New Truck Signage for Western Australia

Are you aware that Western Australia has replaced the LONG VEHICLE and ROAD TRAIN signs?

The new Western Australia truck signage ranges from 25m up to 60m.
We can supply these to you with a metal backing or as a sticker. We also offer them in 2 pieces, hinged and flips. This includes the reversible flip displaying the 27.5m and 36.5m signs.

our range

If you travel interstate, we advise you to stock up on the sizes you may need as this new legislation will be heavily policed in 2025.

All Western Australia operators must display the new signage from the 1st of January 2025.

why buy signs from Roadbase?

• Australian Made! All of our signs are made in Parkes, NSW. We have the upper hand on quality control.
• Outstanding long-distance night-time visibility
• Easy to handle and install
• Highly resistant to most industrial cleaning processes
• Assumed working life is 10 years +
• Highly reflective, high-resolution
• Lightweight aluminium backing
• Class 2 Reflective
• Anti-fade UV Protection
• Complies to Australian Standards and Regulations

Why have the signs been changed?

HVS ran a trial during 2022 and 2023 with new road train warning signage that provides general road users with a better visual cue as to the length of the truck in front of them.
The safety initiative is designed to assist motorists in making more informed decisions when sharing the road with road trains, particularly regarding safe overtaking.

Pictorial signage was introduced approximately 7 years ago for the 60 metre PBS road trains.
Positive feedback was received in relation to these signs, as they are more informative to the general public when deciding whether to overtake a road train.
More recently, some road managers asked to expand the use of this type of signage.

As a result, Main Roads looked at developing signs to replace the existing ‘Long Vehicle’ and ‘Road Train’ signs, which currently are not very meaningful to the general public.
The ‘Long Vehicle’ and ‘Road Train’ signs cover all heavy vehicle combinations from 22 metres through to 60 metres in length, so they do not differentiate the length of that particular restricted access vehicle to other road users. The new signage is much more significant in comparison.

The new signs we have developed are aligned to existing signage used on the road network that the general public are familiar with, particularly those who drive on regional roads, such as the ‘Road Train Route’ and ‘Road Trains Entering’ signs.
Mainroads Western Australia

The countdown

Till all WA operators need to display the new signage.