Safety Summit

First Heavy Vehicle Road Safety Summit in Melbourne a Success

The first ever Improving Heavy Vehicle Road Safety Summit has been held in Melbourne and was a huge success. More than 150 industry professionals attended the summit in an effort to tackle transport safety.
CoR Compliance Services

CoR Compliance Email Update – 24th April 2015

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Are the Days of Log Books Checks Coming to An End?

Are the Days of Log Books Checks Coming to An End?

Well the NTC CEO, Paul Retter seems to think so. Speaking at Trucking Australia, Retter voiced his belief that the days of roadside log book checks are “numbered”.
NSW Police and RMS Target Waste Management Vehicles in Blitz

NSW Police and RMS Target Waste Management Vehicles in Blitz

Police in NSW recently embarked on a joint operation with Roads and Maritime Services in Sydney’s West. The Joint Traffic Taskforce targeting waste management trucks discovered a number of defective vehicles, resulting in 40 defect notices being issued during the operation last week in Easter Creek.

NHVR to Coordinate Tasmanian Heavy Haulage Permits

As of the first Monday in May (04/05/15) the process for oversize/overmass (OSOM) agricultural and special purpose vehicle permits will be managed entirely by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
CoR Compliance Services

CoR Compliance Email Update – 17th April 2015

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NTC Seeks Feedback on Draft Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement

Uniform Rules for Roadworthiness Called For by ATA

Following the Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) consultation regulatory impact statement on heavy vehicle roadworthiness, the association’s Chief Executive, Chris Melham released its submission to the National Transport Commission.
Experts Call for Mandatory Black Box Technology in Road Vehicles

Other States Yet To Take On SA Truck Driver Privacy Changes Lead

South Australia’s controversial amendment which allows police to inform employers of drivers’ dangerous driving behaviour is being closely monitored by other states.
WA Changes Road Rules to Complement other States’ Laws

COR Reform Could Mirror WHS Provisions

A legal expert believes that Chain of Responsibility reform could see it having a wider scope, extending to mirror work health and safety provisions.
Victorian Concerns about Work Diary Exemption

COR Investigator Claims Logbook Cheating Widespread

Non-driving work not recorded in the logbook may be a bigger problem than previously thought, if the claims of outgoing VicRoads chain of responsibility chief are to be believed.