The Australian Logistics Council’s submission to the Productivity Commission examines how heavy vehicle reform can unlock productivity, safety and decarbonisation benefits across Australia’s freight system. It highlights that fragmented access rules, inconsistent local road data, workforce shortages and misaligned infrastructure and energy settings are constraining the effective use of high-productivity and zero-emission heavy vehicles. The submission emphasises the critical role of nationally coordinated reforms, including accelerated deployment of the National Automated Access System, expanded local road and bridge assessments, harmonised driver training and licensing, and freight-specific electricity tariff reform. It also calls for better alignment between access, pricing and infrastructure policy, and for curfew and regulatory frameworks to reflect modern, quieter vehicle technologies. ALC argues that integrated, multimodal reform is essential to improve network efficiency, reduce emissions and strengthen the long-term resilience of Australia’s supply chains.