1/10/18

So, we have new rules to work by now, apparently a 200 page book of Load Restraints to be carried in every truck. And big fines and more OH&S and COR ....
Anyone gone through it all yet and want to Dumb it down for me?
As this is NHVR are we all playing by the same rules nationwide? (Except WA of course!) I have also seen some new NHVR number plates, and don't they look nice! :whistle:
It would have been nice for VicRoads to put something in the post to advise us 'Steering Wheel Attendants' that they have moved the goal posts. :evil:

I've checked VicRoads pages and NHVR pages and am none the wiser. If anything, more confused. A whole heap of new regulations came into force on 1-10-18.

So, no-one else is any the wiser either??

I passed a 3 tonner operated by South East Water a couple of days ago. Painted along the combing was the message "Rotating shafts underneath." Now, who would ever have thought a truck would have a tailshaft? Whatever will truck manufacturers think of next?
The message made no mention that to get to the terribly dangerous tailshaft, you would have to get under the hot muffler and exhaust pipe, both of which were between the sign and the shaft!

Nanny State gone crazy.

Me at my sarcastic best. :huh:

Sounds like the agriculture teacher at the local school a while back. Year 10 students would learn about the tractor at the school and get their "tractor licence", and then be allowed to plant the crops etc. Anyhow, while still in the classroom going through the pre-start checklist, this teacher stressed to his students that they must be very very careful not to get their fingers caught in the fan while they are checking the engine oil. One fairly switched on young lad asked "but why would the fan be going around when we are checking the oil?", the teacher replied "ahh yes, well........, good point, disregard that last statement".......................

Latest iz a stiker on outside of cab near door xplain n how to get in / out of cab

Think n bout time truck owners complain n get a discount on rego for all the curfews and lane restrictions etc
(any body twould think we are all out joy ride n)

The idea of NHVR is to bring all the states in line for cross border n
& now they seem to B driftin apart on some instanses n go n there own way

WotSezU

cya

A number of years ago, at my sons school.I was asked if I could help with a wood work project. I had to get a working with children's card. I thought that was fair enough. But the kids had a three page test, on how to use a hammer with no harm to them , or others

Morris, what you failed to mention, that after getting past the hot muffler and exhaust pipe, the truck would have to be in motion, as in driving down the road for the shaft to be turning.

even so..... the sign is still needed to warn them as the go under.

was there a crush zone warnings in front of the wheels?

wee-allis wrote: Morris, what you failed to mention, that after getting past the hot muffler and exhaust pipe, the truck would have to be in motion, as in driving down the road for the shaft to be turning.

I think that would be in case you run over someone ,that they dont put their arms up and get their hands caught in the rotating shaft...…..???????
But, then you would think the warning sign should be on the bottom of the sump so they could see it.??????????
…………………..Billy...……………...