The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has opened consultations for its latest Heavy Vehicle Productivity Plan (HVPP).
This new plan focuses on challenges anticipated to affect the trucking and road transport industry over the next five years, according to NHVR Chief Safety and Productivity Officer David Hourigan.
The NHVR, according to Hourigan, is open to feedback, in order to ensure the organisation serves the trucking and road transport industry’s needs as accurately as possible.
“As the heavy vehicle sector evolves and the freight task changes, we too are evolving and changing by continually seeking new ways to refine our approach,” he said.
“Our goal is to be a modern regulator that has a deeper understanding of the issues, priorities and needs of our industry and government customers so we can create the most effective regulatory environment.”
Additionally, the new HVPP will represent a major change in how heavy vehicle productivity will be defined moving forward and could benefit from the input of various stakeholders within the industry, such as drivers, operators, and road managers.
“Productivity is not a trade-off with safety, sustainability, and infrastructure,” Hourigan said.
“We want to know we are implementing the right initiatives to support industry and keep Australia moving.”
Consultation closes on 31 October, 2024, with the final plan released to industry and government in December 2024.
To provide feedback on the HVPP 2024 – 2029, information on the NHVR website can be found here.
In other news, the Port of Melbourne has just secured a new parcel of land to help boost container expansion.
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