Transport Compliance Services (TCS) has been announced as the fourth Intelligent Access Program (IAP) provider.
Following a 12-month process to gain accreditation, TCS will join three other companies in providing hardware and software for trucking companies wanting to sign up to IAP.
But less than a month from the scheme becoming mandatory for Higher Mass Limits in NSW and Queensland, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has warned operators to make sure they have permits to cover all their routes.
ATA Chairman Trevor Martyn says some operators in NSW believe an IAP enrolment takes care of their access issues, which is not the case.
Martyn says operators must have permits covering the entire trip or face the prospect of a penalty from the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA).
Martyn said trucking operators planning to use IAP need to do an audit of their permits now, to make sure the paperwork is in order for all their routes, including the last mile and even the last few metres to their customers and depots.
He warns rucking operators who enrol in IAP and do not go through this process are likely to be bombarded with non-compliant event notices.
From July 1, operators in Queensland and NSW will be required to comply with IAP to gain HML access, while Victoria has limited the monitoring device to mobile cranes and concrete pump trucks exceeding mass and dimension limits.
TCS joins Transtech Driven, Minorplanet and Omnistar as the only certified providers of IAP, which monitors a truck’s journey via GPS to ensure it does not stray onto a route incapable of supporting heavy vehicles.
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