The government’s consulting on modernising outdated land transport rules is long overdue and welcomed with open arms by National Road Carriers Association (NRC).
This will get rid of unnecessary red tape that trips up transport operators and thereby help dial up supply chain productivity and safety says NRC GM Policy and Advocacy James Smith.
Minister of Transport Chris Bishop announced public consultation will begin on:
- Reviewing Warrant of Fitness (WoF) and Certificate of Fitness A (CoF A) frequency and inspection requirements for light vehicles
- Simplifying heavy vehicle permitting
- Considering additional safety requirements for vehicles entering the fleet
“Moving towards 50MAX transport, where trucks can freely operate loads up to 50 tonne is completely logical and reflects that virtually the entire state and local highway network is now safe for 50MAX to operate on,” says Mr Smith.
“The current permitting regime does nothing to improve safety and simply slows productivity – it should be binned.
“The current permitting process is paper-based, slow to administer and outdated. We want to see permitting, when it is required, to move to the 21st century, and be digitally based.
“Moves to make updating the log truck code of practice more efficient, and looking at how often light fleet vehicles should be inspected are also welcomed,” he said.
