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The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) should change its approach to fatigue enforcement as a key part of its next safety strategy, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) CEO Andrew McKellar says.

The call comes as ATA releases its submission to the NHVR on its draft 2021-2025 heavy vehicle safety strategy.

“The ATA was very pleased to see that the draft emphasises the need to build a positive safety culture in the industry,” McKellar says.

“The key to doing this is fairness.

“People are not going to report safety issues if they feel they will be unfairly blamed or issued with an infringement notice.”