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Top Performance Trucks on Demo

Bundaberg recently got to see top performance trucks on demo, courtesy of a group of local councils in Queensland. The event saw the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator bring together a selection of the latest innovative truck and trailer designs to enhance productivity and safety using Performance Based standards.
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Five Year Blueprint for Change

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has released its five-year blueprint for change, moving towards a safer, productive and more compliant heavy vehicle industry. Speaking at the National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) conference in Cairns, Darren Chester, Transport and Infrastructure Minister called it an agenda setting document, which would link three key strategies to continue the reform of the heavy vehicle industry.
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Report into the Access Management Failure

Report into the Access Management Failure

A report into the access management failure as part of the launch of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, which happened in early 2014, has been published. The Queensland Auditor-General has published a report on ‘Heavy Vehicle Road Access Reforms’ in has investigated how the NHVR has looked into the causes of the access management system failure, as well as how well it is coping now in taking over the access management responsibilities.
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Trucking Health Check

A trucking health check is going to be taking place in the months of August and September on the roads of Australia. The National Roadworthiness Baseline Survey will see teams, trained by the National
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Improving Permit Turn Around Times

State road managers improving permit turn around times has been welcomed by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator. The latest results show the state authorities have been able to significantly improve the turn around time for heavy vehicle class 1, 2 and 3 permit applications. “Data released by the NHVR showed 226 class 2 permits beyond the 28 days in March, but a targeted effort by state road managers has reduced this number to just 50 in the most recent quarter,” said Sal Petroccitto, NHVR CEO. “VicRoads in particular needs to be congratulated for reducing the number of outstanding permits from 93 in the January-to-March quarter, down to 6 in the April-to-June period.
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