The NHVR engages HVIA to draft VSB6 tipper code
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has requested that Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) lead the development of a new VSB6 modification code that covers the design of tipper bodies. Following the release of Vehicle Standards Bulletin 6 (VSB6) Version...
HVIA welcomes the appointment of Deputy PM
Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) has welcomed the appointment of the Hon Michael McCormack MP as Deputy Prime Minister and the new Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. HVIA Chief Executive Todd Hacking says the heavy vehicle industry will continue to...
Disincentives for life-saving stability control for heavy vehicles
In the news in the last week has been the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) response to the Infrastructure Department’s regulatory impact statement (RIS) on mandating stability control for heavy vehicles. ATN quotes the ATA’s submission, saying that mandating electronic stability control...
Major flaw found in Road Vehicle Standards Act Exposure Draft
A major flaw in the draft amendments to the Road Vehicle Standards Act has been revealed which will need to be corrected before the legislation is presented to Parliament. HVIA’s Policy and Government Relations Manager Greg Forbes said that the...
New roller brake testing procedure borne of collaboration
Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) has come out in strong support for arrangements in implementing new National roller brake testing procedures commencing today. HVIA Chief Technical Officer, Paul Caus, who has been representing HVIA in the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) Roller...
New process streamlines more PBS applications
The NHVR has extended its pre-advised design approval process to cover 80 per cent of new Performance Based Standards scheme design approval applications. NHVR Chief Engineer Les Bruzsa said A-doubles, B-doubles and prime mover semitrailer combinations would be added to...
Tesla co-founder heads ComVec 2018 line-up
ComVec 2018 will feature Tesla co-founder Ian Wright as the conference explores the heavy vehicle industry’s rapidly unfolding innovation frontier. Registrations are now open for Australia’s heavy vehicle engineering conference, which returns to Melbourne, 12-13 April 2018 at the Melbourne Park...
Toll Group says safety technology will help reduce road carnage
Toll Group have called on the Government for action on reducing the road toll, following a horrific spate of fatalities across the Christmas break and into the New Year. Toll Group’s Managing Director Michael Byrne insists that the “solution to the...
Applying heavy vehicle safety technology to Melbourne Metro project
The Melbourne Metro Rail will use the latest heavy vehicle safety technology on heavy vehicles interacting with vulnerable road users in the Melbourne CBD. HVIA’s Greg Forbes says it’s a great opportunity for HVIA Members to showcase the very best technologies...
Heavy vehicle industry welcomes new Ministerial portfolios
The heavy vehicle industry has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce will be appointed as the new Infrastructure and Transport Minister. Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia’s (HVIA) Acting President, Nathan Usher, says the Deputy Prime Minister...
New HVIA CEO Announced
Todd Hacking has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia, replacing Brett Wright who is stepping down after 21 years of service. Acting President Nathan Usher said the HVIA Board had undertaken a rigorous search and selection...
HVIA welcomes publication of the NTC’s PBS marketplace report
Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) have welcomed the publication of the National Transport Commission’s (NTC) discussion paper “Assessing the effectiveness of the PBS scheme.” HVIA Chief Executive Brett Wright says the report demonstrates the effectiveness of the Performance Based Standards...