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Behind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of a Heavy Vehicle Compliance Officer

Ever wondered about the challenges faced by the unsung heroes of the transportation industry - the heavy vehicle compliance officers? In this exclusive behind-the-scenes journey, we shed light on a day in the life of these dedicated professionals, exploring the intricate challenges they encounter and how cutting-edge compliance software plays a pivotal role in easing their workload.

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Empowering Heavy Vehicle Drivers: The Importance of Ongoing Training and Support

In the realm of heavy vehicle operations, drivers play a pivotal role as the backbone of transportation networks across Australia. However, with this critical role comes a significant responsibility, as driving heavy vehicles ranks among the most dangerous jobs in the country. As such, it is imperative to prioritise ongoing training, support, and empowerment for drivers to ensure their safety and compliance with the Heavy Vehicle National Law and road rules.

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Navigating Compliance Evolution: From Chain of Responsibility to a Safety-Centric Approach

In the ever-evolving landscape of heavy vehicle regulation, the transition from the traditional "Chain of Responsibility" (CoR) model to the contemporary safety-centric approach has marked a paradigm shift. The 2018 amendments to the heavy vehicle national law brought forth a fundamental change in compliance dynamics, replacing the stringent CoR obligations with a primary duty to ensure safety. Despite this shift, apprehensions still linger within the transport industry, particularly among operators who perceive a risk-averse stance towards driver breaches as the epitome of compliance.

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News Archive

Jul 17, 2023

Establishing your contractor management framework

Organisations that use heavy vehicle contractors should determine and document their contractor management frameworks and ensure that they are well understood and implemented by operational and functional managers.

Jul 17, 2023

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Loading Guides

The NHVR has published the first in a series of loading guides to help industry better understand the principles of good load restraint. The guides have been designed for parties in the CoR to print out and display in their workplace to increase awareness, or to be placed in loading manuals as a quick reference.

Jul 7, 2023

National Class 3 Road Train Prime Mover Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice

Some operators may not be aware of the Road Train Prime Mover Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice or not understand that it may benefit them. The notice was released in April 2022 and provides mass and dimension exemptions when operating eligible combinations.The Notice provides 2 key access improvements for road train registered prime movers (MC3 and MC4) and eligible combinations

Jul 7, 2023

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Case learning July 2023

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released a case study related to mass and maintenance management systems. The case learning provides guidance to transport operators on steps that they can take to protect themselves against prosecution, and is a great reminder that the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) is concerned with potential harm, not actual harm. Again, an accident or fatality does not have to occur for charges to be brought.

Jun 29, 2023

Reasonably Practicable use of safety technology and telematics

The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) imposes an obligation on parties in the chain of responsibility to ensure the safety of their transport activities so far as is reasonably practicable. As we have seen in recent court cases, once a business / party meets the criteria of being a party in the chain of responsibility, regardless of which party, they have the same obligation to do what is reasonably practicable to ensure safety.

Jun 29, 2023

New NHVR Portal Feature

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s online portal now features a Compliance Module, where transport operators can manage compliance information and on-road enforcement notices.

Jun 23, 2023

HVNL Coupling requirements

Did you know that under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) Section 185 it is an offence if a person uses, or permits another person to use a combination and any trailer in the combination is not securely coupled to the vehicle in front of it (maximum penalty $6000).

Jun 23, 2023

EWDs - Ensure that the record keeper has records within 21 days

Interesting to see the impacts of the increased uptake of Electronic Work Diaries (EWDs) including Supervisory Intervention Orders being issued by the courts that include drivers using an EWD. One of the impacts of the increased use of EWDs is in who is responsible for providing the Electronic Work Diary.

Jun 16, 2023

Load to the allowable mass not the measurement adjustment

We often see customers that are confused with how heavy vehicle mass works. They confuse things like registered gross vehicle mass and allowable gross vehicle mass. We also see when drivers are unsure about what the allowable masses are because they witness slightly overloaded vehicles not being fined at the side of the road because of enforcement measurement adjustments.

Jun 16, 2023

Load Restraint Case Learnings

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released another in its series of case learnings which provides guidance for Transport Operators on some reasonably practicable measures that they can take to reduce or minimise the risks associated with load restraint.

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