The official New Zealand road code for heavy vehicle drivers is a user-friendly guide to New Zealand's traffic law and safe driving practices. You will be tested on this information in your theory and practical driving tests.
The content has been updated to reflect the legislation changes made in the Vehicle Dimensions and Mass (VDAM) Rule 2016. This includes changes to the height and width limits for standard vehicles, and changes to the maximum allowable mass on axle sets. Further updates reflect minor changes from the Land Transport Amendment Act including changes to passenger service licence requirements, and work time and log book rules.
This report identifies potential improvements in terms of more effective safety and environmental regulation for trucks, backed by better systems of enforcement, and identifies opportunities for greater efficiency and higher productivity.
The official New Zealand road code for heavy vehicle drivers : including licence and study guide, and truck loading code provides a step-by-step guide for each stage of your heavy vehicle driver licence and explains what to expect when you sit your practical driving test. This guide also includes important information about heavy vehicles and your responsibilities when driving heavy vehicles, and theory test questions to help you study for the learner licence theory test.
There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules, etc.) and the lifestyle that many truck and bus drivers lead, puts them at substantial risk for insufficient sleep and for developing short- and long-term health problems. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health and Highway Safety assesses the state of knowledge about the relationship of such factors as hours of driving, hours on duty, and periods of rest to the fatigue experienced by truck and bus drivers while driving and the implications for the safe operation of their vehicles. This report evaluates the relationship of these factors to drivers' health over the longer term, and identifies improvements in data and research methods that can lead to better understanding in both areas.
Does the identification number 60 indicate a toxic substance or a flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature? Does the identification number 1035 indicate ethane or butane? What is the difference between natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas distribution pipelines? If you came upon an overturned truck on the highway that was leaking, would you be able to identify if it was hazardous and know what steps to take? Questions like these and more are answered in the Emergency Response Guidebook. Learn how to identify symbols for and vehicles carrying toxic, flammable, explosive, radioactive, or otherwise harmful substances and how to respond once an incident involving those substances has been identified. Always be prepared in situations that are unfamiliar and dangerous and know how to rectify them. Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger. With color-coded pages for quick and easy reference, this is the official manual used by first responders in the United States and Canada for transportation incidents involving dangerous goods or hazardous materials.
The official New Zealand road code for heavy vehicle drivers is a user-friendly guide to New Zealands traffic law and safe driving practices. You will be tested on this information in your theory and practical driving tests.