The administrators Part 1
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), like any large organisation, has a leader who is its public face.
That is CEO Sal Petroccitto and his industry profile is high.
Also, like any large organisation, the work it does is divided into functions and these divisions have their own leaders who are less conspicuous, though by no means invisible.
In this three-part series, to gauge their outlook for the organisation and the issues they have responsibility for, ATN speaks to the three other senior staff crucial to the trucking industry – chief regulatory policy and standards officer Don Hogben, chief operations officer Paul Salvati and executive director, statutory compliance Ray Hassall.
New role
Hogben is the inaugural NHVR chief regulatory policy and standards officer and will chalk up his second year in the role in October.
His responsibilities were too many to cover in the time available. According to the regulator’s online profile, they include “developing industry and organisational safety standards (and associated assurance functions), organisational strategy, policy development and research, freight transport productivity initiatives and
