JOIN THE WEBINAR | Thursday, Aug 31 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (AEST)
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) is adopting the use of the Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA) and Smart On-Board Mass (OBM) for some Performance Based Standards (PBS) vehicles operating in New South Wales.
From 1 June 2024, all PBS vehicles operating in NSW that have on-board mass as a road access condition on their permits must be fitted with a TCA-approved Smart OBM system. The deadline was first announced by TfNSW on 1 December 2022.
The change will harmonise the use of Smart OBM systems in NSW with other jurisdictions.
Affected PBS vehicles will need to transition from Intelligent Access Program (IAP) to the Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA) and Interim OBM solution to Smart OBM system.
Smart OBM systems capture axle mass measurements as digital records. This data is shared with relevant road managers in a secure and standardised way. All Smart OBM systems are type-approved by TCA.
Who is affected?
All PBS vehicles operating under permit in NSW for whom mass monitoring is currently an agreed condition of road access.
What you need to do
Beyond 1 June 2024, all PBS vehicles that require mass monitoring as a road access condition must be fitted with a TCA-approved Smart OBM system.
Smart OBM systems also need to be paired with a TCA-certified Application Service Provider (ASP) telematics device. Information about the existing pairing arrangements between ASPs and Smart OBM system suppliers is available on the TCA website.
Eligible PBS vehicles must also be enrolled in the TMA PBS Vehicle Mass Monitoring Scheme (NSW). Further information about the scheme is available in the TMA PBS Level 1–4 Vehicle Monitoring Schemes (NSW) document.
Enrolment in the IAP is not required for these vehicles from 1 June 2024.
NOTE: Even if a vehicle is already enrolled in TMA or IAP in another jurisdiction, the vehicle will still be required to separately enrol in TMA with TfNSW for travel in NSW. Enrolments are managed by Application Service Providers (ASPs).
Join the webinar
Austroads will be hosting a webinar with TCA and TfNSW to provide more detail on NSW’s Transition to Smart On-Board Mass for PBS Mass Monitoring on Thursday 31 August from 1:00 PM.
The webinar will provide an overview of the upcoming changes and how they will affect PBS drivers travelling to and within the state.
Webinar attendees will be taken through the steps required for signing up to Smart OBM or transitioning from Interim OBM to Smart OBM. Presenters will also talk about the importance of Smart OBM for the road network and how mass data from Smart OBM is being used by road managers.
The session will be beneficial to PBS operators who operate their fleet in NSW or travel across the border, ASPs seeking information to update their customers and road authorities looking to better understand the use of Smart OBM data.
There will be question and answer opportunities during the session.
The webinar will be presented by Gavin Hill, General Manager of Strategy and Delivery at TCA, and Brett Graham, Senior Manager for Road Access at TfNSW.
The webinar is FREE to attend, but registration is essential.
If you are unable to attend the live session, you can still register, and you will be sent a link of the recorded webinar.
Visit: https://tca.gov.au/events to register.