Truckers flag NSW Intelligent Access concerns

The ATA said sensitive IAP satellite positioning units could record very minor shifts from what are logged as required routes in New South Wales as "non-compliant events", leading to road authority investigations.

The ATA urged NSW trucking operators who participate in the IAP to ensure their permits cover the entire length of their trip, including the final metres of road to their customers and depots.

Without the correct permits, it was feared operators would be swamped with non-compliance notices.

"Trucking operators planning to use IAP need to do an audit of their permits now, to make sure the paperwork is in order for all their routes," ATA chairman Trevor Martyn said of the program that is to go live on July 1.

"Some trucking operators have been led to think that enrolling in IAP will automatically resolve their first and last mile access issues.

'It won't."

A response from Transport Certification Australia, which is implementing the IAP, was still awaited at deadline today.

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