RIM PBS Vehicle Monitoring Schemes (NSW)

Note: These schemes provide Transport for NSW with aggregated and de-identified data on enrolled PBS vehicles. For similar schemes that provide data at a higher level of assurance to Transport for NSW, see TMA PBS Vehicle Monitoring Schemes (NSW).

About PBS Vehicle Monitoring

RIM PBS Vehicle Monitoring Schemes use the Road Infrastructure Management (RIM) application of the National Telematics Framework.

Performance-Based Standards (PBS) road network access in NSW is based on four PBS performance levels (1–4) and access classes ‘A’ and ‘B’ as stated in the PBS Network Classification Guidelines and as shown below.

PBS Performance Level	Access Class ‘A’	Access Class ‘B’
1	≤ 20 metres in length	≤ 20 metres in length
2	≤ 26 metres in length	≤ 30 metres in length
3	≤ 36.5 meters in length	≤ 42 metres in length
4	≤ 53.5 meters in length	≤ 60 meters in length

Eligible PBS vehicles must operate at General Mass Limits (GML), Concessional Mass Limits (CML) or Quad-Axle Mass Limits 1 (QML1) at bridge formulae compliance Tier 1, and comply with entry rules on the Transport for NSW website and PBS road network access conditions.

The following table shows the applicable instrument of access approval for PBS vehicles by PBS performance level.

PBS Performance Level	Instrument of Access Approval
1, 2A, 2B, 3A or 4A	National Class 2 Performance Based Standards Vehicle (Tier 1) Authorisation Notice
1 or 2B	National Class 2 Performance Based Standards (High Productivity) Authorisation Notice
1 or 2A	National Class 2 PBS Level 1 & 2a Truck and Dog Trailer Authorisation Notice1
Any, as eligible2	Permit

For details on eligibility under an instrument of access approval listed in the table above, refer to guidance material available from the Transport for NSW website.

Transport operators must conform with the requirements specified within the Notice or permit available from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) . Enrolment in an appropriate scheme of the RIM application is one of these requirements.

Enrolling in a RIM PBS Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (NSW)

Eligible vehicles must be fitted with a TCA-approved telematics device.

Transport operators can enrol vehicles in one of the following RIM PBS Vehicle Monitoring Schemes by contacting a registered or certified Application Service Provider (ASP):

• RIM PBS Level 1 Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (NSW)
• RIM PBS Level 2A Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (NSW)
• RIM PBS Level 2B Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (NSW)
• RIM PBS Level 3A Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (NSW)
• RIM PBS Level 3B Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (NSW)
• RIM PBS Level 4A Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (NSW)
• RIM PBS Level 4B Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (NSW).

Data generated from enrolled vehicles is sent to TCA from each ASP. Aggregated and de-identified reports are made available to Transport for NSW and participating local governments via the Telematics Analytics Platform (TAP).

Find out more details about the schemes by downloading a copy of the RIM PBS Vehicle Monitoring Schemes (NSW) document.

For more information on these schemes, please contact us.

Other schemes

You might also be interested in:

• TMA PBS Vehicle Monitoring Schemes (NSW)
• RIM SPECTS (NSW)
• RIM Port Botany Container Movement Efficiency Scheme (NSW)
• TMA PBS Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (TAS)
• TMA PBS Vehicle Monitoring Scheme (WA)
• TMA Higher Mass Limits Scheme (QLD).

For interstate transport operators, you should also consider similar schemes in other jurisdictions.