* ACT - New national wheels and tyres rules anticipated
-- The NHVR's new national truck inspection manual comes into effect soon, and there is no more important section than the one on wheels and tyres... A breakthrough for better truck maintenance comes into force in most parts of Australia... That’s the start date for the first nationally consistent inspection manual for heavy vehicles... The manual is produced by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, which holds sway everywhere except in Western Australia and the Northern Territory... The previous manual had not been updated since 2004, and each state had its own version with variations, so driving across a border could see drivers being nabbed for something which was OK somewhere else... The sections of the new manual most relevant to the trucking industry are on vehicle identification and dimensions; brakes; couplings; steering and suspension; wheels, tyres and hubs; structure and body condition; seats and seatbelts; lights and reflectors; mirrors; windscreens and windows; and trailers... Manual example: Meanwhile point c) is fairly obvious when it comes to tyre rejection: "A tyre (including sidewalls) has deep cuts, chunking, bumps, bulges, exposed cords or other signs of carcass failure" ...
(Photo: NHVR's new manual will cover tyres and wheels when it comes into effect in July) -- Canberra, ACT, Australia - Fully Loaded/ATN, by Steve Skinner - 27 April 2016Labels: trucking industry news Australia
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