Australian Heavy Vehicle Industry Week media launch
This year’s Australian Heavy Vehicle Industry Week officially launched at South Bank, Brisbane this week, unveiling the country’s biggest ever program of heavy vehicle events and activities and the largest display of zero-emissions vehicles in the southern hemisphere.
VSB6 v3.2 update
Following last week’s Talk the Torque article on the implementation date for the new version of VSB6, HVIA received important feedback from members regarding the new ‘J4’ modification code for tipper bodies.
Low-Speed Swept Path and Tail Swing options paper
As part of an on-going review of the PBS standards that kicked off in 2019, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has released a detailed options paper that explores possible improvements to the PBS low speed turning performance standard, and its related performance measures.
WA Main Roads heavy vehicle industry workshops
Heavy Vehicle Services (HVS) department of Main Roads Western Australia has announced a new series of regional workshops for 2023.
Under pressure – regulated axle load limits
The sheer volume of industry and stakeholder discussions on zero emission trucks is overwhelming, yet one clear theme is emerging – current axle load limitations may completely strangle efforts to decarbonise the industry if not addressed.
NHVR publishes VSB6 v 3.2 and commencement date
VSB6 Version 3.2 includes new information on tipper body design, tow truck design and box or top hat chassis section modifications, plus updates to existing codes.,
ROVER – outage reminder and new guidance released
Members are reminded that ROVER and the Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) will be unavailable from 4 pm AEST on Friday 14 April until 9 am AEST on Tuesday 18 April 2023 while the Release 8B upgrade takes place.
NHVR discusses online systems developments
HVIA Chief Technical Officer Adam Ritzinger recently caught up with John Barry, NHVR’s Digital Products Manager, to discuss how developments to the NHVR’s online portal will assist the transport industry.
New regulatory advice for safety technologies and telematics
The NHVR has released guidance on best-practice safety technologies and telematics for CoR parties to meet primary duty obligations under the HVNL.
Ritzinger talks CoR with ITC at TA23
HVIA’s Chief Technical Officer Adam Ritzinger talked Chain of Responsibility (CoR) technologies at the first ATA Industry Technical Council meeting for 2023.
Economist briefs HVIA members pre-TA23
On the eve of last week's Trucking Australia conference on the Sunshine Coast, HVIA organised for members attending the conference to hear from well-known economist Michael Pascoe.
HPFV network updates from Freight Victoria
Freight Victoria staff delivered a valuable update on Victoria’s High Productivity Freight Vehicle (HPFV) policy and networks for HVIA members this week.