Transport & logistics · Australia

Transport & logistics safety, built for Australia.

Drivers, depot staff, and field service teams. Wherever your people work alone, Duress goes with them.

65% of transport workers report verbal or physical abuse (TWU). We pick up in 7 seconds.
Transport & logistics worker in Australia

Used by VicRoads, Tip Top and Kaefer across Australian transport, logistics and field services.

  • VicRoads
  • Tip Top
Where it hurts

The risks transport & logistics teams already know.

  1. 01 Long-haul drivers in remote areas
  2. 02 Depot incidents after-hours
  3. 03 Roadside breakdowns and altercations
  4. 04 Multi-state operations needing one platform
  5. 05 Reception blackspots on rural routes
Built for the work

What transport & logistics buyers care about.

The decisions our customers in this segment tested us against before they signed.

  • Driver ID and journey log.

    Eagle pairs the device to the driver at the start of each journey. Every alert tagged with driver, vehicle, route. Chain-of-custody evidence for fatigue, journey, and incident audits.

  • HVNL and Chain of Responsibility.

    Fatigue flags, journey logs, and incident records satisfy NHVR Chain of Responsibility evidence requirements. Quarterly compliance pack ready to forward to the regulator.

  • Remote coverage.

    4G with satellite fallback. Drivers stay covered through gaps in cellular coverage on long-haul routes, mining sites, and remote operations.

  • Mandown and impact.

    Accelerometer-driven mandown, fall, and impact alerts. Critical for owner-drivers and crews who work alone overnight. Audited under WHS lone-worker controls.

The work, in your words

Where Duress earns its place on a transport & logistics shift.

Each scenario maps to a Duress product and to an outcome we can show in the audit log.

For everyone in the room

An answer for every reviewer on your transport & logistics deal.

Different roles will have different questions. Pick yours.

Your primary concern is that workers are protected, incidents are documented, and your safety management system meets regulatory expectations. Duress addresses each: real-time visibility across your team, automatic incident logging, and a technology control that satisfies the hierarchy of controls under the WHS Act.

From minutes to seconds.

Buddy calls and manual check-ins leave response gaps measured in minutes. Duress triggers operator response averaging 7 seconds with live video, audio, and GPS.

Auditable due diligence.

A complete record of every safety interaction, alert, and check-in. Documented proof of a systematic, technology-based approach to lone-worker protection.

No IT project required.

Deploys via email invitation. No servers, no infrastructure changes. Your team is protected within days of signing, not months.

Real-time dashboard.

Every worker's status, location, and check-in in real time. Full incident history for quarterly WHS reviews and board reporting.

Your concern is whether this expenditure is justified and what the financial exposure looks like if you don't proceed. The math is straightforward: one preventable incident costs more than the entire platform.

Predictable total cost.

All-inclusive subscription: hardware, software, monitoring, SIM, onboarding, customer success. No hidden fees. Annual invoicing. Pricing locked for the term.

Zero upfront capital.

Hardware billed once upfront. Software per device per month. No surprise capex. Opex-friendly. NFPs stack a 5% discount on both.

Reduced liability profile.

A documented technology-based safety system demonstrates reasonable practicability under WHS legislation. Reduces incident exposure and indirectly insurance premium.

Measurable cost avoidance.

One avoided incident, one reduced workers compensation claim, two fewer resignations: the platform pays for itself within the first year.

Your concern is data sovereignty, integration complexity, and security posture. Duress is a standalone system: no integration with your infrastructure, no access to your network, no changes to your security environment.

Zero integration required.

Devices connect via 4G. App connects over TLS 1.3. No VPN, no firewall exceptions, no Active Directory integration. SAML 2.0 / SCIM available if you want SSO.

Regional data hosting.

AU on AWS Sydney. UK on AWS London. NZ data agreement under Privacy Act 2020. US on AWS Virginia. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified. No cross-region replication without consent.

99.9% uptime SLA.

Contractual SLA. Dual-redundant monitoring centre. Offline device capability: devices trigger alerts even without data connectivity.

Central device management.

Provision and manage all devices centrally. Remote wipe. RBAC. Full audit log. SAML 2.0 / Azure AD / Okta / Google Workspace SSO available.

Your concern is strategic alignment and reputational risk. Under the WHS Act, officers carry a personal duty of care. A serious incident that could have been prevented with available technology is not just a financial exposure, it is a governance failure.

Personal duty, discharged.

A documented technology-based safety system removes a foreseeable, addressable risk from your organisation's governance profile. Defensible at board level.

People first, visibly.

92% of Duress-protected workers report increased confidence and safety. A tangible commitment to your people with measurable impact on engagement and retention.

No cross-department dependencies.

No IT project. No infrastructure change. Predictable annual invoicing. Operational from week two. The procurement path is short.

20,000+ teams already on it.

Healthcare, government, retail, transport, utilities, not-for-profits across AU, NZ, UK and the US. Reference customers in every segment we serve.

Your concern is data protection, regulatory compliance, and monitoring accreditation. Duress meets the standards your auditor will check for in every region we operate.

Data security.

AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit. Per-tenant encryption keys. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified hosting. No customer data used to train AI.

Regulatory compliance.

Privacy Act 1988 (AU APPs), UK GDPR, NZ Privacy Act 2020, per-customer DPA in the US. Data retention configurable per tenant. Sub-processor list on request.

Monitoring accreditation.

ASIAL Grade A1 in Australia. BS 5979 / NSI Gold in the UK. Dual-redundant infrastructure. 7-second average pickup. Audited annually.

Access and identity.

RBAC, SSO via SAML 2.0 / Azure AD / Okta, SCIM provisioning, remote device wipe, full audit log. Security pack and DPA available under NDA.

WHS / Operations

Your primary concern is that workers are protected, incidents are documented, and your safety management system meets regulatory expectations. Duress addresses each: real-time visibility across your team, automatic incident logging, and a technology control that satisfies the hierarchy of controls under the WHS Act.

From minutes to seconds.

Buddy calls and manual check-ins leave response gaps measured in minutes. Duress triggers operator response averaging 7 seconds with live video, audio, and GPS.

Auditable due diligence.

A complete record of every safety interaction, alert, and check-in. Documented proof of a systematic, technology-based approach to lone-worker protection.

No IT project required.

Deploys via email invitation. No servers, no infrastructure changes. Your team is protected within days of signing, not months.

Real-time dashboard.

Every worker's status, location, and check-in in real time. Full incident history for quarterly WHS reviews and board reporting.

CFO / Finance

Your concern is whether this expenditure is justified and what the financial exposure looks like if you don't proceed. The math is straightforward: one preventable incident costs more than the entire platform.

Predictable total cost.

All-inclusive subscription: hardware, software, monitoring, SIM, onboarding, customer success. No hidden fees. Annual invoicing. Pricing locked for the term.

Zero upfront capital.

Hardware billed once upfront. Software per device per month. No surprise capex. Opex-friendly. NFPs stack a 5% discount on both.

Reduced liability profile.

A documented technology-based safety system demonstrates reasonable practicability under WHS legislation. Reduces incident exposure and indirectly insurance premium.

Measurable cost avoidance.

One avoided incident, one reduced workers compensation claim, two fewer resignations: the platform pays for itself within the first year.

IT / Security

Your concern is data sovereignty, integration complexity, and security posture. Duress is a standalone system: no integration with your infrastructure, no access to your network, no changes to your security environment.

Zero integration required.

Devices connect via 4G. App connects over TLS 1.3. No VPN, no firewall exceptions, no Active Directory integration. SAML 2.0 / SCIM available if you want SSO.

Regional data hosting.

AU on AWS Sydney. UK on AWS London. NZ data agreement under Privacy Act 2020. US on AWS Virginia. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified. No cross-region replication without consent.

99.9% uptime SLA.

Contractual SLA. Dual-redundant monitoring centre. Offline device capability: devices trigger alerts even without data connectivity.

Central device management.

Provision and manage all devices centrally. Remote wipe. RBAC. Full audit log. SAML 2.0 / Azure AD / Okta / Google Workspace SSO available.

Executive

Your concern is strategic alignment and reputational risk. Under the WHS Act, officers carry a personal duty of care. A serious incident that could have been prevented with available technology is not just a financial exposure, it is a governance failure.

Personal duty, discharged.

A documented technology-based safety system removes a foreseeable, addressable risk from your organisation's governance profile. Defensible at board level.

People first, visibly.

92% of Duress-protected workers report increased confidence and safety. A tangible commitment to your people with measurable impact on engagement and retention.

No cross-department dependencies.

No IT project. No infrastructure change. Predictable annual invoicing. Operational from week two. The procurement path is short.

20,000+ teams already on it.

Healthcare, government, retail, transport, utilities, not-for-profits across AU, NZ, UK and the US. Reference customers in every segment we serve.

Compliance

Your concern is data protection, regulatory compliance, and monitoring accreditation. Duress meets the standards your auditor will check for in every region we operate.

Data security.

AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit. Per-tenant encryption keys. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified hosting. No customer data used to train AI.

Regulatory compliance.

Privacy Act 1988 (AU APPs), UK GDPR, NZ Privacy Act 2020, per-customer DPA in the US. Data retention configurable per tenant. Sub-processor list on request.

Monitoring accreditation.

ASIAL Grade A1 in Australia. BS 5979 / NSI Gold in the UK. Dual-redundant infrastructure. 7-second average pickup. Audited annually.

Access and identity.

RBAC, SSO via SAML 2.0 / Azure AD / Okta, SCIM provisioning, remote device wipe, full audit log. Security pack and DPA available under NDA.

Regulatory framing

Maps to the acts your auditors quote in Australia.

Primary obligation

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) and state mirror legislation

Australian transport operators carry a WHS duty of care, with the additional Chain of Responsibility obligations under the Heavy Vehicle National Law and route-specific obligations under the Rail Safety National Law and aviation/maritime frameworks. Duress provides the activation log, driver-ID attribution, and incident-response trail each scheme expects in an investigation.

Also relevant
  • Heavy Vehicle National Law (and state equivalents in WA/NT)
  • Rail Safety National Law
  • Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998
  • Safe Work Australia: Workplace violence and aggression. Code of Practice

The mapping above is current as of publication. Get the security pack for the full posture document your compliance team will ask for.

How rollout works

From contract to live in your transport & logistics team.

Three weeks is the standard. Faster paths exist for urgent deployments.

  1. 01

    One depot, two routes.

    Start with a single depot. Pair Eagle to two crews running typical routes. Run a fortnight, capture baseline data on fatigue events, incident frequency, response times.

  2. 02

    Roll the fleet.

    Distribute devices to remaining crews. Connect Pathfinder to your existing TMS / telematics. Train ops managers on the journey log and fatigue dashboard.

  3. 03

    Compliance cadence.

    Monthly fatigue review. Quarterly NHVR Chain of Responsibility evidence pack. Annual regulator briefing supported with real journey log data.

Questions we hear

What transport & logistics buyers ask before signing.

Does Duress help with Chain of Responsibility compliance?
Yes. Pathfinder records driver-ID at trip start, journey routes, fatigue-flag events, and any activation events with full audit trail. Documented evidence of due diligence under HVNL. The records auditors and the regulator ask for, kept current automatically.
Can owner-drivers and sub-contractors be covered?
Yes. The Duress App is provisioned per-licence. Issue a licence to any driver working under your operation, regardless of employment status. Licences are portable, expirable, and managed centrally in Pathfinder.
Does it integrate with our existing telematics or fleet management?
Yes. We provide a webhook + REST API that pushes activation events into your existing fleet management system. Common integrations include Geotab, Samsara, MTData, and EROAD. Bidirectional driver-ID sync supported where the telematics vendor exposes it.
What about the parts of the country where 4G has no signal?
Eagle uses the Iridium satellite network for SOS and journey-tracking where mobile fails. Coverage is global. Standard 4G/5G fallback covers the rest of the route, switching automatically.
Can different agencies / customers see different driver pools?
Yes. Multi-tenant deployments with per-customer driver pools, per-customer dispatch routing, and per-customer reporting are standard. Useful for 3PL operators with shared depots but separate customer obligations.
Will deployment slow down our roll-out of new trucks or vans?
No. Eagle ships pre-configured for vehicle install or pocket-carry. Standard install takes under 30 minutes per vehicle. New trucks can be commissioned with Duress as part of the existing fit-out process. No fleet manager has ever told us we slowed their delivery.

See Duress for transport & logistics in Australia.