National Road Carriers says that Members with vehicles that travel across multiple WIM sites in a trip need to take note that from this week onwards, NZTA will be adding potential worktime breach assessments to the commercial vehicle safety centre (CVSC) automatic screening.

This means that when a vehicle passes one or more CVSCs in a certain period, NZTA will receive an indication of a potential work time breach and signal them into a CVSC in real-time. 

From this date, you can expect drivers who may have breached work-time rules to be directed into a CVSC where Police can check driver logbooks and carry out other compliance checks. 

NZTA will be screening for if a driver: may have worked more than 5.5 hours without a 30-minute break, may have worked more than 13 hours before taking a 10-hour break, may not have started their ten-hour break in time for it to complete within the 24-hour work period, and may have worked more than 70 hours without a 24-hour break.

Appropriate vehicles will be whitelisted, so they are not unnecessarily pulled in. This means certain vehicles will not be pulled in for potential worktime breaches due to known driver change overs, or if they are part of an approved Alternative Fatigue Management System.

If a vehicle is whitelisted, it may still be directed into a CVSC for other potential compliance issues.

NZTA have already been using this data to inform their compliance work through investigations and audits. The addition of worktime breach assessments to real-time screening will mean NZTA and Police are able to act as soon as possible. 

This kind of assessment will be available at all CVSCs as they become operational. This means NZTA will have a broader picture of potential worktime breaches as vehicles travel across the country.