SOURCE: VICTORIAN STATE GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT
7th April 2022
Heavy vehicles delivering essential items to retail premises will be exempt from truck curfews until 30 June 2022.
The curfew exemption has been reinstated, helping supermarkets and pharmacies meet high demand, particularly as pressures on the supply chain increase due to staff shortages, where drivers are missing delivery cut-off times and are having to wait until the following day to be able to deliver.
Curfews will not be enforced for truck drivers engaged in the delivery of food items or personal hygiene products to retail premises.
The exemption applies until 30 June 2022 and will be reviewed in line with public health advice and engagement with industry.
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is continuing to monitor and enforce compliance in curfew areas, with officers using their discretion in relation to heavy vehicles parked near distribution centres and supermarkets.
Enforcement will continue to apply in those instances where there is a safety risk.
For more information see the Victorian Government Gazette online