HVIA offers a wide and diverse range of Working Groups for members, which form the backbone of the association’s proactive advocacy actions and initiatives.
The currently active working groups, the member sectors they assist, and their focus areas are outlined in the first table below. Please contact the HVIA staff member listed to discuss participation.
HVIA is also planning to create additional working groups, pending regulatory changes in the coming years, as shown in the second table. Please contact the HVIA staff member listed to flag your interest.
Finally, HVIA has a long and proud history of proactively advocating for member change. This is demonstrated in the third table, which is not exhaustive but lists some of the more prominent HVIA working group activities over the past decade.
HVIA Working Groups – currently active
HVIA Member Sectors:
Engineers/certifiers, equipment fitters/suppliers, dealerships, trailer OEMs, body builders.
Group Focus:
The NHVR’s Vehicle Standards Bulletin series (particularly VSB6), issues with the individual state-based ‘authorised persons’ schemes, advocating for a national scheme.
HVIA Contact:
Rachel Michaud – r.michaud@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Engineers/certifiers, truck and trailer OEMs, equipment suppliers.
Group Focus:
Review/update of the Performance Based Standards scheme and/or its individual standards, and issues affecting persons working with the scheme, such as the assurance framework.
HVIA Contact:
Rachel Michaud – r.michaud@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Tyre and wheel manufacturers and suppliers, tyre pressure monitoring/inflation system providers.
Group Focus:
The promotion of safe work practices in the tyre industry, issues relating to tyre standards (e.g. inflation pressure, size), and the promotion of tyre pressure monitoring and inflation technologies.
HVIA Contact:
Adam Ritzinger – a.ritzinger@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Engineers/certifiers, truck and trailer OEMs, powered axle equipment suppliers.
Group Focus:
Powered trailer technology, regulatory amendments to allow trials of future adoption.
HVIA Contact:
Adam Ritzinger – a.ritzinger@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Brake system manufacturers, suppliers, installers, and certifiers.
Group Focus:
Regulatory issues impacting truck and trailer braking systems, and the promotion of advanced braking technologies.
HVIA Contact:
Rachel Michaud – r.michaud@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Status light system manufacturers, suppliers, and installers, manufacturers and suppliers of equipment featuring status lights.
Group Focus:
Regulatory issues impacting the fitment/use of trailer status lights.
HVIA Contact:
Rachel Michaud – r.michaud@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Truck and trailer OEMs, engineers and certifiers
Group Focus:
Rectification of issues caused by a mismatch between recent amendments to trailer wiring standards/regulations and widespread historical industry wiring practices.
HVIA Contact:
Adam Ritzinger – a.ritzinger@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Telematics, EWD, and fatigue monitoring system manufacturers and suppliers
Group Focus:
Promotion of telematics, Electronic Work Diary (EWD) and fatigue monitoring system technology.
HVIA Contact:
Adam Ritzinger – a.ritzinger@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Truck and trailer OEMs, fleet operators, technology suppliers, engineers, fuel suppliers, dealerships.
Group Focus:
Supporting the industry decarbonisation transition, through advocacy on financial support, operational incentives, policy settings to drive uptake, and Low Carbon Liquid Fuel (LCLF) availability. Read more >
HVIA Contact:
Adele Lausberg – a.lausberg@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Truck and trailer OEMs, workshops and service centres, equipment suppliers, dealerships.
Group Focus:
All skills, training, and qualification issues impacting the truck and trailer manufacture, repair and service sectors.
HVIA Contact:
Workforce/Skills Manager – hvia@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Working Groups – future
HVIA Member Sectors:
Vehicle lighting system suppliers, truck and trailer OEMs.
Group Focus:
Future ADR regulatory changes
HVIA Contact:
Adam Ritzinger – a.ritzinger@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Member Sectors:
Truck and trailer OEMs, brake system manufacturers and suppliers, telematics system manufacturers.
Group Focus:
Future ADR regulatory changes
HVIA Contact:
Rachel Michaud – r.michaud@hvia.asn.au
HVIA Working Groups – historical (not exhaustive)
HVIA Member Sectors:
Engineers/certifiers, equipment fitters/suppliers, dealerships, trailer OEMs, body builders.
Group Focus:
Introduction, and later updates, to state-based requirements for professional engineering registration.
Last Active:
August 2025
HVIA Member Sectors:
Workshops, service centres, dealerships, manufacturers and suppliers of pit safety systems and technology.
Group Focus:
Promotion of safe work practices when using vehicle service pits.
Last Active:
September 2024
HVIA Member Sectors:
Plant and equipment trailer OEMs
Group Focus:
Rectification of issues caused by addition of 1:1 ratio for towed to towing vehicle mass.
Last Active:
December 2024
HVIA Member Sectors:
Tipping trailer OEMs, engineers/certifiers
Group Focus:
Development and roll-out of the J4 (tipper code) in Vehicle Standards Bulletin 6 (VSB6)
Last Active:
July 2023
HVIA Member Sectors:
Truck and trailer OEMs, engineers and certifiers
Group Focus:
Advocacy on truck and trailer width changes.
Last Active:
March 2022
HVIA Member Sectors:
Truck and trailer OEMs, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, engineers and certifiers
Group Focus:
Introduction of the Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) and the ROVER applications submission system.
Last Active:
November 2021