Chain of responsibility and the heavy vehicle freight industry: benefits, challenges and opportunities

Australia is largely unique in its approach to heavy vehicle regulation. It is one of the few modern democracies not to use operator licensing as a regulatory tool in the heavy vehicle freight industry. Instead, it uses the concept of “chain of responsibility” (CoR). CoR has been a feature of Australia’s regulatory approach since the 1980s and is now embedded in the heavy vehicle national law (HVNL) on the eastern seaboard and in recently introduced Western Australian legislation._x000D_
Drawing in the experience of Australia’s largest freight carrier, Toll Group, this session will explore the benefits, challenges and opportunities presented by CoR. Toll Group has embraced CoR as a key market differentiator and safety driver and is recognised as an industry leader in the promotion of CoR along the supply chain._x000D_
Questions tackled in the session include:_x000D_
* How is CoR changing the Australian freight industry?_x000D_
* What are the gaps, limitations and challenges in CoR as a regulatory and operational tool?_x000D_
* What do we need to drive the opportunities presented by CoR further?_x000D_