Heavy vehicle blitz on Eyre Highway to target driver fatigue and mechanical non-compliance

NHVR to focus on Eyre Highway after 11 lives lost in three months - Fully Loaded

Road train on the Eyre Highway, Nullarbor Plain. Image: stock.adobe.com/robepcoMain Roads Western Australia’s Statewide Traffic Digest report estimates 500 heavy vehicles a day use the Eyre Highway traversing the Nullabor from South Australia to Western Australia. Famous as Australia’s longest stretch of road, the highway has also proven deadly, with trucks involved in 11 fatalities from January to March this year. In a bid to curb the road toll…

Heavy vehicle blitz on Eyre Highway to target driver fatigue and mechanical non-compliance

11 lives have been lost in crashes involving a heavy vehicle across SA and WA between January and March. Image: robepco/stock.adobe.com The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has launched a cross-border blitz targeting heavy vehicle safety on the Eyre Highway. Operation Compass will take place on Australia’s longest stretch of road, from Port Augusta in South Australia to the Western Australia border. NHVR Director Southern Region Paul Simi…