NHVR Launch Tool To Compare Heavy Vehicle Performance
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator this week launched a new interactive tool to help industry and road managers make more informed safety, productivity and sustainability decisions about the benefits of heavy vehicle combinations on the road network
HVIA Releases State Committee Meetings Agenda
HVIA’s final round of state committee meetings will be held across the major capital cities in late October – and the recent regulatory announcements that have caused a stir are front and centre.
Announcements Accelerate Freight Decarbonisation
The past five days have brought several game-changing announcements that will accelerate the decarbonisation of trucking in Australia.
Government Announces Historic Truck Width Increase
Federal Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Carol Brown today announced the Federal Government’s landmark decision to increase the overall width limit for trucks in Australia to 2.55 metres
White Paper Outlines Measures To Build Future Workforce
An employment white paper released this week by Federal Treasury details ambitious measures to build Australia’s future workforce, including those required to enable the transport industry’s transition to net-zero.
HVIA Puts Tag Trailer Mass Back On The Reform Agenda
HVIA is hopeful long-standing issues related to tag trailer mass will be resolved over the coming year
HVIA Attends First Vehicle Standards Committee Meeting
HVIA meets with Federal Department of Infrastructure to discuss vehicle standards issues, including safety and environmental standards for heavy vehicles
NHVR release local government road managers’ info hub
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator releases new online information hub to support local government and road managers
Department reschedules ROVER webinar for this Friday
The Federal Department of Infrastructure and Transport has rescheduled its webinar on upcoming changes to the functionality of the Road Vehicle Regulator (ROVER) administrative system for the Road Vehicle Standards Act
Department finalises Recall Rectification Benchmarks
Now that the implementation of the Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) is complete the Department of Infrastructure has published recall rectification benchmarks which are designed to promote a shared understanding of the Department's expectations regarding recall performance.
HVIA supports members navigating exit of 3G
HVIA has been working with members involved in vehicle telematics, communications, and data ahead of the Australia-wide 3G network shutdown in mid-2024.
First Report on Coupling Strength Project
For the last year, HVIA has been part of a collaborative investigation into dynamic loads on couplings fitted to heavy High Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFV) and PBS combinations.