Industry Insider : ARTSA
Peter Hart
ARTSA
The Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association was formed in the mid 1980s with the vision of being the technical resource for the road transport industry in Australia. It seeks to bring together manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, parts and services to the road transport industry to promote safety, productivity and the general reputation of the industry. Current Chairman is Peter Hart.
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The state of the heavy vehicle supply industry in graphs
By: Peter Hart
December 2018
Our heavy truck and trailer supply industry here illustrated by graphs and pictures. The source of most of the data is the ARTSA – NEVDIS Data project.
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Couples, turntables and d-values
By: Peter Hart
November 2018
This article is about the way that mechanical couplings are rated and tested.
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Unfinished safety business with Vehicle Stability Control
By: Peter Hart
October 2018
In 2008 the then National road Transport Commission released the National Heavy Vehicle Brake Strategy.
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Chassis fatigue and factors of safety
By: Peter Hart
September 2018
I recently considered the causes of metal fatigue in a chassis. Metal fatigue is the most common type of metal failure on trucks and trailers.
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The greenhouse gas challenge and opportunity
By: Peter Hart
July 2018
Australia has committed to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 26 per cent based on 2005 levels by 2030. If such a reduction were to be achieved by the road freight sector, revolutionary changes in practices would need to occur. I want to quantify the size of the challenge and suggest an industry strategy.
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We need a solution to the PBS tyre problem
By: Peter Hart
July 2018
The best technical rules have both a ‘performance-based’ path and a ‘prescriptive / deemed-to-comply’ path. This principle facilitates innovation (via the ‘performance-based’ path) whilst allowing the ‘usual’ solution to be used with minimal cost (via the ‘prescriptive path’). The Performance Based Standards (PBS) scheme was developed by the then National Road Transport Commission (NRTC) during the early 2000s.
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Heavy-duty tow trucks
By: Peter Hart
June 2018
This article is about heavy-duty tow trucks. It describes the design requirements that designers and operators need to comply with. It also describes the access requirements that are likely to be applied to tow truck operators by state and territory authorities.
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Oil, grease and wheel seals
By: Peter Hart
May 2018
Wheel-bearing failure risks bearing failure and wheel fire. This article discusses the types of wheel seals that are used on heavy trucks and trailers and considers the installation and service requirements that they need. It also tackles that age-old question – oil or grease?
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Welcome and unwelcome brake applications
By: Peter Hart
April 2018
This article is about the effectiveness of parking brakes and emergency brakes on heavy vehicles. It is also about road crashes. I recently investigated a rollaway incident involving a prime mover and semi-trailer combination. Anecdotally, on average one heavy vehicle rolls away every day in Australia. Of these incidents, one per week requires emergency services intervention. How does this happen? The driver forgets to – or doesn’t want to – apply the parking brakes.
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The National Baseline Roadworthiness Survey and its implications
By: Peter Hart
March 2018
During the second half of 2017, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) conducted a ‘baseline’ survey of the roadworthiness of the Australian fleet. Authorised mechanical roadside inspectors inspected about 11,000 individual heavy vehicles in the jurisdictions operating under the NHVR umbrella. The assessments were made against the latest version of the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual, which gives guidance on roadworthiness standards.
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