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Road Access Challenges and Solutions
More Efficient Freight OperationsNational Opportunities
Gerard WaldronManaging Director
ARRB Group
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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
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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
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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
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PBS Route Assessment Tool
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Where Does PBS RAT Fit In?
Supplements not replaces Local manager decision making!
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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
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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
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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
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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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