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PBS 2013

Program, Presentations, Pictures and Report

 

Report

PBS13 Summary Release 19 March 2013 (PDF)

 

Program

Tuesday 5 March

08:00 Registration Tea & coffee on arrival
08:45 Welcome and introduction Peter Hart, Chairman, ARTSA
09:00 Session 1 – The first five years of PBS and its future under the NHVR Chair: Peter Hart, ARTSA
  The first five years of PBS (2007-2012) George Konstandakos, Acting Chief Executive, NTC (PPT)
  Making PBS happen in Victoria Gary Liddle, Chief Executive, VicRoads
  PBS “under new management” (2013 and beyond) Richard Hancock, Chief Executive, NHVR (PPTX)
10:20 Morning tea  
11:00 Session 2 – Successes and failures: learning from experience Chair: Rob Di Cristoforo, Advantia
  Panel session including PBS Review Panel Chair and Deputy Chair David Anderson, PRP Chairperson (PPT)
Neil Findlay, PRP Deputy Chairperson
Sri Kannan, PRP Secretariat (NTC) (PPT)
Les Bruzsa, PRP Secretariat (NHVR)
12:00 Lunch
Includes PBS vehicle “show and shine”
An outdoor display of approved PBS vehicle combinations. Walk over after lunch for a closer look and talk to the owners.
 
13.15 Session 3 – Case studies Chair: Ken Cowell, KD Cowell & Associates
  Case studies from vehicle manufacturers and transport operators Darren Whyte, Kalari (PPTX)
Ray Cauchi, Cartage Australia
Dean Moule, Volvo Bus Australia (PPTX)
Luke Hardy, Bus Industry Confederation (PPT)
Greg Brown, Maxitrans (PPT)
14:45 Afternoon tea  
15:00 Session 4 – Road access
challenges and solutions
Chair: Ian Webb, CEO, Roads Australia
  Victoria Ian Mond, VicRoads
  Queensland Russell Hoelzl, TMR (PPT)
  Local government John Hennessy, MAV (PPTX)
  National opportunities Gerard Waldron, ARRB Group (PPT)
16:00 Session 5 – Streamlining the PBS process Chair: Rob Di Cristoforo, Advantia
Selected Day 1 speakers
16:50 Closing remarks – Day 1 Rob Di Cristoforo, Advantia
18:00 Conference dinner at Lifesaving Victoria
Includes guest speaker Dr Peter Sweatman, UMTRI
Drinks served between conference and dinner

 

Wednesday 6 March

07:45 Breakfast on the beach Outside the venue
08:45 Welcome – Day 2 Peter Hart, Chairman, ARTSA
09:00 Session 6 – Assessment and certification issues Chair: Les Bruzsa, NHVR
  Assessors and certifiers panel Philip Roper, ARRB Group
Rob Di Cristoforo, Advantia
Ken Cowell, KD Cowell & Associates
Bob Edwards, TEAM
10:30 Morning tea  
11:00 Session 7 – Migrating popular designs into law Chair: Neil Findlay, PRP Deputy Chairperson
  Some PBS combinations have become very popular and share common designs. Can these be made into prescriptive vehicles? Rob Di Cristoforo, Advantia (PPT)
Dr Hans Prem, MSD (PPT)
12:00 Lunch  
13:00 Session 8 – Approving sub-assemblies and key components  
  Components such as tyres and suspensions have no standalone PBS approval status; they are specified, if suitable, in each vehicle application. Can we introduce a method of ongoing PBS approvals for these? Peter Heatley, Michelin (PPT)
Mario Colosimo, BPW Transpec (PPTX)
Nemanja Miletic, SAF Holland (PPT)
14:20 Session 9 – Making changes to PBS Chair: Simon Humphries, Truck Industry Council
  What needs to be changed in the standards and procedures, and how?
OEM assessment and certification of individual vehicle units for use in combinations: How will it work?
Marcus Coleman, Tiger Spider (PPTX)
Jose Arredondo, NTC (PPT)
15:00 Afternoon tea  
15:15 Session 10 – Issues for further work –
recommendations to take PBS forward
Chair: Peter Hart, ARTSA
15:45 Closing remarks – Day 2 Peter Hart, Chairman, ARTSA
16:00 Conference closes  

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