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Key documents
Heavy Vehicle Safety Strategy 2021-2025 (PDF, 1.2MB)
Sets out the NHVR's strategic ambitions to lead industry towards a safer future. It supports our agenda to create positive change in individual behaviour and industry safety culture, and to drive uptake of a modern, safer heavy vehicle fleet that reduces the likelihood and impact of crashes.
Heavy Vehicle Safety Strategy Action Plan 2023 (PDF, 1.67MB)
Outlines the activities and projects that the NHVR will undertake during 2023 to support the delivery of the Heavy Vehicle Safety Strategy 2021–2025. These initiatives were refined in consultation with the NHVR's partners at the July 2022 Industry Reference Forum (IRF). Partner feedback was addressed with a revised 'Action Plan' presented to partners and endorsed at the November 2022 IRF.
Previous Safety Strategy Action Plans
Heavy Vehicle Safety Strategy Action Plan 2021-2022 (PDF, 229KB)
What is it?
The Heavy Vehicle Safety Strategy 2021-2025 sets out the NHVR’s strategic ambitions to improve heavy vehicle safety outcomes and contribute to a reduction in the number of crashes, fatalities and serious injuries involving heavy vehicles. It supports the NHVR’s agenda to create positive change in individual behaviour and industry culture to improve safety, and to regulate a modern, safer heavy vehicle fleet that reduces the likelihood and impact of crashes.
The strategy is aligned to the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 (NRSS), which sets out Australia’s road safety objectives, key priorities for action, and road trauma reduction targets to 2030.
The strategy is supported by an action plan, produced annually, which outlines the activities, responsibilities and timeframes for delivery, that the NHVR will undertake over the 5-year life of the strategy.
Why we consulted
The NHVR sought input on:
- our approach to partnerships
- creating positive change in individual behaviours and industry culture to improve safety
- driving uptake of modern, safer heavy vehicle fleet that reduces the likelihood and impact of crashes
- influencing road network design to support safe heavy vehicle use.