Publications

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Freight Task Industry Stakeholder Assessment
Improving effectiveness in the ways that road transport authorities consult with road freight stakeholders regarding the issues and challenges faced by the freight task in Australia and New Zealand is important as a growing number of strategic and…
Measuring Heavy Vehicle Wheel Loads Dynamically
To improve the understanding of the nature of dynamic wheel loads and associated pavement damage, Austroads commissioned ARRB Group to research heavy vehicle dynamic wheel loads through the development and implementation of a measurement system as a…
Impacts of PBS Pavement Vertical Loading Standards at Network Level Tasks 1 and 2: Final report
The economic and functional impacts of PBS PVLS were quantified at network level using a life cycle costing approach. The assessment involved comparative analysis of the changes in agency and user costs associated with a number of scenarios with a…
High Productivity Vehicles and Pavement Economic Impacts: Network Level Assessment Approach

The composition of the Australian heavy vehicle fleet has changed over time and no doubt will continue to change in response to pressures to achieve maximum economic benefits. Considering the predicted doubling in the road freight task by 2020, the…