The NHVR Made New Time-Saving Changes to its Portal Registration Module
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has made what it calls time-saving changes to its Portal Registration Module. In addition to helping save time, the new portal also features real-time access to vehicle registration information that can help meet industry requests for additional chain of responsibility (COR) support. The new portal brings together registration for […]
Speeding Driver Prompts Examination of Company
After a truck driver was caught driving 150km/h with a defective vehicle on the Hume Motorway in Mittagong, NSW the transport company he worked for as a subcontractor has been subjected to an investigation. NSW Police issued further defects and infringements after a blitz of the transport company linked to the driver with NSW […]
Police Investigate Fatal Perth Truck Crash
A fatal crash in the Wheatbelt region in Perth is under investigation by police. The crash claimed the life of a truck driver from Ellenbrook when the Kenworth truck he was driving left the carriage way near Pearse Road and crashed into a tree. The truck was towing 2 semi-trailers at the time on Gunyidi-Wubin […]
NHVR Launches Probe After Truck Fires
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has launched a probe into the spate of truck fires that have occurred recently. A number of fires emanating in the engine bay of prime movers have happened over the past year, raising concerns with the NHVR. One of the incidents involved a semi-trailer fire on the Princess Highway […]
Kingaroy Truckie Has Licence Plates Confiscated for 7 Days
A truck driver from Kingaroy has had his semi-trailer plates confiscated for 7 days after police discovered the semi-trailer he was driving and all trailers were unregistered and uninsured. The Kingaroy Road Policing Unit intercepted the truck and discovered the the 63 year old man also failed to carry a work diary. The truck driver […]
Melbourne Beach Road Truck Curfew Made Permanent
Beach Road in Melbourne will have a permanent 24/7 truck curfew imposed between Port Melbourne and Mordialloc. The curfew came into effect on February 25 following a number of trial truck curfew times. The restrictions came after strong community calls and the state government says it will help improve traffic and ease congestion. The only […]