Road safety associated with commuting presents an important fatigue-related risk for workers in Australia’s resource and mining regions, particularly where extended shifts, shiftwork, Drive-In Drive Out (DIDO) arrangements and long-distance travel interact. While fatigue risk management is established within many mining operations, the extent to which commuting-related fatigue is incorporated into organisational risk management varies. Fatigue-related crashes involving coalmine workers and their families continue to occur despite the widespread implementation of on-site fatigue risk management systems. Contributing factors include extended shifts, shiftwork, DIDO arrangements, long commuting distances, ageing infrastructure, heavy vehicle interactions, and behavioural risks such as fatigue, distraction, and speeding. Fatigue is an established contributor to road safety risk, particularly through its effects on vigilance, reaction time, attention and decision making. This paper examines how established fatigue risk management principles could be extended beyond the mine gate and integrated into broader mining safety and health management systems. Practical approaches are considered, including the use of Journey Management Plans (JMPs) as active risk management and decision-making systems rather than administrative documents. This paper also examines practical fit-for-drive processes suitable for coalmine workers, together with the role of targeted fatigue education involving workers, families, and mining communities. In addition, it highlights the importance of data-informed auditing mechanisms and the use of operational, roster, telematics, and incident data to verify controls and identify emerging risks. While there is no single solution to commuting fatigue management, the available evidence provides a basis for examining whether existing organisational fatigue risk-management arrangements adequately address commuting-related exposure. By considering commuting within broader fatigue risk-management processes, mining organisations may strengthen their ability to identify, assess and monitor fatigue-related road safety risks associated with work arrangements and travel.