Traffic Management TAS
About Altus Traffic TAS Operations
Altus Traffic has built a reputation around being able to service a customer anywhere in Australia with consistency and professionalism. We have achieved this with our extensive footprint and physical resources in our fleet and people. Altus Traffic is capable of meeting the requirements of Australia’s largest projects and smallest niches with No Delays, No Injuries and No Worries.
Capabilities
Trevor McBay (Regional Manager – VIC & TAS)
Trevor has over 14 years senior operational management experience and has 10 years’ experience working in the Utility sector. Trevor spent 2 years managing a cable recovery project in Australia and 1½ years in the USA and was instrumental in setting up a cable recovery contracting company to a number of major telecommunication companies. Trevor joined the Altus Traffic in 2006 and has been in senior management roles providing a unique perspective for both our operational staff and customers alike. Trevor is the Chairman of the Traffic Management Industry Association of Victoria (TMIAV) and a committee member of the Standards Australia Advisory committee for the Australian Standard 1742.3 2009 – (Australian Standard for Traffic Management).
Harold Burgess (TAS North Senior Operations Supervisor)
Harold’s ties to the Traffic Control Industry date back to an earlier time where he was a traffic controller/labourer servicing contracts with one of Tasmania’s original Service Companies which held important contracts with Aurora, Transfield & Housing Tasmania - Harold still deals with these clients today. Harold has been with Altus Traffic from the very first day Altus started trading in Tasmania more than 6 years ago and in no time at all Harold found himself in his current role looking after the greater Launceston area and the Coast. Harold has an extensive knowledge of the state as well as long standing relationships with all local councils in his region and the state road authority DIER.
John Rogers (TAS South Senior Operations Supervisor)
John has worked with Altus since their arrival in to Tasmania in November 2004, firstly as a traffic control team leader, then progressing to Southern Operations Manager in 2006. John has completed his level 3-4 advanced traffic control ticket enabling him to draft traffic management plans to AS 1742.3 as well as conduct onsite audits. John has an extensive knowledge of the state as well as long standing relationships with all local councils in his region and the state road authority DIER.
People and Recruitment
Altus has a full time HR expert working in the business along with substantial HR support at State level. All operational staff involved in recruitment are mentored by our HR manager and robust recruitment systems are employed to raise the bar with respect to gaining employment with Altus. In addition, Altus has national agreements with a number of larger recruiters further assisting our recruitment efforts in those times of higher recruiting requirements. Overall, Altus has the systems and people in place to ensure we are well resourced at all times.
RTO and Training
Altus Traffic Pty Ltd is currently in the process of becoming a Registered Training Organization. This will enable us to conduct training internally giving Altus the ability and flexibility to supply all staff with high level accreditations and competencies as required, for both planned and unplanned needs. We believe there are significant efficiencies to be gained by becoming an RTO which in turn benefits our clients. Certification is expected towards mid 2011.
Fleet
Altus Traffic currently has a fleet in excess of 300 vehicles with a combination of light trucks and utility vehicles. Altus has a long standing relationship with Toyota Australia and has senior corporate account management in place. Altus management and Toyota Australia have regular planning meetings to ensure our requirements are well catered for and vehicles are available as and when required to meet our operational needs.
Altus fleet maintenance is managed by Fleetcare Australia, a specialist provider of fleet management solutions. Fleetcare are an active part of the Altus business and work tirelessly with our State Managers ensuring their fleet is maintained to a high level of readiness for all operational requirements. All vehicles in our fleet enjoy roadside assistance which minimises the operational risk associated with those vehicle issues that do occur from time to time. Our fleet is covered 24/7 ensuring no delays or issues.
In addition to our ability to resource our own new vehicles, Altus have national supply agreements in place with hire car companies, Europcar, Budget and Thrifty. This ensures that even at a moment’s notice we are able to meet short term spikes in our customer’s requirements.
Altus also own and can supply as required water barriers, pedestrian barriers, containment fencing, variable message boards, static notice boards, trailer mounted arrow boards, portable traffic lights, crash attenuators and have an installation team for temporary and long term sites to compliment its Traffic Management service.
Systems and IT
Altus has invested in state of the art IT systems to support all facets of the business. Scheduling, invoicing and payroll are all part of an integrated system that ensure higher degrees of accuracy in invoicing but also significant reporting capability for our customers. CRM and HRM systems assist the business in tracking all training and ensuring transparency in ensuring all members of the team are appropriately trained and meet the requirements of any job they attend. Altus currently roster upwards of 900 staff per day and have the IT system capability to manage many more.
Altus runs of a significant IT platform, with the servers housed at a state of the art collocation site, ensuring maximum connectivity and insurance against power outages and downtime. All systems have dual backups with automatic cutovers in the event of a serious server failure. This guarantees their ability to always be ready to meet all requirements at all times.
Latest Projects
- Brighton Bypass (VEC/Thiess)
- Downer EDI Works
- Roadways
- Venarchie