NHVR accepts $750,000 enforceable undertaking from Lindsay Transport Group

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has accepted an enforceable undertaking from the Lindsay Transport Group (Lindsay) after the death of a truck driver in November 2018 saw the trucking giant charged with three Category 2 offences under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). This undertaking was proposed by Lindsay following an NHVR investigation into its safety policies and procedures and as an alternative to court proceedings.

The Lindsay case is just one example in a long list of undertakings adopted by trucking companies over the last 12 months. In this article, we unpack the requirements of Lindsay's enforceable undertaking before looking at enforceable undertaking more generally, including when they will be accepted, their benefits and the costs of non-compliance.