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Road Access Challenges and Solutions
More Efficient Freight OperationsNational Opportunities
Gerard WaldronManaging Director
ARRB Group
Presentation
• The Path to meeting freight demand• Relevant research findings• Matching the right truck to the right road• National opportunities
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Path to meeting the freight demand
Vehicles
FreightdemandFreight
demand
PerformanceMeasure
Access
Infrastructure
StandardsEvaluate
Efficiencygains
EfficiencygainsAssess
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Classification
Classification
Local advances in productivity
• Many advances in productivity over the years
Productivity improvement Year
Gross vehicle mass (GVM) increase 1950s
Trailer length increase 1989
Introduction of B-doubles 1990’s
Increases in cubic capacity 1997
Truck and dog trailer improvements 1997
Introduction of PBS 2000s
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Infrastructure considerations
• Matching trucks to appropriate roads– The importance of Route Assessment
• Route assessment at the SRA level• The importance of the Last mile
– The Role of Local Government– The PBS Route Assessment Tool
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HV Access at the State level
• All SRA’s applied the NTC’s route classification guidelines to strategic freight routes in Australia
• Completed by each StateRoad Authority in 2007-08
• Achieved national consistency and improved uptake of PBS vehicles
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Source: NTC
Generic route assessment process
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Lane width
Shoulder width
Grade
AADT volume
intersections
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
A particular route or set of
routes is defined
Road/route data is collected or
collated
The classification
guidelines are applied
The access Levels are
determined
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Roads owned by local government (comprising 85%
of the transport network) were not captured
The NTC guidelines are not suitable for local government
road networks
Are constantly facing requests for access, with few
alternatives or options
PBS Route Assessment Tool
Where Does PBS RAT Fit In?
Supplements not replaces Local manager decision making!
How the Tool Helps
• National Regulator means a change in responsibilities for Local Government
• Goal is to achieve consistency in route classification (access) by using a tool that is:– Suitable for local government– Easy to use, quick or detailed– Support for both near-zero and rich data inputs
• Simplifies PBS guidelines for local road infrastructure
System Outputs
• PBS Classification Score (PBS level 1-4 a/b)• Detailed classification reports, including pinch
point(s)• Consolidated “published” route reporting area• Mapping outputs - route and location• Data export linkages through road ID’s etc• Additional linkages to be considered in
national context
Project progress
• PBS Route Assessment Tool Software– 79 Victorian councils have access– 6 training workshops delivered across Victoria– Around 100 registered users– PBS Network in central Victoria has gown considerably
• ALGA – Road Transport Advisory Committee Trial– Participating jurisdictions include Qld, SA, Tas and NSW– Jurisdictions to trial the tool in 6-8 local governments– Interim report to NHVR (6 weeks)– Final evaluation report to NHVR
National opportunities
– Consistency in approach– Certainty of operations– Identification of pinch points on
key infrastructure• Linkage to funding
– Improved land use planning outcomes
– More efficient freight operations
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What else could be done?
• Resource availability• Planning for freight in LG areas• Decision support tools
– Bridges– Pavements– Prescriptive vehicles– Over Size Over Mass– Amenity
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