New leadership sets new engagement strategy
HVIA’s new President, John Drake has wasted no time in implementing the Board’s vision by announcing new State Committees in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales to commence later this month. Mr Drake says he is a firm believer in […]
Is your evidence good enough?
Members who holds an approval under the the Motor Vehicle Standards Act for Vehicle, a Component (CRN) or a Sub Assembly (SARN) should undertake an audit of the evidence used to obtain the approval. HVIA’s Greg Forbes says that changes […]
John Drake elected as HVIA President
John Drake has been elected as Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia’s new President.Mr Drake was formally elected to the position at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) last week. He has been acting-President since the position was vacated in November 2018.Mario Colosimo […]
Record number of Apprentices line up for National Challenge
A record number of apprentices from across Australia have been nominated for a chance to compete at the HVIA National Apprentice Challenge to be held at the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show in May. Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia Chief Executive Todd […]
Vale Des Mitchell
A piece of HVIA (CVIAQ) history has been lost with the peaceful passing of founding member and former CVIAQ President, Mr Des Mitchell, on the 1st February 2019 aged 83 years. Des Mitchell worked for the Brown and Hurley Group […]
Heavy vehicle industry ready for EV challenge
The Senate Select Committee on Electric Vehicles’ report has been met with mixed reaction from industry associations. While the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) have pointed to a the lack of attention on the heavy vehicles sphere in the report, HVIA […]
The Road Vehicle Standards Act is coming
HVIA National Manager Policy and Government Relations Greg Forbes says that the new Road Vehicle Standards Act legislation is in its final stages in Parliament and is expected to take effect from late 2019 and be fully in place by late […]
Employer Assist: Termination done right
Did you provide your employee with an opportunity to respond to a warning? The recent decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission in Adam Miller v Urban Pedaler T/A Urban Pedaler [2018] FWCFB 4166 has determined that small businesses […]
HVIA National Award Winners announced
The breadth and diversity of talent in Australia’s heavy vehicle industry was acknowledged at Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia’s annual gala awards dinner on Friday night. HVIA Chief Executive Todd Hacking said the award nominations had highlighted the capacity of the […]
HVIA appoints CMV’s Miles Crawford to the Board
The Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia Board.is delighted to announce that Mr Miles Crawford has joined the board by filling a casual vacancy. Miles Crawford is Operations Manager at CMV Group, a large and diverse operation that includes one of Australia’s […]
Incentivising the Uptake of Safety Technologies
In the November edition of Australasian Transport News (ATN), HVIA Chief Executive Todd Hacking has challenged Government to incentivise the uptake of safety technologies. “Road safety is everyone’s responsibility: the people who design, build and maintain roads; the people who […]
HVIA Southern Region Awards Winners
Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia celebrated its Southern Region Awards event on Friday night, including the inaugural presentation of three new awards. Against a stunning backdrop across Docklands to Port Phillip Bay, the cocktail event was presented by HVIA key partner […]