR: chart and new booklet launch
The PBS Vehicle Configurations chart showing 32
common combinations approved under the Performance Based Standards
scheme. The PBS A guide for road managers complements the
chart, providing more detailed information and examples to assist
road managers better understand the benefits of PBS vehicles on the
road network.
The chart is the fourth in the NHVR series, including Classes
of Heavy Vehicle chart, Common Heavy Freight Vehicle
Configurations chart and Variations of Buses chart.
The chart PBS Vehicle Configurations and the booklet
PBS - A guide for road managers is available here.
NTC Discussion Paper Reminder: Motor accident injury
insurance and automated vehicles
The NTC
discussion paper examining whether there is a need to change
existing compulsory motor accident injury insurance schemes to
cover automated vehicles. Submissions from
insurers, manufacturers, legal experts, academics and individuals
can be made via the NTC's website available here. Submissions will
be open until 12 December 2018
NTC Discussion Paper Reminder: Tackling privacy
challenges of government access to data from automated
vehicles
The NTC's
discussion paper identifies three categories of new privacy
challenges, and outlines options to address these as they relate to
automated vehicle and C-ITS technology. The paper does not examine
private sector access to data. Submissions can be made online via
the NTC website available here. Submissions
close on 22 November 2018
NHVR Consultation: draft Safety
Policy
The Safety Policy is intended to promote an
environment of continuous improvement that embraces safety,
including the evaluation of our activities and initiatives to
ensure that they are delivering the intended safety outcomes. The
Safety Policy will be available on the NHVR website for
comment until November 5. For more information visit here.
AMSA September incidents
A total of 47 domestic commercial vessel incidents were
reported to AMSA in the month of September. Of these, 5 were
serious. See the September incident report (25 October 2018).
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New Standards
AS 5144.2:2018
Industrial trucks - Safety requirements and verification
- Self-propelled variable-reach trucks (ISO 3691-2:2016, MOD)
Standards Australia
AS 5144.2:2018
Legislation
Commonwealth
Shipping Registration Amendment Bill
2018
Amends the Shipping Registration Act 1981 to make
technical amendments necessary for the remaking of the Shipping
Registration Regulations 1981, including: removing provisions
requiring the regulations to prescribe the form of shipping
registration certificates; removing references to prescribed forms
of certificates; and clarifying an appropriate head of power for
provisions in the regulations where required.
House of Representatives Third reading agreed to 22 Oct 2018.
Regulations
Vehicle Standards Regulations 31 October 2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 93/00 – Forward Field of
View) 2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 92/00 – External
Projections) 2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 23/03 – Passenger Car Tyres)
2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 90/00 – Steering System)
2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/05 – General Safety
Requirements) 2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 91/00 – Rear Underrun Impact
Protection) 2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 96/00 – Commercial Vehicle
Tyres) 2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 95/00 – Installation of
Tyres) 2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 94/00 – Audible Warning)
2018
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/04 – General Safety
Requirements) 2005 Amendment 7
Vehicle
Standard (Australian Design Rule 23/02 – Passenger Car Tyres)
2007 Amendment 2
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