The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging heavy vehicle drivers to exercise extreme caution when travelling down steep descents, following a series of serious incidents occurring on Bulli Pass and Mount Ousley in New South Wales.

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2025年3月24日 · The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has today revealed the findings of the 2024 National Roadworthiness Survey (NRS), which ran for 12 weeks across all Australian states and territories, revealing critical insights into the nation’s heavy vehicle industry.

2024年10月22日 · The new cameras have been rolled out across the regulators jurisdictions and are capable of detecting the number plates of passing vehicles in order to allow safety and compliance officers to better detect and interrupt potentially high-risk behaviour on …

2025年2月27日 · The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) in consultation with Department of Transport and Planning Victoria (DTP VIC) will be amending access for heavy vehicles due to the opening of the West Gate Tunnel in late 2025. The West Gate Tunnel and freeway ramps will make it easier for trucks to access the Port of Melbourne. On the opening of tunnel, access will be prohibited on six specific ...

2024年12月18日 · The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released its new Heavy Vehicle Productivity Plan (HVPP) 2025 – 2030, focused on challenges it says affects the trucking landscape into the future. The plan sets out 22 actions over a five-year period, based on priorities set by NHVR stakeholders to tackle Australia’s freight challenges and ...

2025年2月28日 · The NHVR and Queensland government have joined forced on a new heavy vehicle road safety campaign following an increase in crashes involving heavy vehicles from 2020. The state’s road death toll climbed to a total of 303 lives lost in 2024, which is the highest mark in 15 years.

2025年3月17日 · The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging heavy vehicle drivers to exercise extreme caution when travelling down steep descents, following a series of serious incidents occurring on Bulli Pass and Mount Ousley in New South Wales.

2024年11月4日 · National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) CEO, Sal Petroccitto, has announced his resignation. Petroccitto will step down as of 24 January 2025 after successfully leading the regulator for more than 10 years.

2025年2月2日 · With so many fast-moving technologies and practices affecting the heavy vehicle sector now and into the future, at the NHVR we believe it is more important than ever to ensure we are ready and willing to adapt where we need. We want our Vision 2035 project to be a key cornerstone in our ability to do just that – and we cannot do it alone.