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Australia's Heavy Vehicle Engineering Conference

12 - 13 April  |   Melbourne Park Function Centre
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Ian Wright takes delegates on a wild ride

When one of the world’s leading EV engineers tells you that the fifteen-litre diesel is here to stay – you know you’re in for a ride.

Tesla co-founder Ian Wright has taken a very different direction to his better known former partner Elon Musk. Where Elon has been a dynamic showman espousing a future based entirely on renewables, Ian Wright has been a rather more pragmatic workhorse, and his view of the world is quite compelling.

ComVec delegates were treated to a detailed look at Wright’s work with Wrightspeed on the opening day of the conference held in Melbourne last week.

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Tackling the elephant

It has endlessly frustrated users and builders of PBS vehicles, and lively debate at ComVec last week indicates that a resolution to the PBS component substitution issue is far from an easy fix.

Greg Forbes, Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia’s (HVIA) Policy and Government Relations Manager, says the calibre of people in room made for a well-informed debate.

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Young Professional Urszula Kelly puts safety first

Transport and logistics Young Professional of the Year, Urszula Kelly will talk about adopting new technologies, better training and improving industry image at ComVec 2018. “As a young professional in the industry, I want to see some changes made” Ms Kelly told us.

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Chain of Responsibility – Burden or Opportunity?

From mid-2018 the Chain of Responsibility provisions of the HVNL will include two new aspects. The first is that for the first time maintenance will be explicitly included in the law and secondly the reasonable steps defence will be replaced by a duty to do “everything reasonably practicable” to ensure the safety of your transport
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Heavy vehicle and transport industries invited to ComVec

HVIA Chief Executive Todd Hacking has put a call out to the heavy vehicle and transport industries to join him in Melbourne for ComVec 2018.

ComVec is the HVIA’s biennial national conference covering future technology, innovation, government policy, vehicle standards and regulations.

“This year we are addressing many topics that are affecting your business right now, such as standards, design rules and the implications and opportunities from the new chain of responsibility legislation,” Mr Hacking said.

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Last chance for Early Bird special!

Register now for Australia’s heavy vehicle engineering conference, ComVec will return to Melbourne, 12-13 April 2018 at the Melbourne Park Function Centre.

Early Bird discounts are running now with discounts for members and non-members, however they finish next Friday 9th March.

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Modifying hi-tech vehicles

With the increasing pace of technological change comes some new challenges for people undertaking vehicle modifications. What impact will automated systems have on the vehicle modifications?
Lengthening or shortening of a chassis could have impacts on the calibration of lane departure warning or automated braking systems for example.
Modification of heavy vehicles is an important part of the heavy vehicle industry.
The customization of vehicles to suit the requirements of different operators and different commodity types is governed by VSB6.
This session will explore the practical and regulatory challenges associated with managing these changes.

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Getting practical – Essential insights for Body Builders

HINO will showcase the new online HINO Body Builder Portal at ComVec 2018.
A sneak peek of the new 2018 chassis and a look at a suite of new resources, including HINO body mounting manuals, are all part of HINO’s Essential Insights for Engineers & Body Builders session.
The new truck model & chassis design updates for engineers & body builders are a series of sessions with hands-on opportunities for engineers and body-builders to walk through body mounting options and methods for handling unique applications, directly from the engineers who design them.

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Urszula Kelly guest at ComVec Opening

Transport and logistics Young Professional of the Year, Urszula Kelly will feature as a guest speaker at the ComVec cocktail networking event. HVIA CEO Todd Hacking says Urszula has made an enormous impact as a young influencer.

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