ROADS Services Training Group

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ROADS Services Training Group LOCAL AUTHORITY
ROADS CONFERENCE 2014 Reforms, Challenges and
Safety Treacys West County Hotel, Ennis, May
2014.
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Reforms, Challenges and Safety

• Managing Timber Transport, Good Practice Guide
• John Lyons (Coillte)
• Chair, Forest Industry Transport Group

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Republic of Ireland, Forestry

• Forest Cover, land area Coillte, 7 Private,
  4Timber Production (2012) Coillte, 2.35 mi
  m3 Private Forests, 0.49 mi m3 Private sector
  supply set to increase significantly

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Timber Production Trends
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Timber Processing.

• All available timber is utilised domestically in
  Sawmills Panelboards Wood energy, incl
  firewood.Exports Major increase in timber
  product exports since 2007.Approx 60 of
  Sawmill output is exported.Close to 90 of
  output from the panelboard sector. (Leading
  supplier to UK of MDF (Clonmel) and second for
  OSB (Waterford)

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Timber Haulage infrastructure

• Over 300 Trucks in use, but not all artics
  dedicated to timber haulage.Survey
  (15/1/2014) showed 199 trucks entering mills, of
  which74 Artics (148) 49 had cranes
  fitted 51 Flats, w/o cranes, loaded by Artic
  double drives or other local arrangements.26
  Rigids and Trailers (51)

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Haulage Management

• Coillte own no trucks, but manages the haulage
  delivery to panel boardmills, i.e. 1mi m3, small
  dimensioned, thinnings mainly.Sawmills.
  purchase standing timber via auction system and
  engage own hauliers. Private sector. timber
  supply increasing, no co-ordination of
  haulage.Rail haulage from NW to Smartply in
  Waterford, small amount.

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Haulage Procurement (Coillte)

• Subject to
• Code Practice for Governance State Bodies
• EU Procurement Directives
• Public Procurement Guidelines
• Group Procurement Policy

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Forest Industry Transport Group

• Over 10 years in existence
• Partnership approach by industry Stakeholders,
  comprising
• Dept Ag, Food and Marine, Forest Service, COFORD
• Coillte
• Teagasc
• Irish Forestry and Forests Products Association
  (IFFPA)
• UCD, School of Biosystems Eng.
• IFA,
• ITC, ITGA
• Haulage Contractors
• UCD, School of Biosystems Eng.
• Group was expanded in 2012/2013 to include DTTS
  and LA reps

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FITG, interest areas.

• 1. Good Practice Guide for Timber Transport..
• 2. Agreed Routes.
• 3. Submission re 46T GVW to apply for Rigids and
  Trailers
• 4. Submission on Variable Tyre Pressure, seeking
  stimulus funding
• 5. Forest Entrances, planning permissions.

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Good Practice Guide (GPG)

• GPG for Managing Timber Transport focuses on 3
  general areas
• Good Communication, planning and Management
• Optimum Vehicle Selection
• Compliance with Legislation and Guidelines

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Agreed routes project

• 180k funding secured via UCD for 2 yr National
  project, 2014/2015.
• To consider
• Coillte activities and its designated routes
  Local Authorities road condition survey
• Private Forestry (age, location)
• Pilot being planned in 2 locations, (Donegal, Sth
  Tipp)

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Agreed routes project (contd)

• Develop 4 classifications
• 1.Unrestricted Routes
• 2. Consultation Routes
• 3. Restricted Routes
• 4. Excluded Routes

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Further Options for consideration
------Poor Roads-----

• More preparatory work such as selective road
  upgrade on bends etc, cutting back
  vegetation/trees, drainage works.
• Reduced payload
• Avoiding convoys
• Reduced speeds
• Variable Tyre Pressure, wide tyres, twin tyres
• Temp suspension of activities
• Vehicle Selection

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Vehicle Type and Road Wear
Vehicle Gross Vehicle Weight Road Wear Number Index
Six axle rigid and trailer combination 44 7.0 100
Six axle articulated combination 44 7.1 101
Six axle articulated combination 46 7.5 107
Five axle articulated combination 42 10.1 144
3 axle rigid at 26 tonnes 26 10.7 153
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Timber Haulage Management, Coillte

• Ongoing monitoring of load weights, with penalty
  system.
• Haulier Workshops re Coillte policy on Training,
  Certification and Compliance (2014).
• GPS tracking of Timber Trucks and Trailers (over
  200 fitted)
• Central Dispatch System

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Future?

• Increasing volumes of timber, private sector
• Increased interest and focus on part of
  Health and Safety Authority Road Safety
  Authority Local Authorities
• Communities
• Increased collaboration required
• FITG aiming for full regulatory compliance and
  Best Practice
• Thus
• ------ Managing Timber Transport, Good
  Practice Guide -------