FMS Calculator and FMS Auditor 2008 REGULATIONS - Released

Burgewood Pty Ltd is extremely pleased to announce the new regime of FMS tools for the heavy transport is available to our industry

The suite of programs including FMS Comparitor and FMS Trial have been hugely popular indicating our industry is preparing to meet the new regulations.

Current users will receive a request in the next day or so to provide an updated list of drivers, so we can prepare and dispatch FMS Calculator with plenty of time to make the transfer to the new regulations.

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Reference Certificate

We will provide users of FMS Calculator and FMS Auditor a Certificate of Reference. This certificate of Reference will provide the current user with a document outlining the principles of FMS Calculator and FMS Auditor, indicating the methodology of use. This in turn can be used by the transport company to provide their customers, suppliers and others in the Chain of Responsibility confidence that they not only have a system in place to handle their fatigue responsibilities but also protect their customers and suppliers interests

FMS Planner

We have received much feedback on how we should develop FMS Planner - it would appear there needs to be a number of different versions to satisfy the needs of our industry. Over the next few weeks we intend to prepare demo versions of planning systems and put them on a limited release to determine if we are on the right track. IF you have an idea or would like to have some input into the FMS Planner, please contact us fms08@burgewood.com.au

Frequently Asked Questions

When should we convert to the new regulations?

Good question and it depends upon which scheme you are going to; either Standard Hours or BFM.

Stand Hours – if your drivers are not on TFMS, then currently your drivers are allowed to driver for 12 and work for 2 hours, under the new regs they will be allowed to driver and work for a total of 12 hours; it would seem prudent to remain with the current regulations for as long as possible.

From Current Basic to BFM – there is a 6 month ‘training time’ allowed for the transfer from the old regs to the new regs, it would seem prudent that your drivers to remain on the basic old regs for as long as possible.

BFM – if your drivers are in the TFMS, they need to be re-trained for the BFM regime. The regulation changes may also provide for ‘greater flexibility’ depending upon the type of driving rosters/plans you provide. It would seem prudent to continue running under the TFMS regime for as long as possible to ensure a smooth transition into the BFM regime.

FMS Calculator – which ever process you take, FMS Calculator for both the old and new regimes will be fully supported by Burgewood Pty Ltd.

As each state is yet to set in concrete as formal start date, we will keep on monitoring the situation.

Why do we have to go through this and Taxis don’t?