Compliant Vehicles. Compliant Chain. Protected Business. Practical heavy vehicle, NHVR and Chain of Responsibility compliance support for transport operators and supply chain parties across Queensland and Australia.
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Under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), Chain of Responsibility means everyone who influences a transport task shares legal responsibility for its safety - consignors, packers, loaders, schedulers, operators and executives, not just the driver. Breaches carry significant penalties for both companies and individuals. Overwatch helps you understand your obligations, build the systems to meet them, and prove it when the NHVR comes asking.
Why Overwatch
We've run trucks, not just read about them - practical systems that work at 4am at the loading dock, not just in the boardroom.
Including Transport and Main Roads (TMR) - we understand the regulatory side firsthand and how NHVR and police roadside compliance actually operates.
Built for real transport operations - procedures your drivers, schedulers and loaders will actually follow, because they were built with people who've done those jobs.
Accreditation, permits and audits - including NHVAS entry and maintenance, and OSOM & Class 1 permit applications via the NHVR Portal.
Fatigue, mass, dimension, loading and maintenance expertise across the full spectrum of heavy vehicle compliance risk.
Incidents, intercepts and investigations - experienced support when the pressure is on, plus NHVR interaction and enquiry management.
How We Work
We map your transport activities, your position in the chain and your current controls against the HVNL.
Practical systems, procedures and training built for your fleet, your freight and your people.
Ongoing audits, monitoring and support that keep the system working - and prove it's working.
Our Services
From a CoR gap analysis to a complete transport safety management system, Overwatch covers the full spectrum of heavy vehicle compliance.
Who's In The Chain?
The Chain of Responsibility captures every party whose actions, inactions or demands influence heavy vehicle safety. If you're in the chain, you have a primary duty - and it can't be contracted away.
Fleet operators & prime contractors, schedulers & allocators, fatigue & rostering decisions, vehicle standards & maintenance, speed & trip planning pressures, and driver management & training.
Consignors & consignees, packers & load planners, loaders & loading managers, mass & dimension compliance, load restraint requirements, and delivery timeframe pressures.
Directors & executive officers, personal due diligence duties, resourcing & systems oversight, contract & KPI design, verification & assurance, and evidence of active oversight.
Call today for a free, no-obligation discussion about your heavy vehicle compliance. Based in Rockhampton & Brisbane - servicing Queensland and Australia.
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