03 – 11 – 2021 Effective court ordered outcome for NHVR and Driver A driver facing four charges of fatigue breaches and a maximum penalty of $67,320 has instead been ordered to obtain an Electronic Work Diary (EWD) by the South Australian court. This is the 3rd successful application of a Supervisory Intervention Order…
21-09-2021 Charges have been filed at Paramatta Local Court following a comprehensive 18-month investigation by Victoria Police detectives. Taskforce Paragon, was established to investigate an incident on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne, in which a heavy vehicle hit and killed four Victoria Police officers while they were conducting a roadside intercept on 22 April…
26-07-2021 The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has charged two South Australian operators with offences relating to illegal engine remapping. An investigation conducted by South Australia Police (SAPOL) Heavy Vehicle Enforcement Unit (HVEU) found a South Australian produce company had ‘remapped’ the engines of four heavy vehicles to disable the vehicles’ emission limits. The…
COVID-safe toolbox talk kit A COVID-19 toolbox talk kit is available to assist staff as part of your Safety Management System. The toolbox talk kit includes a series of quick guides, videos, checklists and templates as part of the NHVR’s wider suite of Safety Management System guidance materials for industry use. The toolbox talk information focusses on…
Take the time to take the test All heavy vehicle drivers operating under Standard hours, BFM or AFM are reminded that taking a COVID test is a permitted personal activity under the National Personal Use Exemption Notices. The exemption recognises that heavy vehicle drivers may need to use their fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle for personal reasons…
Testing, passes and exemptions A summary of the COVID-19 testing and border pass requirements for heavy vehicles is below. For specific details on the requirements for each state and territory, visit www.nhvr.gov.au/coronavirus Updates will also be shared on NHVR’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Australian Capital Territory Is a border pass required? No Is a mandatory COVID-19 test required? No, but…
Freight Driver Swabs Highway testing sites have been re-established, to help prevent truck drivers from inadvertently spreading COVID-19 to other regions. The Regional Transport and Roads Minister, Paul Toole, said freight workers can now get tested along key transport routes, including at Forbes on the Newell Highway, Taree on the Pacific Highway, Narrabarba on the…
Its official name is the second National Road Worthiness Survey, but to most truckies the upcoming ‘health check’ will probably feel a lot like any other random compliance blitz. From May 5 to July, the NHVR and partner agencies in its jurisdictions, plan to conduct random roadside inspections of some 8,000 heavy vehicles, including trucks,…
Come and chat to the NHVR at our next roadside information days. Whether you have a question about access, Chain of Responsibility or any other heavy vehicle queries, come and join us. Upcoming dates: Traralgon East: Thursday 11 March, Victoria. 8am-4pm AEDT. Dandenong: Tuesday 16 March, Victoria. 6am-2pm AEDT. Port Wakefield: Wednesday 17 March, South Australia. 8am–2pm ACDT. For more…
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Load restraint at its worst! Our NHVR team were assisting Victoria Police down in Mildura when they identified that this operator was using indirect restraint (a clamping force) for a load weighing just over 20 tonnes. Not to mention, they were only using 4 straps to secure the load, when it…
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