The 2019 Brisbane Truck Show in 60 seconds
It was an action packed four days at the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show, both within the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, and across Brisbane including the amazing new South Bank Roadhouse festival and truck display.
How Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girls had a fleet boost
Volvo Trucks Australia presented a new pink FH16 prime mover to support the Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girls driver training program in Western Australia, at Volvo's Reddacliff Place display during this year's Brisbane Truck Show.
HVIA commends Government for RVSA delay
The Government’s intention to introduce legislation to delay the implementation date for the new Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) has been welcomed by the heavy vehicle industry. Last month Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) formally expressed concerns about the amount […]
BTS19: HiLux Rugged X is in good hands
John and Charlene Xuereb were very excited to pick up their new car this week. John won the new Toyota HiLux Rugged X at last month’s 2019 Brisbane Truck Show. The top-of-the-line 4×4 Double-Cab Pick-up is a perfect fit for […]
Vale Earle Russ
HVIA lost another of its CVIAQ founding fathers with the recent passing of Brisbane industry identity, Earle Russ, aged 83. Having commenced in the heavy vehicle industry at Western Engineering, Earle went on to start his own business, Russ Equipment, […]
HVNL Review: heavy vehicle access on public roads
The National Transport Commission (NTC) is seeking feedback on its third issues paper as part of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) review, this time dealing with heavy vehicle access on Australian roads. The paper considers current access arrangements under […]
3% wage increase announced
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has announced a 3% increase to minimum wages. The increase will apply from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2019. What do I need to do? Employer Assist is in […]
Great stories from the show – Apprentice’s heavy lifting
Originally published in Star Weekly (Wyndham City, Victoria) Werribee’s James Greig showed his mettle at the recent Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia National Apprentice Challenge. The heavy vehicle apprentice and teammate Brett Holland clinched first place at the national challenge last […]
Nominations are now open for the 2019 HVIA Awards.
The suite of leadership and innovation awards acknowledge and celebrate the Australian heavy vehicle industry’s capacity to provide innovative solutions for the road transport task. The awards are open to HVIA member companies and their employees, across Australia. Full details of […]
Putting heads together to reduce truck fires
The NHVR will release a series of industry bulletins following the first heavy vehicle fire roundtable meeting in Brisbane last week. Executive Director, Safety Standards and Assurance Geoff Casey said the roundtable, which brought together leading forensic fire investigators, Fire […]
Jump in PBS approvals
NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto says the latest report into PBS approvals demonstrates the success of Australia’s world-leading PBS scheme. “In 2017, 17 per cent of relevant new heavy vehicles were PBS approved, in 2018 we saw that increase to 20 […]
BTS19: In it for the long haul
The Brisbane Truck Show has played an important role for the trucking industry and its people for over 50 years. From humble beginnings in 1968, with just 21 exhibitors, it has grown bigger and bigger to become a central meeting […]