HVIA Backs Productivity Commission Report
HVIA has strongly supported the direction of the Productivity Commission inquiry into heavy vehicle reform, while calling for decisive, system-wide reform to lift productivity and enable practical emissions reduction.
HVIA Director Issues “Call To Arms”
GLT Trailers CEO and HVIA Director Shay Chalmers delivered the opening industry keynote at the AMTIL Australian Manufacturing Conference in Brisbane on May 12, urging a renewed, coordinated focus on building Australia’s manufacturing capability.
Budget Talks Reform, But HV Detail Thin
The 2026-27 Federal Budget is being sold as a “resilience and reform” budget, however, for heavy vehicles there’s not much new or purpose-built for road freight productivity and safety.
Speaker Milton Dick MP Visits HVIA HQ
HVIA was pleased to welcome Milton Dick, Member for Oxley and Speaker of the House of Representatives, on a recent visit to HVIA’s national office at Seventeen Mile Rocks.
Regs Curtail Productivity, HVIA Tells Senate
HVIA represented the heavy vehicle manufacturing and supply chain before the Senate Select Committee hearing on Australia’s Productivity on April 23, 2026, delivering a clear message: road freight productivity is no longer being held back by technology, but by regulation.
HVIA Call To Fix Loans Eligibility Gap
HVIA has calls on the Federal Government to fix eligibility gaps in the $1 billion Economic Resilience Program.
Fuel Cost Recovery Order Now In Effect
From April 21, 2026, a new Fair Work Commission Fuel Cost Recovery Order is now in force. The order requires rising fuel costs to be passed through road transport supply chains, even where existing contracts say otherwise.
Report Backs Productivity Reforms
Greater road access for high-productivity and heavy zero-emissions vehicles, along with automated access approvals, clearer planning rules for charging infrastructure, and updated curfew and licensing settings are critical to boosting productivity and improving emissions outcomes in the heavy vehicle industry, according to the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report of Study Into Heavy Vehicle Reform.
HVIA Meets North American Counterparts
HVIA’s Chief Advocacy Officer Aaron Johnstone and National Events Manager Kay Marco met with senior leaders from the NTEA – The Work Truck Association in Indianapolis on March 12 to discuss shared priorities and challenges across the Australian and North American truck sectors. The
HVIA Attends US’s Largest Truck Event
HVIA representatives are attending this week’s Work Truck Week in Indianapolis – North America’s Largest working truck event.
HVIA Urges HV Focus For Senate Inquiry
HVIA has made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Productivity, highlighting the massive productivity opportunities associated with Australia’s road freight sector – one of the most important arteries of the national economy.
New VIC Bridge Assessment Permit System
The Victorian Government is seeking to improve productivity for freight operators by rolling out the new Heavy Vehicle Structural Assessment Permit System, which uses advanced digital technology to automate up to 85 per cent of structural assessments for Class 1 and PBS vehicles – eliminating the need for most manual bridge and culvert assessments.