About Freight 2009

Freight 2009 is a year of freight related activities that will come together in a series of summary presentations,
debates and displays during Freight Week, 7th to 11th September 2009 at Melbourne Park Function Centre (the Tennis Centre)

The Events Calendar (make this a link to the Events calendar page) for Freight 2009 gives you the information on activities   planned throughout the year.  This will be regularly updated as events are organized.  To register your interest in these events and to receive regular updates, go to Register Your Interest and include your details.

Events under five key headings will be run throughout the year covering:

Environment and Productivity
Tune your fleet – practical aspects of running a fuel efficient operation
Benchmarking of consumption
Best practice driving
Case studies
Drive Day – 19th March at Sandown
Advice on emissions trading scheme (ETS), fuel levies, greenhouse reporting
Infrastructure – what, when, where
Rest areas, infrastructure priorities
Intermodal – making it work
High performance vehicles (HPV’s)

People
Careers Day
Beating the labour shortage
Case studies
Recruitment
Tapping into new sources
Professional driver status
Lifting the image – industry of choice
T&L audit
The jobs, the shortfalls and the plans to meet the market

Community
Access all areas – how to keep freight moving round the clock
Vehicles, systems, agreements, clearways
Demonstration day – 20th March at Sandown
Design of stores and roads
Case studies

Technology
Using technology to beat cost pressures
Case studies
HPV’s
IAP
Routing and scheduling
Tachographs and fatigue measurement
Pallets
ITS providers

Safety
Using technology to deliver safer outcomes
Measuring and benchmarking safety
Safer vehicles
Lane assist, under run protection, adaptive cruise control, EBS, RSP, brakes, loading and unloading practices, breakdowns and towing
Drugs and alcohol
Fatigue
Light vehicle safety
Fork lifts
Emergency response

To find out more and to book into sessions, go to the Events Calendar or Register Interest.