Trucking operators need to remain vigilant about staying safe during the crisis and are being urged to ensure their operations remain safe as unprecedented demand puts pressure on freight supply chains.
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How Much Do We Really Care About Safety?
The trucking industry is being asked for feedback, posing the question to the trucking industry generally, how much do we really care about safety? The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has released a survey into how the heavy vehicle industry and supply chain is tackling their safety responsibilities.
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A Happy Rational Christmas Present
The latest publication from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator could turn out to be a Happy Rational Christmas present for the trucking industry if we engage with the proposals and ensure they are able to be implemented.
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Effectiveness of Reform
This week has seen the release of the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report into National Transport Regulatory Reform, looking into the effectiveness of reform and where it should prioritise in the future.
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Flexibility for Truck Drivers
This week has seen the announcement of a measure, as an extension of an existing initiative, that will improve the lives and increase flexibility for truck drivers to use their vehicles outside work hours.
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93 per cent Compliant With Permit Conditions
A national operation inspecting more than 3500 trucks and other heavy vehicles, including oversize over-mass and Performance Based Standards combinations, has found 93 per cent compliant with permit conditions for their vehicles
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Review of Grain Harvest Management Schemes
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has announced a review of Grain Harvest Management Schemes seeking feedback on existing Grain Harvest Management Schemes (GHMS), as well as exploring the possibility of a national Harvest Mass Management Scheme (HMMS).
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Getting Better Truck Access Outcomes
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is calling for changes with the aim of getting better truck access outcomes in its latest public submission. Assessing permits using consent parameters, rather than each individual vehicle should be the cornerstone to improving heavy vehicle access on Australian roads, according to an NHVR submission on access to the Heavy Vehicle National Law review (HVNL).
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Dobbing Line is One Year Old
This week the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s dobbing line is one year old. The service is more correctly called the Heavy Vehicle Confidential Reporting Line (HVCRL) and it has taken almost 1,500 calls in its first year of operation.
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Planning the Route Forward
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator continues in its planning the route forward for a truly national truck regulation regime with the introduction of the NHVR Route Planner, which replaces the Journey Planner from June 27.
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