THE Australian Trucking Association (ATA) is urging the National Transport Commission (NTC) to drop its current proposal on incremental pricing.
The ATA claims the scheme will generate added expense for truck operators and create complex administrative burdens
The call was made in the ATA’s submission to the NTC’s review into incremental pricing, which is being undertaken following a investigation into transport productivity by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).
The NTC study says trucking operators would be able to use incremental pricing to carry additional mass above the national regulated limits, by paying for the extra road wear.
The ATA also made three recommendations against the report.
The association claimed the introduction of incremental pricing would reduce productivity through increases in administrative costs; nor would it deliver increased access to the road network.
The ATA said the proposal would not be supported by the trucking industry unless the Government allowed broad network access to users of the scheme, ensures it is simple to administer and remains cost effective for trucking operators.
The recommendations say the scheme, if introduced, should not to be tied to any performance based standards (PBS), not include the need for enrolment in the Intelligent Access Pogram (IAP) before access is granted, and not force trucks that operate within their manufacturer' mass limits to face any further hurdles.
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