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This general information page is designed to assist the farming community and operators of vehicles and machinery used on farms and roads for agricultural purposes.

Every effort has been made to provide access to all available farmer/agricultural material published on the VicRoads website.

Links to all available farmer/agricultural material published on VicRoads' website pages and PDFs of information bulletins and manuals are listed below under headings, as are relevant external links.


Agricultural machinery operating conditions
Oversize agricultural machinery 
Silage trailers
Vehicle standards information

Heavy vehicles operating conditions 
Hay trucks
Livestock transport
Livestock vehicles
Load restraint
Mass limits for trucks in Victoria
Owner drivers
Rear overhang limits for cars & trucks in Victoria

Information bulletins

A guide to restraining bales
A guide to restraining loads on light vehicles
Guidelines for truck access to rural properties
Hay trucks
Load restraint bulletins
Load restraint guide
Livestock transport
Livestock vehicles: avoid Citilink tunnels when loaded 
Oversize agricultural machinery
Silage trailers
Victorian rest area strategy

News
VicRoads announces changes to farm bike registration

Permits, applications & forms 
Certified pilot vehicle drivers - information & application form
Permit applications & fees
Permit applications - FAQs
Silage trailer statement of compliance
Vehicle registration forms

Registration
Farm Bike Scheme
Primary producer registration
Primary producer fire fighting vehicles
Registration exemptions
Registration fees
Special Work Vehicles - Quad Bikes & All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

Road use
Animals 
Chain of responsibility
Driving with locusts
Fatigue & road safety
Fatigue management
Heavy vehicle rollover prevention program
Rest areas
Secure your load

Training, services & contacts 
Certified pilot vehicle drivers training
Contacts & associations
Escort services
Guide to Occupational Health & Safety – Transport Industry
Licenced Vehicle Testers (LVTs)
National heavy vehicle reforms
Prosecution & infringement advice
Providers of traffic control training for certified pilot vehicle drivers
Transport Safety Industry Group
Transport Safety Services (TSS)
Vehicles Assessment Signatory Scheme (VASS)
VicRoads contacts
Victorian Road Freight Advisory Council (VRFAC)

Useful websites
Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA - external website)
Department of Transport (DoT - external website)
Municiapal Association of Victorian (MAV - external website)
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR - external website)
National Transport Commission (NTC - external website)
Tractor & Machinery Association of Australia (TMA - external website)
Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC - external website)
Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF - external website)

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