Publications

The freight industry is critical to the Australian and New Zealand economies. It comprises road, rail, sea and air transportation including supporting services such as warehousing, storage, freight forwarding and customs brokerage for both domestic…

Within Australia and New Zealand, the processes, procedures and reporting of mass and dimensions of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) differs significantly depending on the jurisdiction where the measurements take place. Austroads&rsquo

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Earlier Austroads investigations seeking to develop Bridge Formulae for inclusion in the Performance Based Standard Network Classification Guidelines concluded that there is little benefit to be gained from attempting to recompose the existing…

Within Australasia Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), also known as mobile plant in New Zealand, are routinely measured and weighed differently depending on the jurisdiction completing the measuring and weighing. The objective of this research is to…

Austroads has commissioned this research report to review existing heavy vehicle road access guidelines and tools used by jurisdictional and local government road managers across Australia and New Zealand. Based on this review and gap analysis, a…

This webinar, presented by Bryan Li on 9 July 2020, provides an overview of a resource designed to equip practitioners who may not have specific technical experience in transport modelling with clear and practical guidance to help make informed…

This webinar, presented by Richard Palmer on 16 June 2020, gives a detailed overview of an Austroads’ issues paper Decarbonisation of Road Transport Network Operations in Australia and New Zealand. The paper provides an analysis of the contribution…

There is a considerable focus on vehicle electrification as the primary driver of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the roads sector. Austroads commissioned the development of this Issues Paper to assess the specific relevance of the greenhouse…

This webinar, presented on 29 April 2020, discusses the merits of three options to advance the future of PBS access in Australia as it relates to bridges. The webinar explains the role that PBS bridge formulae play in vehicle design and approval. It…