Image: KM.Photo/stock.adobe.comThe National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is excited to soon release our new productivity tool, the Freight PASS web app. Available from February 2026, Freight PASS will help users better understand the productivity, asset impact, safety and sustainability trade-offs of different heavy vehicle configurations. For industry, Freight PASS can help operators select vehicle designs better aligned with road manager considerations before lodging an access permit application. Freight PASS is intended to support this broader, systems-based view by bringing productivity, safety and sustainability metrics alongside traditional engineering considerations. Ultimately, we look forward to seeing Freight PASS help contribute to decision-making that enables safe, productive and sustainable heavy vehicle movements across Australia.