HVIA members surveyed on key issues

Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia members will be asked to undertake a survey to help improve understanding of the industry.

HVIA chief executive Todd Hacking says the data will determine which issues the association should focus on advocating to government.

"With a number of contentious issues shortly up for debate this has never been more important," Hacking says.

"In order to articulate our message effectively and to improve our chances to influence policy, HVIA needs really strong evidence.

"That is why we have been working with [consulting firm] KPMG over the past year to help us improve our industry knowledge-base in the form of an industry footprint report."

The survey is also intended to help validate the statistics and evidence already publicly available through resources such as the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, National Transport Commission, Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

"Whilst completing the survey is optional and voluntary I sincerely hope all members understand the importance of the report and can assist accordingly," Hacking notes.

"KPMG and HVIA understand the sensitivity in some of the questions being asked and can give an iron-clad guarantee that your privacy will be kept and the results only presented in aggregated, de-identified form."