The NHVR has released a discussion paper today on how to implement the Australian Government’s Safer Freight Vehicle (SFV) reform proposals, including increasing the width of heavy vehicles fitted with modern safety technologies. The subject […]
Queensland based truck Industry body the HVIA has waded into the already muddied waters of the national heavy vehicle safety reforms, criticising the discussion paper released this week by the NHVR, saying the paper “explores options for implementing […]
The NHVR has revealed that it has prosecuted a driver for a severe dimension breach after they attempted to enter the Sydney M5 tunnel in December last year. The driver was charged under the Heavy […]
THE NHVR has revealed an update is underway to the widely used Master Code of Practice which it says will help drive better safety outcomes. The NHVR Master Code is a registered industry code of […]
The NHVR has announced it has prosecuted a Tasmanian logging company and its director, following pleas of guilty to serious offences under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). An extensive investigation by the NHVR revealed […]
The NHVR has revealed that a Melbourne based consignor of timber goods has pleaded guilty to one category two offence under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and has been convicted and fined $75,000 at […]
The NHVR has announced a once-off funding program to help support the development and delivery of Chain of Responsibility or CoR training and education projects is now available. The heavy vehicle regulator says that $1.7 […]
The NHVR has issued a general reminder to the truck industry that there is only four weeks left for the heavy vehicle industry to apply for crucial project funding . The Australian Government is provide […]
The NHVR is urging operators to check their brakes after recent intercepts in the Blue Mountains region in NSW found that 5.2 per cent of heavy vehicles inspected had a brake defect, 14 per cent […]
The NHVR has announced it has registered a new national code of practice which it has developed in partnership with the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) with the aim of reducing the hazards […]
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