National Freight Data Hub

The prototype website demonstrates how the front end of the National Freight Data Hub will make data available to industry, government and others to improve the efficiency, safety, productivity and resilience of the freight sector.

Feedback and lessons learnt on the prototype will help inform the next steps on delivering a National Freight Data Hub.

Data has been provided by industry and governments: industry has provided telematics and container data to the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE); state and territory governments have provided truck count, road closure, road roughness and rest areas data, and the Australian Government has provided customs and road investment data, as well as Transport Certification Australia (TCA) telematics data.

The National Freight Data Hub (NFDH) is a new way for industry and governments to share and use freight data. The Hub will provide open access to government data, help industry share data together, and collectively answer the big questions about Australia's freight performance and how we can improve it.

Freight operators, producers and customers will benefit from the increased data sharing generated from the Hub, helping everyone understand better how and where freight is being moved, where the delays are and where the opportunities are to become more globally competitive.

The prototype National Freight Data Hub website was launched in May 2021 to demonstrate the value of improved access to freight data. An enduring website is under development and will extend the prototype further.