Loading and unloading livestock is high-risk

But the installation of moveable gantries can greatly reduce these risks by providing safe access to livestock crates and loading ramps. To encourage the adoption of this safety infrastructure, ALRTA investigated the feasibility of a user-pay cost recovery model in 2019. The 12-week trial brought together industry, government, and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to improve the safety of drivers unloading cattle at feedlots, saleyards, and processors. The $102,000 project was funded through the NHVR’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Infrastructure Initiative, supported by the Federal Government. Designed and installed by ProWay, the Crate Parallel Access Landing (P.A.L.) provides a safe working platform along the length of a B-double set of trailers. When using the Crate P.A.L. drivers no longer need to climb up and down along the side of the crate, reducing the risk of falling from height or being struck by livestock. Feedback about using the unloading platform was positive with drivers reporting that the Crate P.A.L. is much safer as well as quick and easy to use. Data collected and analysed for this project included daily truck numbers delivered to KGF, Crate P.A.L usage rates, unloading times before and after the installation of the Crate P.A.L and driver feedback. Usage data was sourced from the Avdata charging system.