Heavy vehicle safety working group
The Road Freight Industry Council (RFIC) is identified as a peak government body and as such is an instrument of change. One objective of the RFIC is to promote industry safety and in accordance with this objective, the RFIC established the RFIC Heavy Vehicle Safety Committee in April 2008 to lead the development of initiatives to improve heavy vehicle safety.
Purpose of the RFIC Heavy Vehicle Safety working group
- Provide leadership within the transport industry in relation to promoting and identifying safety initiatives and to provide high level advice to the Minister on strategies to improve heavy vehicle safety.
- Actively promote and assist with managing the introduction of safety improvement changes.
- Work with and encourage the heavy vehicle industry to identify, take ownership of, develop and implement solutions that will address safety issues in their industry.
- Explore funding opportunities from within industry and government, to progress safety initiatives.
Industry Members
- Agforce – a peak organisation which represents Queensland’s rural producers
- Australian Road Train Association - the industry advocacy organisation run for and by the Australian road train and multi-combination sector
- Canegrowers – a peak representative for Australian sugar cane growers
- Commercial Vehicle Industry Association of Queensland – represents manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicles
- General Freight Industry/Transport and Freight Industry Training Board
- Livestock Transporters Association of Queensland – represents the interests of livestock carriers and bulk transport companies across the state
- National Association of Road Freight Operators – representing long distance and regionally based trucking business operators
- Over-dimensional Movement Industry
- Queensland Trucking Association – a peak industry body representing transport operators
- Transport Workers Union – the union for transport workers
- Truck Industry Council – an industry organisation for vehicle, engine and component manufacturers and importers
Other government member organisations
- Queensland Police
- Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
- State Coroner
- Department of Mines and Energy
Campaigns
The heavy vehicle industry partnered with the Queensland Government to address the issue of wearing seatbelts in heavy vehicles to improve the chances of drivers surviving a crash.
The 2009 ‘One click could change your future’ campaign shows the dangers of not wearing a seatbelt. The campaign uses a compelling image of a seatbelt as a spine in an X-ray image, providing a strong reason for heavy vehicle drivers to wear a seatbelt. The brochure was distributed to drivers through the department’s Customer Service Centres and by the industry members of the Road Freight Industry Council.
One click could change your future (PDF, 313 KB)
Heavy Vehicle Safety Bulletin
The Heavy Vehicle Safety Bulletin is a quarterly newsletter that deals with key safety issues in the heavy vehicle industry. It is produced by the department in conjunction with the Heavy Vehicle Safety Working Group. Past editions of the bulletin are available below. To be added to the distribution list for the Bulletin, please email HVSS.Unit@tmr.qld.gov.au.
Queensland heavy vehicle road toll update
The Queensland heavy vehicle road toll report is a quarterly update of road crashes involving heavy vehicles. It is produced by the Department of Transport and Main Roads in conjunction with the Heavy Vehicle Safety Working Group.
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