Consulting Projects

High Productivity Livestock Vehicles

The Livestock and Rural Transport Association Victoria (LRTAV) and the Department of Transport Victoria (DOTV) engaged Tiger Spider to help develop an extended road train network for livestock vehicles in Victoria.

Brisbane Metro Project

Tiger Spider was engaged by Brisbane City Council to advise and assist with the regulatory approvals and performance specifications for the bi-articulated electric metro fleet.

Transport Fleet Technical Due Diligence

An Australian-based specialist infrastructure investment manager commissioned Tiger Spider to complete Technical Due Diligence for a large Australasian bus fleet acquisition.

Improving Concrete Pump Road Safety

The Concrete Pumping Association of Australia (CPAA) collaborated with Tiger Spider Research to receive funding from Round 6 of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) for of the Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI).

Use of Auxiliary Brakes in Heavy Vehicles

This report reviews the use of auxiliary brakes by drivers of heavy vehicles on long and steep descents. The research was in response to several serious incidents involving runaway trucks.

PBS Level 3 and 4 Standards Review

This report details a review undertaken to identify potential issues that are limiting the uptake of the PBS (Performance Based Standards) Level 3 and 4 vehicles and provide recommendations for improving the standards to increase the use of safer and more productive freight vehicles.