THE QUEENSLAND Government may introduce a transition phase to the Intelligent Access Program (IAP) as anticipation of a new service provider mounts.
Following a recent meeting of the Queensland Road Freight Industry Council, the State Government is looking at giving operators up to six weeks beyond the IAP start date of July 1 2009 to comply with the new regime.
The scheme will require companies to sign a contract with a service provider as proof the GPS technology will be installed in the truck cab.
NatRoad said it will be a strict transition phase and will require companies to also give Queensland Transport a specific installation date.
The news comes amid comments from Transport Certification Australia (TCA) that as many as 10 applicants are seeking to become service providers.
“TCA anticipates and a number of new service providers will be announced over the coming months with an expectation an announcement may be made in the next few weeks,” TCA Chief Executive Chris Koniditsiotis says.
Under IAP, companies are able to access Higher Mass Limits (HML) in return for being monitored via GPS.
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