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TMA Tow Truck Monitoring Scheme (WA)

About the scheme

The TMA Tow Truck Monitoring Scheme (WA) is made available by Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA), to enable monitoring of the movements and position-derived speed of eligible tow trucks on the Western Australian road network. It will also monitor whether a tow truck is loaded or not loaded throughout its journey.

The scheme associated with the Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA) of the National Telematics Framework.

Eligibility

To participate in the scheme, a transport operator must conform with the requirements specified within the instrument of access approval, which consists of a Western Australian government permit. Eligible vehicles are defined in the instrument of access approval.

How to enrol

Step 1 – Choose a certified Application Service Provider (ASP) and assist the ASP with any information it needs to complete the enrolment process.

Important note: For this scheme, the transport operator must self-declare the load status at the start of the vehicle’s journey and whenever the loading status changes, until the journey ends.
The transport operator must ensure that:
  • The ASP facilitating the enrolment is certified by TCA to provide self-declaration services for the TMA application;
  • The ASP provides a TCA-approved user interface that allows self-declaration in the drive unit of the vehicle. The user interface can take the form of:
    • A web application that is associated with and used within the vehicle’s drive unit, or
    • An in-vehicle device that is installed and used directly in the vehicle.

Step 2 – Your ASP will ensure the telematics device is installed in your vehicle and certified by TCA. The telematics device will generate position records and report them to TCA.

More information

Find out more details on the scheme by downloading a copy of the TMA Tow Truck Monitoring Scheme (WA) document.

For more information on this scheme, please contact us.

Frequently asked questions

The telematics device in your vehicle generates position records. TCA uses the position records to derive information about your vehicle’s movement and speed.

You must self-declare your load status using a TCA-approved user interface in your vehicle, by selecting load status codes for ‘operation with load’ or ‘operation with no load’.

Your ASP will send data generated from your enrolled vehicles to TCA. TCA will make reporting available to MRWA via the Telematics Analytics Platform (TAP), in the form of interactive maps and reports.

Last updated on 16 December 2024