Main Roads Western Australia has deployed a new mobile application from Motorola Solutions to increase safety and productivity for its heavy vehicle inspectors.
The transport agency is responsible for maintaining safety and reliability for the state’s road network and has equipped its frontline workers with a localised version of the Regulatory Compliance Mobility Solution (RCMS) used by Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
The solution provides Western Australia’s transport inspectors with real-time access to heavy vehicle driver and transport company information, enabling them to issue digital notices during heavy vehicle intercepts.
“We know the majority of operators in the heavy vehicle industry are safe and compliant and that it’s only a small cohort of high-risk companies and drivers that put themselves and the community at risk,” said the WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti. “By leveraging heavy vehicle compliance and enforcement data, Main Roads WA can keep all road users safe while preventing damage to the state’s road infrastructure.”
Since its launch in 2019, RCMS has helped to improve roadside operations for NHVR compliance officers across Australia, reducing the time taken for roadside intercepts from around 35 minutes to 10 minutes.
The introduction of RCMS in Western Australia has removed the need for safety inspectors to complete many paper-based forms while consolidating the data needed to strengthen road safety for all drivers travelling between Western Australia and Australia’s eastern states.
Motorola Solutions’ RCMS mobile solution is built on the same public safety mobility platform that enables Western Australia Police officers to work safely and efficiently when responding to 000 emergency calls from the public.
“Our innovative mobile solutions simplify business processes and workflows for public safety agencies and other organisations, helping frontline responders to work with greater focus, accuracy and speed,” said Motorola’s Con Balaskas. “These solutions give workers more time to focus on what matters most, supporting them to manage everyday tasks and helping them to resolve more complex events.”
