The NTC states: “The Load Restraint Guide 2018 provides transport drivers, operators, and other participants in the transport chain of responsibility with basic safety principles which should be followed for the safe carriage of loads on road vehicles. The NTC has recently completed the review and update of the Load Restraint Guide in close consultation with stakeholders."
A companion guide for light vehicles is also available.
The Load Restraint Guide for Light Vehicles is designed to help drivers safely carry loads on cars, utes, vans, trucks and trailers vehicles with a GVM up to 4.5 tonnes.
According to the NHVR website, “the improved guide provides accurate and up-to-date information that reflects current load restraint practices and heavy vehicle designs, such as Load Rated Curtain Systems and other technologies that have evolved since the guide was first published in 2004. It presents information in a format that is easy to access and understand and is designed to meet the needs of the target audience. This information is based on the key steps involved in transporting loads to assist heavy vehicle drivers, operators and other parties to develop load restraint systems to suit their individual requirements."