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Check for Agreed Driving Hours and Distance for Major Routes.

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Major Routes per the Road Transport (Long Distance) Award

Major Routes: Road Transport (Long Distance) Award 2010

(Summary)

The following are the Agreed Distances and Driving Hours for major routes per the Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2010 (Australia only). For clarification of distance and driving hours and the associated driver payment schedules see www.fairwork.gov.au

Check the type of vehicle can actually travel within the time frame with rests.

(Make sure to add loading/unloading and rest times as a minimum).

From / To

Route

Kilometers

Driving Hours

Sydney/ Brisbane	New England Highway	950	11.6
Sydney/ Melbourne	Hume Highway	858	10.5
Sydney/ Adelaide	Bathurst/Stuart Highway	1367	16.7
Sydney/ Perth	Broken Hill	4044	47.6
Sydney/ Darwin	Charleville/Dubbo	3987	46.8

Melbourne/ Brisbane	Newell Highway	1682	18.5
Melbourne/ Sydney	Hume Highway	858	10.5
Melbourne/ Adelaide	Dukes/Western Highway	731	8.9
Melbourne/ Perth	Western/Eyre Highway	3407	40
Melbourne/ Darwin	Stuart/Western Highway	3749	44.1

Adelaide/ Brisbane	Broken Hill/Newell Highway	2015	24.6
Adelaide/ Sydney	Bathurst/Stuart Highway	1367	16.7
Adelaide/ Perth	Eyre Highway	2677	31.5
Adelaide/ Melbourne	Dukes/Western Highway	731	8.9
Adelaide/ Darwin	Stuart Highway	3019	35.5

Brisbane/ Sydney	New England	950	11.6
Brisbane/ Melbourne	Newell Highway	1790	21.8
Brisbane/ Adelaide	Broken Hill/Newell Highway	2015	24.6
Brisbane/ Perth	New England/Newell/Barrier	4314	50.7
Brisbane/ Darwin	Roma	3417	40.2

Perth/ Adelaide	Eyre Highway	2677	31.5
Perth/ Melbourne	Western/Eyre Highway	3407	40
Perth/ Sydney	Broken Hill	4044	47.6
Perth/ Brisbane	New England/Newell/Barrier	4314	50.7
Perth/ Darwin	North West Coastal	4027	47.4

Darwin/ Brisbane	Roma	3417	40.2
Darwin/ Sydney	Charleville/Dubbo	3978	46.8
Darwin/ Melbourne	Stuart/Western Highway	3749	44.1
Darwin/ Adelaide	Stuart Highway	3019	35.5
Darwin/ Perth	North West Coastal	4027	47.4

Long distance operation means any interstate operation, or any return journey where the distance travelled exceeds 500 kilometres and the operation involves a vehicle moving livestock or materials whether in a raw or manufactured state from a principal point of commencement to a principal point of destination. An area within a radius of 32 kilometres from the GPO of a capital city will be deemed to be the capital city.

Refer to the Road Transport (Long Distance) Award for further details at www.fairwork.gov.au

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