$107 million dollars in Government funding has been allocated through the fifth round of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program. The funding has been released to state, territory and local government for eligible projects Australia wide to help decrease accident numbers on roads and to improve infrastructure efforts to help support regional growth and boost national productivity.
Safety is the focus for many councils who will seek to spend a significant portion of their allocated funding on making roads more accessible, creating better road markings, and improving signage in key areas. Councils are being asked to make their applications for funding of individual projects before the 2nd of February 2016 with a view to starting work as soon as the funding has been released.
Road safety is also a key issue for liquid transport companies who work hard to safeguard the wellbeing of their employees and fleets when driving on Australia’s vast road network. Rapid Spray’s slosh and surge ball baffle system helps keep operators and trucks safe whilst travelling by controlling slosh and giving increased stability to liquid in transit.
When ball baffles are fitted to a liquid transport tank, the baffles form a honeycomb with lots of small, smooth surfaces at various angles that break up the wave formation in the tank which dissipates the wave energy and thereby prevents the surge effect of unbaffled tanks.
Ball baffles control water movement (sloshing) in every direction which means that the load on the truck behaves like a solid load. This honeycomb system provides greater handling predictability plus improved driver control and a vast improvement in braking control and reduced braking distance. Another added benefit of the ball baffle system is lower vehicle maintenance costs with reduced wear and tear on brakes, suspension and drivetrain.
To find out how ball baffles can help keep your fleet and employees safer whilst out on the road, call us at 1800 011 000.