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ROAD TRANSPORT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SEMINAR 2014

17 TH & 18 TH MARCH 2014NOVOTEL HOTEL, ROTORUA

Presentation by:

Ken Shirley, CEO, Road Transport Forum NZ

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THE IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF FREIGHT ON OUR ROADS

The Freight Task

Improving Productivity

Improving Safety

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2. IMPROVING FREIGHT TASK PRODUCTIVITY

2010 Change to VDAM Rule (vehicle mass and dimension)

Provision for HPMV (High Productivity Motor Vehicle)

- General access limited to 44 tonnes GVM (gross vehicle mass)

(governed by weakest part of network)

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2. IMPROVING FREIGHT TASK PRODUCTIVITY (Cont’d)

HPMV provides permitted access to identified routes for specified vehicle combinations with a GVM up to 62 tonnes

Permitting of vehicles and routes inherently prescriptive, administratively costly and clumsy

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2. IMPROVING FREIGHT TASK PRODUCTIVITY (Cont’d)

2013 introduction of 50 Max

- Near general access for 50 tonnes GVM on 9 axles and minimum 20 metres (between 1st and last axle)

- 15-20% payload gain

Bigger and Better

Newer, Fewer and Safer

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Limited to new vehicle types – Pro forma 23m truck & trailer

23m 44T

23m 50T

Existing vehicle

50MAX Pro forma vehicle

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Limited to new vehicle types – Pro forma 23m B-Train

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HPMV Route investment 2012-15

50% of the total freight task is carried on 95% of network. 50MAX vehicles provides an economically viable solution without upgrading local roads

• The strategic freight network (HPMV investment routes) opens up 4500 km of most productive corridors to 62T vehicles. This is 5% of total road network carrying 50% of freight

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50MAX HPMV replicates Class 1 load curve beyond 44 tonnes for wheelbases >16m

Think of it as an extension of Class 1 vehicles

Payload increased by 5T

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2. IMPROVING FREIGHT TASK PRODUCTIVITY (Cont’d)

Integrity of HPMV policy dependent upon high level of compliance

Must protect asset and keep within an affordable rate of consumption

Maintain commercial neutrality and ensure non-compliant are not rewarded

- patterned and persistent non compliance introduces unfair competition and drives down freight rates. The compliant subsidise the non-compliant

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2. IMPROVING FREIGHT TASK PRODUCTIVITY (Cont’d)

Are CVIU adequately resourced and trained?

New technology

- Number plate recognition

- Vehicle weight scanning

- GPS

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3. IMPROVING SAFETYHMV Crashes

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3. IMPROVING SAFETY

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3. IMPROVING SAFETY

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