The holiday season is fast approaching – and so are double demerits. Across Australia, double demerit periods operate over key holiday dates like Christmas, New Year and Easter. They’re designed to
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Highway Advocates: Behind the scenes of national reform
With the 2025 federal election delivering a landslide victory to the Anthony Albanese-led Labor Party, it is perhaps pertinent to examine another Albanese achievement from years ago. Albanese held the
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Highway Advocates call for support and fairness in the industry
Written by Robert Bell
Many of you reading this will know I have advocated for the transport industry for many years. From appearing in Senate hearings to being featured on the
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Highway Advocates focus on shifting heavy vehicle regulation landscape
For heavy vehicle operators, the ever-evolving regulations and enforcement strategies of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) present a constant source of frustration and complexity. Navigating
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Recent case highlights Highway Advocates’ regulator capabilities
Many of you may have heard about the recent outcome of the Whiteline Transport case in South Australia. In this case, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) was prosecuting a driver employed by Whiteline
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Highway Advocates weigh up EWD
Do traditional logbooks still cut the mustard?
For years, traditional logbooks have been a fixture in the transport industry. Many of us can recall the square logbooks that often went half-filled or not
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Erroneous authority – Highway Advocates
With the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) now operating in full swing in Queensland, the Regulator now prosecutes in every participating state and territory.
Of course, this is notwithstanding
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Truck drivers overtaken by inequity – Highway Advocates
In a recent enquiry conducted by the New South Wales government, interested parties were invited to make submissions about the pressures placed upon truck drivers in NSW.
As a state that has the greatest
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NHVR truck search powers constrained
When most of you have read this, Highway Advocates will be three years old. Still a toddler compared to many legal firms, we have seen a lot in our relatively short life. One of our main take outs
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Regulator expansion – Highway Advocates
In breaking news, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is transitioning to enforcement operations in Queensland in the first half of 2024. Hold on to your hats Queenslanders, things are about to
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