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Compulsory NAAS telematics is coming — but part of the certified market does not yet exist
Queensland has priced a small operator’s NAAS telematics at $47,260, but WWTG has established that a critical part of the certified Smart OBM market for specialised heavy haul does not yet exist.
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Why the NHVR CEO spent 10 hours in a B-double
Nicole Rosie accepted Rod Hannifey’s invitation to travel from Dubbo to Brisbane in a working truck. At the end of the run, she said NHVR staff should experience full shifts with drivers too.
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Let accreditation expire and the access benefit can stop with it
The transition from NHVAS to Heavy Vehicle Accreditation is not merely administrative. The NHVR says operators must stop using any HML, PBS, notice or permit arrangement that depends on accreditation if the required module expires.
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Remove the loading zone. The freight task doesn’t disappear
Australia’s cities are squeezing delivery space while depending on more freight than ever. Austroads study author Phil Bullock says the cost of that blind spot can be circling vehicles, longer deliveries and bad freight access locked into developments for decades.
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The transport document many operators have never heard of – the Heavy Vehicle Industry Master Code
The Heavy Vehicle Industry Master Code is not legislation and creates no new duty. But it can help a court assess what was reasonably practicable after an alleged breach of the HVNL primary duty.