Industry-leading initiatives that set new standards for safety, animal welfare, and sustainable rural transport.
What we do
Our projects cover essential areas such as safety, infrastructure, and animal welfare.
We work with industry partners, regulatory bodies, government agencies, and our members to drive projects that improve the overall standards within the rural transport sector. Our efforts are focused on implementing best practices, improving infrastructure, and ensuring compliance with safety and welfare regulations. Through these collaborative projects, we strive to create a safer, more efficient, and humane industry for all stakeholders involved.
Safety
Infrastructure
Animal Welfare
The Effluent Code of Practice improves the management of livestock effluent during transport — essential for road safety, animal welfare and environmental protection, and a practical guide to staying compliant.
Developed in partnership with NTI, Livestock Assist provides vital support and resources for managing animal welfare during transport, focusing on safety, compliance and care through practical solutions and expert guidance.
ALRTA is reviewing, designing and relaunching a world-class Animal Welfare Accreditation program for road transport, developed with NTI to help consignors, transporters and consignees meet their welfare obligations.
A successful Crate P.A.L. trial proved a user-pay model for state-of-the-art loading infrastructure is feasible at high-volume facilities, with costs typically recovered within three years to fast-track safer gantries.
Funded by the federal Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative, this project uses electronic stability control data to encourage safer driver behaviour and reduce the incidence of truck roll-over crashes in livestock transport.
Livestock Services Research and Innovations (LSRI) supports practical improvements to truck-wash facilities, livestock transport and related infrastructure across Australia, backing projects that deliver better welfare, biosecurity and safety outcomes.
In development, the National Truck Wash Guide sets a national standard for the design, construction and use of truck wash bays — safe, reliable, efficient, cost-effective and user-friendly facilities Australia-wide.
Watch this space for project updates!