Schemes
For Service Providers
The following tables summarise the operating arrangements in place for various applications of the National Telematics Framework.
Road Infrastructure Management (RIM)
Scheme | State | Specific location(s) | Who’ll be interested? | Summary of access arrangement | Benefits | Getting started |
Oversize Overmass (OSOM) Vehicle Movement Scheme | NSW | Across New South Wales | Transport operators of Class 1 OSOM vehicles | Eligible vehicles opting to enrol in RIM can access 12 month permits rather than 3 month permits | Reduced red tape | 1. Transport for NSW will announce operating arrangements soon.
2. Comply with operating conditions set out in the TfNSW Class 1 OSOM permit. 3. Notify your registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin. |
Safety, Productivity, Construction and Environment Transport Scheme (SPECTS) | NSW | Greater Sydney: Sydney Newcastle Wollongong | Transport operators involved in construction activities | Eligible vehicles can carry extra mass. Note: dependency on type of vehicle | Increased payloads | 1. Comply with operating conditions set out in the SPECTS Business Rules.
2. Notify the registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin. |
Farm Gate Access Scheme | NSW | NSW Farm Gate Access Network | Transport operators transporting livestock or grain on restricted access vehicle (RAV) networks and on first and last mile journeys to or from the ‘farm gate’ | Increased access on RAV networks to and from the ‘farm gate’ | Increased access | 1. Comply with the operating conditions included in the applicable Notice*.
2. Notify the registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin. |
Port Botany Container Movement Efficiency Scheme | NSW | Port Botany | Transport operators involved in transporting containers in and out of Port Botany | Increased mass limits (CML) without needing the Mass Management Module of the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS). | Increased payloads Cost savings associated with NHVAS accreditation (particularly for smaller operators). | 1. Comply with the operating conditions included in the Port Botany Container Efficiency Notice.
2. Notify the registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin. |
RIM PBS Level 1–4 Vehicle Monitoring Schemes | NSW | Approved routes or networks in New South Wales | Transport operators of PBS Level 1–4 vehicles operating in New South Wales | Increased network access for PBS Level 1–4 vehicles | Increased access | 1. Comply with permit conditions.
2. Notify the registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin. |
* For the Farm Gate Access Scheme, the applicable Notice is either the NSW Class 3 Livestock Transportation Exemption Notice or the NSW Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption Notice.
See also:
Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA)
Scheme | State | Specific location(s) | Who’ll be interested? | Summary of access arrangement | Benefits | Getting started |
Higher Mass Limits (HML) Scheme | NSW | Approved routes or networks in New South Wales | Transport operators of HML vehicles operating in New South Wales | Required as a condition of operating under the NSW HML notice | Using TMA as an option offers a more flexible, cost effective approach to managing HML loading. | 1. Comply with the conditions of the notice.
2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin. |
Livestock Loading Scheme | NSW | Regional New South Wales | Transport operators of B-Triple and AB-Triple vehicles, seeking to take up the option of TMA for vehicle monitoring | Increased access of B-Triple and AB-Triple vehicles to the NSW Livestock Loading Scheme network. | Increased access. Using TMA as an option offers a more flexible, cost effective approach to managing HML loading. |
1. Comply with the conditions included in the New South Wales Class 3 Livestock Transportation Exemption Notice.
2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin. |
TMA PBS Level 1–4 Vehicle Monitoring Schemes | NSW | Approved routes or networks in New South Wales | Transport operators of PBS Level 1–4 vehicles operating in New South Wales | Increased network access for PBS Level 1–4 vehicles | Increased access | 1. Comply with permit conditions.
2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin. |
Hill Descent Monitoring – Mount Ousley Scheme | NSW | Mount Ousley, Princes Highway | Transport operators involved in transporting coal or other essential goods down Mount Ousley | A-Double combinations can operate at concessional mass limits on Mount Ousley | Increased access and improved safety down the steep descent at Mount Ousley | 1. Comply with permit conditions.
2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin. |
PBS Vehicle Monitoring Scheme | TAS | Approved routes or networks in Tasmania | Transport operators of PBS vehicles operating in Tasmania | New network access for
PBS-approved A-Doubles or 30 m B-Doubles. |
Productivity and safety gains by using PBS vehicles on approved parts of the Tasmanian road network | 1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Have Category B or C type-approved OBM systems fitted to the combination. 3. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin. |
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Monitoring Scheme | TAS | Approved routes or networks in Tasmania | Transport operators of SPVs such as cranes operating in Tasmania | Improved network access | Increased payloads Access to new parts of the network, that may have previously been not permitted. | 1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin. |
Hill Descent Monitoring – Roelands Hill Scheme | WA | Roelands Hill, Coalfields Highway | Transport operators involved in transporting primary produce from regional areas | 36.5-meter Category 7 (A) AB-triple combinations, with a tri-axle dolly and tri-axle trailers can operate at concessional mass limits on Roelands Hill | Transport operators can avoid the need to decouple vehicles to access metropolitan locations and ports (via Roelands Hill). | 1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin. |
TMA High Productivity Freight Vehicle Monitoring Scheme* | VIC | Approved routes or networks in Victoria | Transport operators of HPFVs operating in Victoria | Improved network access for HPFVs | Productivity and safety gains by using HPFVs on approved parts of the Victorian road network | Comply with Class 2 permit issued by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) |
TMA Special Purpose Vehicle Monitoring Schemes** | VIC | Approved routes or networks in Victoria | Transport operators of SPVs operating in Victoria | Improved network access for SPVs | An alternate option to enrolment in IAP for SPVs on approved parts of the Victorian road network | Comply with Class 1 permit issued by the NHVR |
* High Productivity Freight Vehicle Monitoring: for location monitoring, eligible vehicles may also, or alternatively, be enrolled in the related IAP High Productivity Freight Vehicle Monitoring Scheme.
** Special Purpose Vehicle Monitoring (Victoria): eligible vehicles may also, or alternatively, be enrolled in an applicable IAP Special Purpose Vehicle Monitoring scheme.
Last updated on 31 March 2022