HEAVY VEHICLE
Heavy Vehicle Telematics & Compliance
Chain of responsibility, electronic work diary, pre-start checks, fault management and on-board mass monitoring — all in one connected system.
HVNL 2026 Reform
From 1 August 2026, every accredited heavy vehicle operator must run a documented Safety Management System under the new HVNL. See the platform behind the reform.
COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS
Everything your heavy fleet needs
Electronic Work Diary
NHVR-approved EWD, 100% free
Chain of Responsibility
CoR compliance and record keeping
Pre-Start Checks
Digital pre-start checklists and fault reporting
Fault Management
Real-time fault detection and alerting
On Board Mass
Axle mass monitoring and overload prevention
TCA Compliance
Level 2 TMA certified telematics platform
25+
Years in Operation
NHVR
Approved EWD
TCA Level 2
TMA Certified
ISO 9001/27001
Certified
HVNL 2026
HVNL 2026 reform: what it changes
From 1 August 2026, every operator accredited under the new Heavy Vehicle Accreditation (HVA) scheme must operate a documented Safety Management System. This is the single largest change to Australian heavy vehicle law in a generation, and it applies whether an operator is in general freight, agitators, tippers or specialised transport.
The reforms replace the existing NHVAS framework with the National Audit Standard (NAS) and consolidate the General Safety Accreditation (GSA) and Advanced Compliance Accreditation (ACA) into a single HVA umbrella. Auditors will assess an operator against the NAS rather than against the module-specific NHVAS standards previously in force.
Existing NHVAS accreditation holders have a three-year transition window to move to HVA and align their documented systems with the NAS. Operators that begin the transition early avoid the crunch of audits, template drafting and staff training all falling in the same quarter. See the SMS compliance overview for the framework, or read the full HVNL 2026 briefing for background on how the reform came together.
COR & EWD
Chain of Responsibility (CoR) and Electronic Work Diaries
Chain of Responsibility extends legal safety obligations to every party in the heavy vehicle supply chain — not just the driver behind the wheel. Schedulers, consignors, loaders, packers, prime contractors and company executives all carry statutory duties under the HVNL, and the NHVR routinely investigates non-driver parties where an incident is traced back to their conduct. A working CoR programme therefore has to reach across dispatch, load planning, fatigue rostering and executive oversight, not sit inside a single depot.
Electronic Work Diaries are the NHVR-approved replacement for the paper work diary. They record work and rest time automatically, cannot be back-dated, and give record keepers a live view of every driver's fatigue position. Netcorp operates EWDFREE, an NHVR-approved EWD provided at no cost to Australian operators — full functionality, no subscription, no per-driver fee. Read the EWD overview for the approval details and rollout options, or go straight to EWDFREE registration to sign up.
OBM & TCA
Onboard Mass Management (OBM) and TCA telematics
Onboard Mass systems continuously measure the load carried by each axle group and report the reading back to a telematics platform in real time. That live signal is what lets an operator prove — rather than assert — compliance with mass limits under the Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA), the concessional scheme that unlocks higher productivity outcomes such as PBS access and mass-based charging alternatives.
The reading is only as trustworthy as the platform it flows into. Under the TCA regulatory framework, TMA-grade data must be captured, transmitted and stored by a certified provider. Netcorp is TCA Level 2 TMA certified — one of a limited number of Australian providers recognised at that level — which means our OBM feeds can be used directly for TMA reporting rather than routed through a separate approved intermediary. See TCA-approved plans for the certification scope and enrolment options.
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