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The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging heavy vehicle drivers to remain vigilant with their National Written Work Diary (WWD) or Electronic Work Diary (EWD) and follow work and rest requirements.

A state-wide operation was triggered in New South Wales, after a considerable number of penalty notices issued in NSW were found to be linked to fatigue related offences.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has prosecuted an excavation contractor and its subsidiary company for a primary duty offence and two severe risk breaches following ongoing contraventions of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

An investigation led by the NHVR discovered that the Sydney-based excavation contractor had incurred 20 mass breaches and received 94 defect notices over a 15-month period.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has prosecuted a logging company and its Director based in Tasmania, following pleas of guilty to serious offences under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).
 
An extensive investigation by the NHVR revealed ongoing fatigue breaches by the company. Over a 12-month period, the company had 251 fatigue-related breaches which were undetected by the company and Director. Due to the management of these practices, charges were laid under sections 26G and 26H of the HVNL.
 

A consignor of timber goods has pleaded guilty to one category two offence under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and was convicted and fined $75,000 at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

The consignor had breached its safety duty by exposing drivers and members of the public to the risk of death or serious injury by failing to comply with section 26G of the HVNL.

Once-off funding to support the development and delivery of Chain of Responsibility (CoR) training and education projects is now available, with $1.7 million being invested to help boost safety across the supply chain.

The funding will support businesses who use heavy vehicle transport to deliver tailored training programs focused on the CoR.

Grants will be awarded to projects aimed at educating participants on how to improve the safety of heavy vehicle transport activities.

One hundred and twenty-five bridges and culverts in 33 different councils will receive funded engineering assessments as part of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) Strategic Local Government Asset Assessment Project (SLGAAP), supported by the Australian Government. 

The bridges and culverts were selected based on whether the locations were on priority freight routes, and would deliver potential improved access for heavy vehicles.