Coupling evaluation project progresses
The industry's collaborative coupling evaluation project is gathering pace now that significant challenges have been overcome, thanks to contributions from several HVIA members.
Year in review 2021/22
A snapshot of some of HVIA's achievements and benefits to our members during the last financial year.
Changes to PBS vehicle approval documents
The NHVR has released two discussion papers canvasing possible changes to vehicle approval documents issued under the PBS scheme.
HVIA-LITE Skills & Training Working Group
The HVIA-LITE skills and training working group kicked off yesterday with a combination of HVIA members and representatives from registered training organisations looking to determine skills and training priorities to prepare the industry’s readiness to work with electric heavy vehicles.
Who’s who in Australia’s new Government Ministry?
With a combination of vast experience and new faces, these Ministers in the new Labor Government will play vital roles in enabling the productivity of Australia's heavy vehicle industry over coming years.
Is cloning ROVER the answer to VTA delays?
During the latest round of State committees one of the Road Vehicles Standards Act problems HVIA has been discussing with members has been the problems caused by slow processing of VTA’s and variations.
HVIA Congratulates Albanese Government
HVIA congratulates the Australian Labor Party on forming Government under new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Chief Executive Todd Hacking said the new Government has put forward a policy platform that has the potential to revitalise Australian manufacturing.
Report Card: ALP and LNP survey results are in
UPDATED: We all know that a strong heavy vehicle industry is vital for a resilient Australia. As we all prepare to head to the ballot box, HVIA asked the major parties to consider, and respond to, our election policy priorities.
National Road Safety Week 2022
This week is National Road Safety Week. With the 2022 Federal Election taking place on Saturday, we are asking the next Australian Government to commit to action by improving the uptake of heavy vehicle road safety related technologies.
Federal Election 2022: Skills & Jobs priorities
Ten days until the Federal election and there is still every reason to think it is going to be tight. Right now we are sitting on some extraordinarily low unemployment figures – which in of itself is great. But – as an industry – we need the Government to be invested in helping us fill a gaping skills shortage.
HVIA-LITE: Collaborating to understand EV duty cycles
HVIA’s LITE Project steering committee met with the Queensland Transport and Logistics Council (QTLC) and the authors of their report “Addressing barriers to zero emissions trucks in Queensland to 2025,” to discuss its recommendations for stakeholders from the heavy vehicle industry; in particular the need to understand the duty cycles of heavy vehicles as a key to identifying the applications where zero emission heavy vehicles (ZEHV) can be successfully deployed.
Is it really the right time to lower the heat on Australia’s hot economy?
There is no doubt that inflation is stinging, and the Government and our financial regulators need every available control at their disposal to have any chance of taking pressure off, but is this week's base interest rate rise the right lever to pull?