The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) is looking to transport operators for feedback to guide their submission to a review of the Intelligent Access Program (IAP).

An online survey is now available, put up by the ATA. It asks drivers and employers about the effectiveness of monitoring systems including Transport Certification Australia, which administers IAP.

The survey will be open for anonymous submissions until August 7.

The National Transport Commission (NTC) is behind the review, seeking to evaluate if IAP has achieved its intended outcomes.

In a statement this week the ATA said: “All operators are encouraged to complete the survey, whether or not you actively use IAP. The ATA will use the survey results in its submission to the NTC.”

The review will look at the application of the IAP as a mandatory condition for road access.

Currently, trucking operators in NSW and Queensland are required to sign up to IAP access higher mass limits (HML). IAP is also used in South Australia and Victoria, but both states do not require it for HML access.

NTC Project Director Dr Neil Wong says the review is timely given it has been seven years since transport ministers approved IAP: “It will be a good opportunity to assess whether the program has met its original objectives... the NTC will write to peak industry bodies and governments requesting their input to the draft paper,” the NTC says.

Feedback from the survey will be used to inform the development of final recommendations submitted to transport ministers next year.