Plan a feasible journey
Account for legal speeds, rest, loading/unloading, congestion, weather, vehicle access and foreseeable delays. Verify driver allocation and communicate changes.
Respond to delay
Re-plan delivery slots and escalate unsafe expectations. Retain original and revised schedules, fatigue checks, route reviews and delay communications.
Source and scope
Read the official 2026 Master Code and registered Code PDF. This independent CoR Australia guidance illustrates controls and evidence to consider; it is not the regulator’s publication, an exhaustive checklist, legal advice or a compliance certificate. Select controls for your circumstances so far as is reasonably practicable. The HVNL operates in participating jurisdictions, not Western Australia or the Northern Territory.
Independent resource. Written by CoR Australia; not an NHVR publication. General information, not legal advice.