Work and rest hours, fatigue breach categories, NHVR fines and demerit points for truck drivers in NSW, including the new unfit to drive duty from 1 August 2026.
Mass, dimension and loading breaches fall into three risk categories: minor, substantial and severe. Learn the thresholds, the 2026–27 NHVR fines and what officers can direct you to do at the roadside.
Received a notice to produce from SafeWork NSW? It’s a legal demand, not a request, and ignoring it is a criminal offence. Here’s what a section 155 notice means, what SafeWork can ask for, the penalties and the steps to take before you respond.
Since 2018, a reasonable excuse can be a defence to mass, dimension and loading offences under the HVNL. Learn what the Giannopoulos case decided and what transport operators need to have in place.
NSW has no work licence, so a suspension takes truck drivers off the road completely. Learn the alternatives: the 14-point professional driver limit, the good behaviour period, licence appeals, and the penalties for driving while suspended.
Where are heavy vehicle checking stations in NSW? The safety station locations, when you must enter, the fines for not stopping, and what to do if you miss the entry.
What is the fine for being over GVM in NSW? Current 2026–27 HVNL overloading penalties, how breaches are categorised, what officers can do at the roadside, and who is legally responsible under the Chain of Responsibility.
Load restraint breaches in NSW are minor, substantial or severe. Learn the loading performance standards, the 2026–27 NHVR fines, what happens at the roadside and the grounds that may be used to defend a load restraint charge.
