NewVolt Reveals Charging Network Rollout Plan
Electric truck charging technology provider NewVolt has formally launched plans for the phased development of a network of truck charging hubs, powered by renewable energy, along Australia’s high-volume road freight corridors and at strategically critical industrial precincts
NSW Govt Unveils Net Zero Manufacturing Grants
The NSW Government has announced $275 million in grants under the Net Zero Manufacturing Initiative, to secure NSW as the place to develop and manufacture clean technology and create new jobs in the process
CMV Truck & Bus Powers Up With Volvo Penta Franchise
HVIA member CMV Truck & Bus has unveiled its latest business venture, securing the exclusive Volvo Penta industrial products franchise for Victoria
Automotive Skills Alliance’s Advisory Panel Gets to Work
The first meeting of the Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance’s Automotive Strategic Workforce Advisory Panel took place last week, bringing together members to discuss the latest industry research, projects, and initial Workforce Plan for 202
Project Could See EVs Charge Wirelessly On The Road
Trucks and buses could charge wirelessly as they drive on the highway, thanks to a new $3 million grant from the Australian Government to accelerate the nation’s electric vehicle sector
HVIA + Healthy Heads Formalise Cooperative Arrangement
Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds and HVIA have formalised their cooperative arrangement to extend the services and benefits to their respective memberships and stakeholders
World First Hazard Perception Test For HV Drivers
Austroads has commissioned Professor Sharon Newnam from the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety to lead a new project to design, develop, and deliver a heavy vehicle hazard perception test
SAF + Renewable Diesel Project Hits Key Milestone
Jet Zero Australia has executed an agreement with US company LanzaJet that will progress development of a plant to convert bioethanol into SAF and renewable diesel
QLD On-Road Enforcement Set To Transition to NHVR
Heavy vehicle on-roads enforcement activity will transition from the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator on April 20, 2024
Details Of New Driver Licensing Framework Revealed
Mandated minimum training and assessment times and experience-based progression options – plus enhanced governance standards for training providers – will be rolled out over the next two years under a new National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework
Smaller contractors get collective bargaining power
Transport unions, employer associations and operators have commended the passing of legislation that gives the Fair Work Commission the power to issue mandatory orders across the road transport contract chain covering rates and payment time
Influential Net Zero Policy Advisor Joins TruckShowX
HVIA has secured Ian Porter, Strategic Advisor for Net Zero with the Federal Department of Infrastructure and Transport Arts, as a keynote speaker for TruckShowX 2024