New Zealand and Australia face significant growth in the freight task in coming years. This growth will require better management of freight and more optimal use of all transport modes. Our Freight focus is on community attitudes, network utilisation, infrastructure investment, data and forecasting, and contributing to a national approach to regulation and compliance.
Freight
Latest publications and webinars
- WEB-R714-24
- 23 October 2024
- Webinars
Austroads has updated their Lifeline Risk Indicator Tool and migrated it to the Austroads website as an online-enabled tool. This tool has two purposes. First is to identify lifeline freight routes and allow road managers to establish a lifeline…
- AP-R714-24
- 21 October 2024
- Research Reports
In Australia and New Zealand maintaining road connections to communities in rural and/or remote areas is vital as often there is a lack of alternative connections. Where there are few road options to communities, these are known as lifeline routes.…
- WEB-Telematics-Framework-23
- 20 September 2023
- Webinars
For over a decade, the National Telematics Framework has been setting a benchmark as an effective regulatory framework for optimised vehicle movements, making Australia a world-leader in intelligent access management. The National Telematics…
Austroads' Freight Task Force and their projects.
Access the tool designed to help road managers and funders consider and prioritise lifeline routes when making road investment decisions.
The NAAS will support road managers to provide access decisions more efficiently, driving productivity and safety across state borders.
Have your say on the proposed National Access Framework for Heavy Vehicles.
Lifeline Risk Indicator
Lifelines are highly valued freight routes that do not deliver positive outcomes in conventional cost-benefit analysis assessments due to their relatively low traffic levels. This tool is designed to help road managers and funders consider and prioritise lifeline routes when making road investment decisions.
Freight Taskforce Projects
Our schedule of projects continually evolves meet tour members' needs. Current projects include: