Telematics

On this page:

• Road use monitoring tools
• Road use data to inform our asset management and investment
• Class 1 heavy vehicles telematics
• Telematic requirements
• Telematic certified service providers
• Fitting telematic equipment
When to have TMA installed     

Road use monitoring tools

Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA) is a critical tool for the department, industry operators and road managers to provide assurance around heavy vehicle access to the road network and compliance with access conditions.

We’ll also use existing in-road monitoring tools such as weigh-in-motion (WIM) devices, vehicle classifiers, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), and CCTV cameras to monitor network usage and support assurance activities associated with access to the state-controlled road network.

Road use data to inform our asset management and investment

Road use monitoring data will be vital to facilitate heavy vehicle access in a way which is both safe and sustainable on our network, whilst balancing the growing demands for Class 1 heavy vehicle movements within the existing constraints of our network and available funding.

We will undertake analytics of the data gathered from monitoring tools. This data, combined with other data sets and engineering risk review, will inform our access and asset management decisions to help us better understand what types of vehicles are moving across our roads and bridges and at what frequency.

This information will help improve our understanding of fatigue of our bridges, and guide the inspection and maintenance frequency. It also enables us to plan and invest appropriately in our road network for all road users.

Class 1 heavy vehicles telematics

The Queensland Government has collaborated with Austroads, formally Transport Certification Australia (TCA), to embed certified Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA) into Class 1 Heavy Vehicles.

Mobile cranes and NAAS eligible load carrying vehicles will require TMA (when mandated).

Class 1 heavy vehicles	Mandatory telematics
Low loader combinations with trailers with a loading deck no more than 1m above the ground, with up to 5 axles	TMA
Mobile cranes	TMA
Load platform combinations with trailers made up of modules with steerable, load sharing axles, with 5 or more axles	TMA

Telematic requirements

For mobile cranes and NAAS eligible oversize overmass (OSOM) load carrying vehicles, travel on the state-controlled network under a NAAS Notice or Permit will only be available for vehicles that are fitted with the required TMA—there will be a transition period for installation.

Agreed telematics data will be supplied to TCA | Austroads and the department for assurance, asset and access management, and investment purposes. Since April 2024, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has been responsible for all enforcement in Queensland (no longer the department).

Under the NHVRs Chain of Responsibility industry operators are obligated to provide a safe working environment for everyone involved in the supply chain.

Telematic certified service providers

Under future access arrangement, telematics, which is the installation of Transportation Certification Australia | Austroads approved devices under the Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA), will be mandatory for NAAS eligible OSOM vehicles and all Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) including mobile cranes. This requirement will apply to all SPV mobile cranes and NAAS eligible OSOM load carrying vehicle movements regardless of whether they are operating under the NAAS notice or a permit.

OSOM load carrying vehicle operators will be given at least 12 calendar months’ notice before the mandatory telematics condition applies for each NAAS release.

The following applies when the new mandatory requirement becomes effective for Class 1 low loaders:

• To access the state-controlled road network, vehicles must be enrolled in the Queensland OSOM Load Carrying Vehicle Scheme and have fully operational telematics devices installed.
• Data collected under this scheme will be provided to the department for asset management activities only.

The scheme sets out the data to be collected.

This does not apply to low loaders operating under the National Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle Dimension Exemption Notice 2025 (No. 2) and National Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle Mass Exemption Notice 2025 (No. 1), at this stage.

Visit Transport Certification Australia (TCA) | Austroads for more information.

Austroads, formally TCA, is a national organisation that provides assurance services relating to transport technologies and data to enable improved public purpose outcomes from road transport.

A certified service provider offers applications of the National Telematics Framework higher than Level 1 assurance, such as the Telematics Monitoring Application.

Visit the TCA website for a list of telematic certified service providers.

Fitting telematic equipment

At least 12–months’ notice will be provided for industry operators to fit certified telematic equipment to NAAS eligible OSOM load carrying vehicles.

We are continuing to consult with Austroads and certified service providers. More information will be provided when available. If your current service provider is not certified to provide TMA, refer them to Austroads (TCA) to discuss how to become a certified service provider. Visit the TCA website for more information.

When to have TMA installed

NAAS eligible Class 1 low loaders and load platform combinations not operating under the National Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle Dimension Exemption Notice 2025 (No. 2) and National Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle Mass Exemption Notice 2025 (No. 1) will require TMA to be fitted to operate in Queensland.

Low loader operators will be able to enrol in the Queensland OSOM Load Carrying Vehicle Scheme from when NAAS is live and have until 30 June 2028 to be enrolled with fully operational telematics devices installed.

When NAAS for platform vehicles becomes implemented, we will provide at least 12 months’ notice for industry operators to fit certified telematic monitoring equipment.

Class 1 mobile cranes, currently operate under the department’s mandatory Telematics Policy and are in the process of transitioning from Intelligent Access Program (IAP) to the Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA). Find out more here: Intelligent Access Program to Telematics Monitoring Application transition (Department of Transport and Main Roads).

We are committed to collaborating with service and equipment providers, as well as transport operators, to ensure sufficient time is provided for the implementation of the required telematics devices. We are also actively consulting with Austroads and certified service providers of TMA and will share further information as it becomes available.