There are two important ideas in this article.
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Mirror rules fails rear vision test
My May article was titled ‘Is Your Bug Deflector Legal?’. It concerned the minimum visibility requirements at the front of a truck — particularly a bonneted truck.
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Is your bug deflector legal?
A bug deflector that is installed on the front top lip of a truck engine bonnet will alter the driver’s view of the road ahead of the truck.
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A plan to reduce road transport greenhouse emissions by 2030
In 2022 Australia legislated a greenhouse gas emission goal of 43 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 – only six years away!
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Drilling down into ARTSA data
ARTSA-i Data splits the heavy vehicle fleet up according to state, region and postcode of registration.
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Heavy vehicle modifications — key requirements
Modifications to heavy trucks, trailers and buses need to be approved by an accredited person called an Approved Vehicle Examiner (AVE), who will issue a certificate and affix a plate to the vehicle.
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The Heavy Vehicle National Law belongs to all
The National Transport Commission is conducting a once in a decade review of the structure and content of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
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The Safer Freight Vehicles Project
The Federal vehicle regulator is working on a Safer Freight Vehicles reform package of design rule changes.
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The ARTSA-I Brake Calculator
In my June Prime Mover magazine article, I described how Australian trailer braking systems on new trailers can be certified by calculations.
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How trailer brakes are certified
I want to explain how heavy trailer brakes are certified in Australia. It is a specialist domain and it is in need of reform.
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