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A healthy heavy vehicle fleet heading into Christmas
The NHVR has congratulated owners and operators that have contributed to a significant improvement in the mechanical health of Australia’s heavy vehicle fleet.
NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto said the results of the National Roadworthiness Survey 2021 (NRS:2021) which inspected 13,325 heavy vehicle units across 8338 heavy vehicle combination in all Australian states and territories between May and June showed significant improvements.
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The EU for JJR stems from a skip bin loaded to a heavy vehicle operated by JJR was found to be leaking water onto the vehicle and road surface.
The heavy vehicle operated by Brother towing a single axle trailer breached the trailer axle group, weighing 1,020kg, breaching the permitted limit of 750kg.
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Don’t tamper with your life – speed kills
The NHVR has released a targeted education campaign focused on the safety risks caused by illegal speed limiter tampering.
NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto said the latest campaign aimed to prevent speeding before the foot touched the accelerator pedal.
“Speed is a major contributing factor in road deaths and serious injuries involving heavy vehicles,” Mr Petroccitto said.
“In the past year, 70 per cent of fatalities involving articulated trucks occurred in speed zones of 100km/h or above.
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