According to leading Australian vehicle data service, InfoAgent, every decision matters in the heavy vehicle industry , where compliance is tight, margins are precise, and safety is non-negotiable, especially when it involves vehicle data.
Whether financing, insuring, servicing, or managing heavy vehicles, the integrity of decisions depend on the quality of your data, and in Australia, one source stands above the rest according to InfoAgent and that is NEVDIS, which stands for National Exchange of Vehicle Data and Information Systems
InfoAgent says NEVDIS has approved brokers who can provide competitive rates and modern APIs to access this information, and emphasised that not all brokers are created equal.
Why NEVDIS matters to the heavy vehicle sector
According to InfoAgent NEVDIS, and the NHVR are the authoritative sources of truth for Australian heavy vehicle data, bringing together registration and compliance data from all states and territories, covering everything from core vehicle details to stolen and written-off status, VIN verification, and registration expiry information.
For HVIA members, this data is critical for Asset verification before procurement, finance or repairs are performed. Ensuring ongoing compliance by providing critical data, including registration charge codes, vehicle weight categories (Tare, GVM, GCM), and Performance-Based Standards (PBS) status. Assessing risk for insurers, underwriters, and fleet operators. Preventing fraud during purchase or disposal. and Understanding the geographical distribution of your target market to optimise marketing, operations, and risk management.
Put simply,InfoAgent says that if you’re making decisions about a heavy vehicle’s identity, status, or capabilities, you need data from NEVDIS and NHVR.
Why you need a NEVDIS-approved broker
InfoAgen sayst NEVDIS-approved brokers are audited, monitored, and bound by strict information security and compliance standards.
Some providers claim to offer vehicle information, but unless they’re officially approved, they’re either reselling scraped, stale, incomplete, or invalid third-party data or operating in a grey area that exposes your business to unnecessary risk.
A NEVDIS-approved broker gives you, Trusted access to live vehicle records, Legally compliant usage of data, Confidence in your decisions and reporting, Coverage of the national fleet, not just isolated state data and Secure access to data long-term.
Why This Is Especially Important for Heavy Vehicles
InfoAgent says the stakes are higher in the heavy vehicle industry because the cost of errors, whether financial, regulatory, or reputational, is magnified.
It said that having the incorrect vehicle weight categories or Performance-Based Standards could be catastrophic for operators and road users along with that one incorrect VIN entry can delay compliance approvals or result in a non-compliant vehicle being placed on the road. It also points out that relying on outdated registration data can lead to exposure to liability and increased insurance costs, while failing to verify a written-off vehicle properly could breach NHVR safety obligations.
With larger fleets, more complex configurations, and longer asset lifecycles, operators data tools must be faster, more accurate, and more integrated than ever.
InfoAgent, says it is more than just a NEVDIS-approved broker; it is a specialist in heavy vehicle data.
Its API provides businesses with real-time access to NEVDIS, NHVR, and PPSR data in a single, secure environment. Whether operators integrate this into their own platforms or access it through its dashboard, it’s fast, flexible and built for commercial users.
InfoAgent is already supporting Fleet operators verifying assets at scale, Finance providers accelerating approvals with trusted data, insurers reducing risk with real-time checks and Workshops and compliance teams with due diligence tools
This is all powered by NEVDIS and the NHVR and all brokered through InfoAgent.
Key questions for your data strategy
If you’re an HVIA member involved in any stage of the heavy vehicle lifecycle—purchase, finance, insurance, compliance, or resal InfoAgent says you need to ask yourself, Are we using NEVDIS and NHVR-certified data? Is our provider an officially approved NEVDIS broker? and Can you integrate this data into your systems via API?
If the answer to any of those is “no,” you may be relying on incomplete, outdated, or legally questionable data.
