Load restraint, particularly the restraint of goods within a
load or container, has been identified by the NSW Police Force as
an area that will be targeted next year. Speaking to Informa on the
upcoming Chain of Responsibility and Heavy Vehicle Safety
Conference, Inspector Phillip Brooks, Traffic and Highway Command,
commented that load restraint "is an emerging problem for
the sector" and one of the main issues facing heavy
vehicle safety at the moment. This announcement follows the recent
focus of the annual Operation Austrans on load restraint,
particularly at distribution centres.
Load restraint forms one of the essential pillars of heavy
vehicle safety, along with mass, dimension, fatigue, speed and
maintenance standards (an ever growing list). In recent times, the
spotlight of Chain of Responsibility compliance and enforcement
activities has tracked through over-mass breaches, driver speeding
and, more recently, vehicle maintenance. In the coming year,
