HVIA State Committee online special recording – Dec 2021
This is a special recording of the December 2021 HVIA State Committee meeting as the live stream experienced technical difficulties.
Full advocacy strategies on the table at HVIA State Committee meetings
Agendas for 2021's first round of HVIA State Committee meetings are now available with a broad range of issues and information on the table.
Open for comment – HVIM and Tow trucks (VSB6)
Draft documents regarding VSB6 - Section T covering Tow trucks and proposed reviews to the Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual are currently ioen for comment.
Time to get serious about the RVSA implementation
HVIA has urged members to sort out their plans for the implementation of the Road Vehicle Standards Act.
Coupling Working Group
Looking at proposals submitted to Standards Australia (SA) to review Australian Standards including: AS 2213.1 Commercial road vehicles ; AS/NZS 4968.1 Heavy road vehicles; AS NZS 4968.2 Heavy road vehicles; AS NZS 4968.3 Heavy road vehicles
Component Type Approvals – ROVER feedback
The Department of Infrastructure has applied the latest update to its ROVER application including addressing a number of issues related to Component Type Approvals.
HVIA’s new tyre working group kicks off
Last Thursday, HVIA held the lick off meeting for the Tyre working group. Just over 25 members participated in the webinar to discuss the background and scope of what the group intends to achieve.
Component Type Approvals changes are a win for industry
After almost 12 month of negotiations lead by HVIA, the Department of Infrastructure recently revised its approach to Component Type Approvals. At an industry consultation meeting on Monday afternoon HVIA and key industry stakeholders praised the Department for responding positively to industry concerns.