The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is reflecting on a year since assuming responsibility for heavy vehicle safety services in Queensland.
NHVR Director Northern Region Kelli Ready said the progress made to heavy vehicle regulation not just in Queensland but right across Australia since the completion of the National Services Transition program in April last year, has been substantial.
“From April 2024 – April 2025, the NHVR’s new team of Safety and Compliance Officers (SCOs) conducted more than 18,600 heavy vehicle intercepts in Queensland, evidence of our strengthened compliance and enforcement efforts and commitment to enhancing road safety across the state,” Ready says.
“During this same timeframe, Queensland SCOs provided more than 800 hours of education to drivers and operators, ensuring they understood how to comply with their safety obligations under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).”
“Following the transition, we have worked collaboratively with our partner agencies, undertaking numerous operations in Queensland which target key focus areas such as livestock transport, bus safety and compliance, and the mechanical condition of heavy vehicles.
“Our hardworking team of SCOs have also supported industry through major flooding and extreme weather events, assisting drivers and operators in making safe decisions on the roads.
“It’s safe to say the integration of Queensland into the NHVR is already resulting in safer, more consistent regulation of heavy vehicle movements across Australia.”
NHVR Acting Queensland Stakeholder Engagement Officer Sarah Wilkie transitioned across to the NHVR last year, taking up a role as a SCO in Toowoomba.
“It was such a pleasure coming into a workplace where everyone was committed to implementing a national service for industry,” Wilkie says.
“The positive impact of the transition for industry, specifically in Queensland, is that the NHVR now has a national process in place, so industry will experience the same interaction and consistent information no matter which state they are travelling through.
“An additional positive for industry is that the implementation of the NHVR’s national policies and core values – which are customer focused – are now reflected across the country, including our beautiful state of Queensland.”
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