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ON THE WATERFRONT – NHVR REPORTS SUCCESSFUL SAFETY OP AT NATION’S PORTS

September 16, 2025 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has revealed it inspected more than 2,500 heavy vehicles in a recent national safety operation focused on freight movements around Australia’s busiest ports, with mechanical and mass non-compliance emerging as significant concerns. Known […]

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NHVR LOOKING TO HARVEST SOME EXTRA CARE AND SAFETY FOR TRUCKS DURING NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK

July 21, 2025 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has announced it is joining its partners this  week for National Farm Safety Week (20 – 26 July)  to help highlight the importance of heavy vehicle safety across the agricultural sector. The initiative […]

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SKID STEER – NHVR ISSUES WARNING FOR OPERATORS TO TAKE CARE ON SLIPPERY ALPNE ROADS

June 17, 2025 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has again issued its annual winter warning  to truck operators by issuing an urgent reminder to  to ensure heavy vehicles are roadworthy, following an alarming number of vehicles which the Regulator alleges were […]

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SCANIA SAYS ‘IT’S NOT YOU. IT’S ME. I NEED SPACE’ TO DRIVE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN

June 1, 2025 Jon Thomson

Scania announced ahead of last Friday that it was a major  supporter of this year’s Australian Road Safety Foundation’s “Fatality Free Friday” and as part of that it launched a light-hearted campaign with what it […]

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QUARTER FAILED – NHVR ROADWORTHINESS SURVEY REVEALS 25 PER CENT OF TRUCKS FAILED THE TEST

March 24, 2025 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has announced the findings of its 2024 National Roadworthiness Survey (NRS), which revealed that a quarter of more than 9000 of Australia’s truck fleet failed to passed muster in the inspections during the […]

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ATA GETS POLITICAL – TRUCK ASSOCIATION PUSHES GOVERNMENT ON TRUCK SAFETY AHEAD OF ELECTION

March 21, 2025 Jon Thomson

The Australian Trucking Association has gone on  the front foot ahead of the upcoming Federal Election, revealing a manifesto of  initiatives that the truck industry body is urging who ever should have control of the […]

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SHOW US THE MONEY – FEDS FUNDING BOOST HOPES TO DRIVE GREATER SAFETY FOR TRUCK DRIVERS

March 18, 2025 Jon Thomson

It’s been announced  that the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS)  will  receive crucial funding from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR)  and its Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI), which has support by the […]

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IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE BOTTOM – NHVR WARNS ON TRAVELLING DOWN STEEP HILLS IN TRUCKS

January 28, 2025 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has issued a cautionary warning to drivers  urging heavy vehicle operators to exercise extreme caution when travelling down steep descents, following a series of serious incidents occurring on Bulli Pass and Mount Ousley […]

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SAFETY FIRST – NHVR PROCLAIMS WIN WITH NSW OPERATOR COMPLETING ENFORCEABLE SAFETY UNDERTAKINGS

July 16, 2024 Jon Thomson

The NHVR  has revealed that an NSW civil infrastructure and utilities constructer has implemented close to $140,000 worth of safety initiatives via an Enforceable Undertaking  in  what it claims is “a strong example of the […]

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BEEP, BEEP – EURO NCAP LOOKS TO BRING HEAVY TRUCKS INTO VEHICLE SAFETY ASSESSMENT REGIME

May 17, 2024 Jon Thomson

Ever wondered  about those increasingly intrusive and at times frustrating buzzers and beepers that have come to be a part of everyday driving in modern cars and  light commercials?  Well part of the reason those […]

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