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What is the Unfit to Drive duty?
A person must not drive a heavy vehicle on a road while impaired by fatigue or otherwise not of sufficiently good health or fitness to drive it safely.
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When do the heavy-vehicle fatigue rules apply?
The HVNL work, rest and fatigue-record rules apply when a person drives a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle: generally a vehicle or combination above 12 tonnes, or a qualifying heavy bus.
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Does the Heavy Vehicle National Law apply in Western Australia?
No. The HVNL does not govern a journey while it is wholly within Western Australia, but WA has its own CoR, fatigue and heavy-vehicle laws, and a WA or NT business can…
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What is a terminal access charge?
A Terminal Access Charge is a fixed landside charge imposed by a container stevedore for a truck or rail operator’s access to terminal services; it is separate from the Vehicle Booking System…
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What is Performance Based Standards?
Performance Based Standards is an approval system in which an innovative heavy-vehicle design must obtain design approval, be built and certified for vehicle approval, and then obtain lawful road access through a…
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Which heavy vehicles can operate at 20 metres?
From 1 August 2026, eligible prime-mover/semitrailer and rigid-truck/trailer combinations can operate at up to 20.0 metres under general access only when every prescribed braking, trailer, dimension, mass and route condition is satisfied.
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What are General Mass Limits?
General Mass Limits are the default axle-group and gross-mass limits for heavy vehicles unless a lawful exception, exemption, notice, permit, HML entitlement or PBS approval applies.
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What are Higher Mass Limits?
Higher Mass Limits allow eligible vehicles with road-friendly suspension and the required mass accreditation to carry higher axle-group masses on an approved HML route or area.
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What is general access for a heavy vehicle?
A general-access heavy vehicle may use the road network available to general-access vehicles without an individual access permit or notice, provided the vehicle and combination comply with all prescribed mass and dimension…
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Who regulates trucking in Australia?
Australian trucking is regulated by a network of national, state and territory bodies covering heavy-vehicle law, roads and access, licensing and registration, policing, workplace safety, environment and local-road management.