This good practice guide has been updated and refreshed with new foreword explaining how to use the document. It outlines the limitations of forest and public roads and describes the range of haulage vehicles used in timber transport.
Following input from timber hauliers, the vehicle selection table has been updated to better reflect vehicle impacts. Further additions include low ground pressure systems (LGP) vehicle configurations and truck wear factors, alongside an updated table for selecting appropriate vehicles.
Tread Softly should be read alongside Transporting Timber on Public Roads Good Practice Guidance and the Our Timber; Our Roads; Our communities position statements, which set out the wider partnership framework through which timber haulage is planned and managed. Vehicle configuration in Tread Softly is just one element of the broader approach supporting proportionate, collaborative decision making between the forest industry and roads authorities to protect infrastructure and manage impacts while enabling sustainable timber transport.
