NHVR Addresses HVNL-ADR Confusion
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator had created a new Vehicle Standards Guide, VSG38, in a bid to address an inconsistency between the recently updated Heavy Vehicle National Law and existing Australian Design Rules.
Auto-IT Named Exhibitor Comms Sponsor
HVIA is pleased to announce Auto-IT has returned as the official Exhibitor Communications sponsor for the Brisbane Truck Show.
Vale SGESCO-MAX’s Albert McPherson
The SGESCO-MAX team is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its founder, Albert McPherson, over the weekend. He was 85 years of age.
HVIA Support Women In HV Industry
HVIA is proud to share that we have become a major sponsor of the Tradeswomen Australia Scholarship Program for 2025, helping fund 25 scholarships for women apprentices in male-dominated trades.
CSOL Highlights Automotive Skills Shortage
On December 3 the Federal Government released its new targeted Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), which includes 15 of the 29 prominent trade pathways involved in HVIA’s membership.
Minister Kicks Off Review Of ADR’s
On December 2, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King announced the long-awaited review of the Australian Design Rules
NTC Releases Draft HVNL Amendments
The National Transport Commission has released a draft of the proposed amendments to the National Heavy Vehicle Law and the first tranche of regulations sitting under this law
Apprentice Of The Year Finalists Announced
HVIA has unveiled the inaugural finalists in the Apprentice Trailer & Body Builder of the Year Award category of the prestigious 2024 HVIA National Awards
Industry Input Helps Guide Victoria’s Freight Future
More than 150 ports and freight stakeholders, companies, regional and rural councils, advocacy groups and the public provided feedback for the update to the Victorian Freight Plan and offered more than 200 ideas for consideration to turbocharge our $36 billion freight sector, […]
NTC Forum Delivers Update On Transport Reforms
HVIA’s Adele Lausberg this week attended the National Transport Commission (NTC) Industry Forum, which focused on the theme ‘Delivering future-ready transport reform’. The NTC is responsible for delivering the reform priorities of Australia’s infrastructure and transport ministers. The reintroduction of […]
QLD’s Top Apprentices Recognised In Awards
The state’s highest-achieving apprentices were recognised at the 2024 TAFE Queensland SkillsTech CSQ Apprentice Awards held at the Royal International Convention Centre on October 10. Selected from those currently training with TAFE Queensland SkillsTech, 16 apprentices received awards at the […]
The Beginning Of A New Era In Vehicle Propulsion Technology – cellcentric
As part of the schedule of activities arranged for IAA Transportation in Hannover, HVIA’s Chief Technical Officer Adam Ritzinger and Board Director Robert Smedley sought to understand the current ‘state-of-the-art’ in hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing for trucking applications. That investigation […]