Media releases

NHVR’s ‘We ALL Need Space’ campaign returns encouraging drivers to share the road safely with heavy vehicles this Christmas

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has joined forces with Australian icons; comedian Jimmy Rees, ex rugby league player Sam Thaiday, country music artist James Blundell, Outback Truckers star Glenn Kendall and truck driver Casuarina Smith for the ‘We ALL Need Space’ campaign, to promote safely sharing the road with heavy vehicles this holiday season.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has taken action against a company after discovering systemic fatigue management and other serious breaches

The NHVR investigations unit charged the company after analysing National Driver Work Diaries, fuel records, GPS data, and heavy vehicle sightings, revealing systemic issues with fatigue management, scheduling, and speed management, leading to a breach of Section 26C of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), a Category 3 Offence.

NHVR urges drivers to take a break ahead of driver fatigue campaign

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is reminding heavy vehicle drivers to follow work and rest requirements ahead of a campaign to reduce fatigue related crashes on national roads.

The campaign, which runs from 18-23 September across NSW, is part of the NHVR’s regulatory strategy to inform, educate and enforce – whether via on-road compliance or industry engagement.

In the past year there have been 48 fatalities from heavy vehicle crashes in NSW, with approximately 65 per cent of fatal crashes occurring outside the metropolitan area.