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Current Commercial Vehicle Information Bulletins

The following is a list of current Commercial Vehicle Information Bulletins.
Copies of the bulletins are available from the VicRoads Bookshop, Registration and Licensing offices or can be down loaded from the list below.
(Document last updated 26 June 2006. * New document updates since February 2006)

Freight Vehicles
B-doubles & Higher Mass Limits
Oversize/Overmass Vehicles
Safety
Fatigue Management - Driving Hours
Load Restraint
National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme
General Information

Freight Vehicles 

Title

 Date Published
48 Foot (14.6 m) Trailer August 1997
4.6 m High Vans & Curtain-sided Trailers July 1997
Transporting High Containers August 2000
45 Tonne Truck & 3 Axle Dog Trailer November 1997
3 Axle Truck & 4 Axle Dog Trailer January 1999
Hay Trucks January 2000
Waste Trucks April 2006*
10 Tonnes on Single Axles April 2001
22 Metre Long Quad Dog for Logs June 1999
Glider Trailers June 1999
Transporting Rowing Shells April 2001
Livestock Transport June 2007
14.9 Metre Refrigerated Trailers May 2004
Trailable Yachts May 2004
Farm Gate Access Guidelines and Subsidy Schemes April 2006*
Guidelines for Truck Access to Rural Properties April 2006*
Arterial Road Farm Gate Access Scheme April 2006*
Local Road Dairy Farm Gate Access Scheme April 2006*


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B-doubles & Higher Mass Limits

Title
 Date Published
B-doubles & Higher Mass Limits Trucks May 2004
Local Roads Approved for B-doubles and Higher Mass Limits Trucks May 2006*
26 metre B-doubles November 2005


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Oversize/Overmass Vehicles

Title
 Date Published
45 Tonne Permit Scheme for Export Containers to Rural Rail Freight Terminals February 1995
48.0 Tonne Container Vehicles between Dynon Rail & Melbourne Wharves July 1994
Oversize & Overmass Special Purpose Vehicles October 2007
Mobile Cranes February 1996
Oversize Load Carrying Vehicles October 2007
Operating Conditions for Oversize Agricultural Vehicles and Combinations June 2000
Height Clearance On Roads January 2000
Height Under Structures for Permit Vehicles September 2007
Additional Permit Conditions January 1996


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Safety

Title
 Date Published
Bus Travel in Hazardous Areas (Snowfields) May 2006*
Management of Speeding Heavy Vehicles
(Three Strikes and You’re Out)		 June 1998
Be Careful Using Auxiliary Brakes April 2004


Fatigue Management – Driving Hours

Title
 Date Published
Managing Driver Fatigue June 2001
National Driving Hours Regulations and Instructions for Completing the National Log Book July 1998
Transitional Fatigue Management Scheme January 1999
Transitional Fatigue Management Scheme Driver Certification Manual October 1998
Local Truck Driving Hours (Working within a 100 km Radius) April 2001
Truck Stops and Rest Areas Melbourne / Geelong May 2002


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Load Restraint

Title
 Date Published
A Guide to Restraining Steel December 1998
A Guide to Restraining Rolls and Reels October 2007
A Guide to Restraining Concrete Panels August 1999
A Guide to Restraining Concrete Pipes January 2000
A Guide to Restraining Bales September 1999
A Guide to Restraining Loads on Light Vehicles November 1999
A Guide to Restraining Logs and Timber November 2003
Retro-Fitting Tarps and Safety Harnesses August 2005

National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS)

Title
 Date Published
Mass Management Accreditation Guide February 2007
Maintenance Management Accreditation Guide July 2006


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General Information

Title
 Date Published
National Heavy Vehicle Reforms in Victoria September 2000
Performance Indicators for Commercial Vehicle Operations October 2000
Professional, powerful and pretty quiet
(Advice on the use of engine brakes)
Chain of Responsibility New Road Transport Laws
(Advice on search powers under the chain of responsibility)		 July 2003
Chain of Responsibility Fact Sheet 1 Overview June 2005
Chain of Responsibility Fact Sheet 2 Consignor/Receiver June 2005
Chain of Responsibility Fact Sheet 3 Loader/Packer June 2005
Chain of Responsibility Fact Sheet 4 Driver June 2005
Chain of Responsibility Fact Sheet 5 Operator/Manager/Scheduler June 2005
Chain of Responsibility Fact Sheet 6
Container Weight Declarations		 November 2005
Sharing the Roads with Trucks (available as PDF document only) April 2006*


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