Government Urged To Embrace Reform To Boost Productivity
Australia’s peak heavy vehicle industry body is calling on the Albanese Government to release the Productivity Commission’s landmark report on reforming the nation’s heavy vehicle rules, and embrace the recommended reforms, which could boost GDP by up to $4 billion per annum.
PC Says Electric Trucks Are Ready – But Our Policies Aren’t
Productivity Commission Commissioners Barry Sterland and Martin Stokie have come out strongly in favour for a major shakeup of regulations limiting the rollout of heavy electric trucks and higher productivity vehicles.
HVIA Backs Productivity Commission Report
HVIA has strongly supported the direction of the Productivity Commission inquiry into heavy vehicle reform, while calling for decisive, system-wide reform to lift productivity and enable practical emissions reduction.
Regs Curtail Productivity, HVIA Tells Senate
HVIA represented the heavy vehicle manufacturing and supply chain before the Senate Select Committee hearing on Australia’s Productivity on April 23, 2026, delivering a clear message: road freight productivity is no longer being held back by technology, but by regulation.
Report Backs Productivity Reforms
Greater road access for high-productivity and heavy zero-emissions vehicles, along with automated access approvals, clearer planning rules for charging infrastructure, and updated curfew and licensing settings are critical to boosting productivity and improving emissions outcomes in the heavy vehicle industry, according to the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report of Study Into Heavy Vehicle Reform.
HVIA Urges HV Focus For Senate Inquiry
HVIA has made a submission to the Senate Select Committee on Productivity, highlighting the massive productivity opportunities associated with Australia’s road freight sector – one of the most important arteries of the national economy.
HVIA Urges Red Tape Cuts In PC Submission
HVIA is currently finalising a submission to the Productivity Commission’s Study on Impacts of Heavy Vehicle Reform by the closing date of Friday, December 19, 2025.