The largest ever national survey of the heavy vehicle fleet was officially launched this week at Australia’s Heavy Vehicle Engineering Conference (ComVec) in Melbourne.
Currently, different data and inspection regimes are undertaken in each state and territory which means that the roadworthiness of heavy vehicles nationally is unclear.
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) chief Sal Petroccitto said the National Roadworthiness Baseline Survey, which would begin on August 1, would allow the NHVR to properly understand the health and roadworthiness of Australia’s 520,000-strong heavy vehicles.
“We are encouraging operators to be aware of the survey when scheduling to allow appropriate time for inspections,” Petroccitto says.
From August 1 inspections will be conducted by authorised officers at roadside check points and in depots throughout Australia. Each vehicle will have a visual inspection and depending on the condition of the vehicle some may take on average 45 minutes.
The NVHR notes: “All heavy vehicle inspections will rely on the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual to create a more harmonised national network.”
The survey is the second leg of the Roadworthiness program, following the release of the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual in December 2015.
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