PORT OF BRISBANE INTELLIGENT COMPLIANCE SYSTEM

In 1995, Queensland Transport and the Main Roads Department installed an intelligent compliance system at the Boat Passage Bridge on the Port Road, Port of Brisbane. The purpose of the system is to weigh and record vehicles transporting inbound overseas shipping containers from the Port of Brisbane by road and applying a scheme for recovering additional road wear costs where applicable. It was developed to solve the problem of road transportation of shipping containers where operators have no control over container weights, and weights exceeded legal limits. The system is voluntary and the layout consists of a weigh in motion unit and vehicle tagger located on the port side of the bridge, with a stopping light, stopping area and printer console on the Brisbane side of the bridge. The system at the port is an example of how ITS can be used by authorities to regulate the operation of vehicles, but at the same time provide productivity benefits to operators. The success of this pilot has resulted in Queensland Transport and Main Roads considering an extension to major freight corridors whereby operators could run at weights higher than legal limits (but within manufacturers' limits) for an appropriate charge for the accelerated road wear. This paper outlines the pilot scheme, and its possible extensions to wider application throughout Queensland. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no. 899454.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS Australia

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• Authors:
  • MAHON, G
• Conference:
  • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ITS AUSTRALIA, 3RD, 1997, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Containers; Freight transportation; Heavy vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems; Loads; Loss and damage; Motion; Moving industry; Pavements; Ports; Ships; Urban areas; Weighing devices; Weight
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8531: Case study; 8525: Conference; 1020: Container (freight); 1614: Damage; 741: Goods traffic; 5567: Load; 1236: Lorry; 9050: Moving; 2955: Pavement; 1098: Port; 1248: Ship; 313: Urban area; 6195: Weighing apparatus; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00764562
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 28 1999 12:00AM