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Department of Transport and Main Roads

What is the New Class 1 Heavy Vehicle Access Regime?

A new Class 1 heavy vehicle access regime is being developed by the Queensland Government. The new access regime aims to improve safe and sustainable access to roads and structures for all road users by managing risks associated with Class 1 heavy vehicles.

We are working with industry to deliver the following benefits:

  • industry access to the network in a safe and sustainable way
  • improved systems and processes for managing Class 1 heavy vehicle access
  • increased transparency and certainty about access
  • better supported decision making by the road asset owner.

Types of Class 1 heavy vehicles relative to this program

Class 1 heavy vehicles in this program include:

  • Class 1 Oversize Overmass (OSOM) load carrying vehicles designed for the purpose of carrying a large indivisible item including:
    • prime mover and low loader trailer combinations greater than 59.5 tonnes
    • prime mover and load platform trailer combinations greater than 59.5 tonnes
  • Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) including mobile cranes and Department of Defence SPVs.

We have focused on these Class 1 heavy vehicles first to implement into the new vehicle access regime. Although these vehicles represent less than 1% of all heavy vehicle movements on our state-controlled road network, from a structural engineering perspective, they pose the greatest risk to our bridges due to their higher mass and load configuration.

Note: The Multi-State Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle Mass Exemption Notice vehicles are not in scope, neither are Class 1 Agricultural Vehicles.

When the new regime will come into effect

The new heavy vehicle access regime is being implemented in the following stages:

  1. Low loader preview of NAAS—June 2026
  2. Low loader implementation of NAAS—September 2026
  3. Mobile crane SPV preview of NAAS—early 2027
  4. Mobile crane SPV implementation of NAAS—mid-2027
  5. Platform trailers implementation of NAAS—early 2028
  6. PBS implementation of NAAS—early 2028

Working with industry groups

We are partnering with the first of two dedicated industry working groups, representing operators of different types of Class 1 heavy vehicles. The groups are:

Group members will take part to help identify any issues or opportunities influencing the program's delivery and to co-design a new Queensland Class 1 heavy vehicle access regime.

Load Carrying Vehicles Industry Working Group

The Load Carrying Vehicles Industry Working Group representatives are:

  • Anthony Arndt, Express Cargo Services
  • Richard Bowles, Peter Tippett Haulage
  • Jeremy Bennett, JBS Heavy Haulage
  • Kelsey Belton-Smith, Hi-Quality Heavy Haulage
  • Woody Scott, National Heavy Haulage Pty Ltd
  • Shane Warmus, Heavy Haulage Assets
  • Nathan Eisle, Sarina Crane Hire
  • Tanya Gilbert, Australia Wide Heavy Vehicle Permits
  • Shaun Tull, Bower's Heavy Haulage
  • Robert Campbell, Southern Cross Heavy Haulage.

Working with the group helps us consider the perspectives and expertise of all parties so that the co-design for the new access regime will:

  • be comprehensive and robust
  • meet the evolving needs of the department, road managers and industry users for low loader and load platform combinations.

Mobile Crane Special Purpose Vehicles Industry Working Group

We expect to call for nominations for this working group in 2026.

Last updated
4 March 2026

Contact us

To speak with the team, email [email protected]