Member Advice – HVNL + ADR Interactions
HVIA investigates the interactions between the updated Heavy Vehicle National Law and existing Australian Design Rules.
HVIA Members Back Expo
HVIA members CMV, WHG and Cummins exhibited at the Trade and Tech Fit expo held in Melbourne on June 2-3.
Women’s Network Connection Program
HVIA is launching the Women’s Network Connection Program to help people across our industry build meaningful connections beyond their own organisations. The idea of the program is to boost your current connections with regular targeted monthly matching.
Kenworth Delivers 90,000th Oz-Made Truck
The 90,000th Australian-designed and manufactured Kenworth truck was officially delivered to McColls Transport today during a celebration at PACCAR’s Bayswater production facility in Melbourne.
WA Roll Coupling Webinar Announced
HVIA will hold a member webinar on June 29 to unpack WA’s draft roll coupling policy that aims to improve heavy vehicle safety and reduce rollover crashes by mandating roll coupling for trailers used in Restricted Access Vehicle configurations.
DFAC Confirms Foundation Dealer Network
Australia’s newest commercial vehicle brand, DFAC Trucks Australia, has confirmed its foundation seven dealers that will form a larger scale network in the coming months.
Zenobē Raises $400m To Accelerate ANZ Zero Emission Transport
Zenobē, a leading fleet electrification and battery storage specialist, has today announced it has closed a landmark $400 millionfinancing platform designed to accelerate the transition to zero-emission transport across Australia and New Zealand.
Volvo Group Australia Appoints UD VP
Volvo Group Australia has appointed Cameron Bettany as Vice President, UD Trucks and Government Sales and Marketing, effective July 1, 2026.
Registrations Open For Q3 Member Forums
Registrations are now open for the next round of HVIA Member Forums featuring new locations for WA and NSW-based members – including site tours of Scania’s new Hope Valley dealership in WA, and Transport Refrigeration Service’s Huntingwood depot in NSW.
Fuel Tax Relief Extended For Another Month
The Federal Government has partially extended fuel excise and Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge relief for another month but reduced both to 16 cents per litre.
Telematics Working Group Meet Set For July
HVIA will be holding a Telematics Working Group meeting in July, which has been prompted by concerns raised recently by members.
Motive Power Mandatory RAV Field July 1
A reminder to industry that motive power will become a mandatory field on the Register of Approved Vehicles for all vehicle categories (except trailers) from July 1, 2026.