Business Operators

Maintaining your vehicles

Your obligations as a business operator.

What you need to know as a business operator about maintaining your vehicles, from safety checks, special permits and self-declarations to Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing and vehicle test histories.

Vehicle safety checks

All commercial vehicles and trailers must be maintained and checked regularly to ensure they’re safe for drivers and all other road users.

Book a CVRT

Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness testing leads to safer, more reliable vehicles.

Commercial Vehicle Operator Risk Indicator (CVORI)

Commercial Vehicle Operator Risk Rating Indicator (CVORI). How and why CVORI works and how to access your CVORI rating with your CVRT online account.

Self-declaration

All operators of Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCVs) are required by law to make an annual ‘self-declaration’ to the RSA.

Permits

Special permits for public service vehicles (PSV). Types of PSV which require special permits. Applying for a PSV special permit. Required PSV permit documents.