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Heavy vehicles with high centre-of-gravity loads are most prone to rollover when turning at speed. Therefore, road agencies and designers must pay extra attention when designing turns and intersections. Because of this, Advantia is regularly engaged to determine the safety of intersection designs for trucks and advise on how to best mitigate any risks around… Read more »
Many countries around the world allow heavy vehicles to be up to 2.6 metres wide, however in Australia, the maximum width of a typical heavy vehicle is only 2.5 metres. While the difference may seem small, the benefits of a wider vehicle can be quite noticeable. While regulators mull over the possibility of increasing the maximum… Read more »
On 27 Oct 2021, a national gazette as part of the Heavy Vehicle National Law was published that will allow for some PBS vehicles to operate without a permit, up to their Tier 1 mass limits. This comes after years of pressure from stakeholders, virtually since the inception of PBS, about the difficulties of obtaining… Read more »
PBS is often lauded as the next generation of heavy vehicle legislation and policy, however a question for many prospective entrants into the scheme is what is PBS and how does it benefit me? To better understand this, the first step is to think about the normal rules for heavy vehicle design. We refer to… Read more »
With the safety benefits of Performance Based Standards (PBS) showing an overall improvement in safety of 60% when compared to the conventional fleet* , it is not surprising safety standards of the PBS scheme are now being considered by industries reliant on road freight transport. One such industry is the logging industry and at present… Read more »
On the 10th of December 2020, the NHVR continued to expand the combinations allowed under the pre-advised (PA) Design Approval process. The expansion now means that combinations that contain a single or tri-axle drive axle group can now be approved without review of the PBS Review Panel, which significantly reduces the processing time for these… Read more »
To simplify and streamline industry’s experience with the Performance Based Standards (PBS) Scheme and assist industry with required approvals to operate, Advantia and BTT have combined to provide a united one-stop-shop for all your PBS needs. As the PBS Scheme continues to mature with an increasing number of PBS combinations approved to operate on Australian… Read more »
Advantia is running in-depth training on Performance Based Standards (PBS) but not as we know it! Coming this November Advanita will live stream a PBS Masterclass, this one-day webinar is designed for people who may have any role to play in PBS. Advantia has been involved in the PBS Scheme since it was conceived almost 20… Read more »
Introducing the Super Semi! An innovative vehicle combination which carries between 11% and 22% more payload per trip, with no increase in tare weight. Advantia has developed and secured access for a game-breaking new semi-trailer design which draws on the strengths of PBS to offer huge benefits to operators and customers. The Super Semi builds… Read more »
From late 2019, the efficiency and productivity of NSW container transports improved with New South Wales Class 3 Port Botany Container Transportation Mass Exemption Notice 2019. To increase the productivity of container transports in Sydney to and from Port Botany, Advantia was engaged by TfNSW to investigate options for increasing the allowable mass of heavy… Read more »
