National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme
The National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) is a voluntary alternative to conventional heavy vehicle enforcement. Accredited operators must demonstrate that their vehicles and drivers comply with standards set by the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme through regular audits of their transport management systems and vehicle or driver assessments. The National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme is intended to increase transport efficiency by reducing the costs of compliance and allowing members greater flexibility in the management of their transport business.
The objectives of the mass and maintenance management modules are to:
- improve efficiency for scheme members by reducing the impact of conventional regulatory enforcement
- raise levels of compliance for non-accredited operators through more effective deployment of enforcement resources
- improve road safety
- increase the productivity of the transport industry through adoption of 'good' management practices
- allow higher mass limits to be introduced in a responsible way.
Additional information about the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme is available on the National Transport Commission* website.
What's new
National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme guides
Each of the three National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme modules are now supported by an introductory guide. The purpose of each guide is to provide an overview of each accreditation and summarise what you need to do to qualify for and maintain accreditation. The three guides are available to download here:
- Mass management guide (PDF**, 168KB)
- Maintenance management guide (PDF**, 166KB)
- Fatigue management guide (PDF**, 216KB)
Related links
Mass management module
Maintenance management module
Fatigue management module
Other important scheme membership information
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Last updated 30 November 2009
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