RK Findlay provide Australian Design Rule (ADR) vehicle compliance services for truck, heavy trailer, light trailer, caravan and second stage manufacturer.
ADRs are the standards that must be met if a vehicle is to be used on the public roads in Australia. Vehicles must generally comply with the ADRs in force at the time they were constructed. The Australian Government requires all road vehicles – regardless of whether they are manufactured in Australia or are new or second-hand vehicles being imported – to comply with the relevant ADRs. This is primarily for safety reasons.
These ADR regulations cover a wide range of aspects regarding vehicle safety and compliance, including occupant protection, structure, lighting, noise, braking and exhaust emissions.
Authorised by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts as an approved test facility (TFA) – ROVER. We offer Australian Design Rule testing and compliance submission for federal Vehicle Type Approval (VTA) and Concessional RAV Entries (CRE). RK Findlay has been working with the Department since the inception of ADR’s.
First Stage Vehicle and Trailer Compliance ROVER Applications.
- Heavy Trailers
- Light Trailers
- Vehicle Design
- Certification of machinery operating on rail
- Dangerous Goods Vehicle Certification
Second Stage Vehicle Compliance ROVER Applications – Second Stage of Manufacture (SSM)
- GVM Increase on Offroad Passenger and Commercial Vehicles
- Aircraft Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
- Rail Infrastructure Maintenance Equipment
- Garbage Trucks
- Concrete Trucks – Agitator
- Concrete Pumps – Boom
- Line-marking Trucks
- Horse Floats
Trailer & SSM – VIN Submission and RAV Entry
- NEVDIS VIN Submissions
- Secure Vehicle Identification (SVI) Plate Orders
- Entry onto Register of Approved Vehicles (RAV) – RAV Entry
Physical Testing
- Vehicle Standards Bulletin (VSB) 14 – NCOP 12 – LT1 Beaming and Torsion Tests
- Hydraulic Test Bench with 5x channels – 16t tensile load capacity
- Towbars and drawbars – design verification and certification in accordance with ADR 62/02 and ADR 63/00
- Safety Chain Attachment Points
- Load Restraint
- Seat and Seatbelt Anchorages
- Product Development
First Stage Vehicle and Trailer Compliance ROVER Applications.
- Registered Test Facility with TFA-Number (ROVER)
- Accredited to Test:
- ADR 03 - Seats and Seat Anchorages
- ADR 05 - Anchorages for Seatbelts
- ADR 18 - Instrumentation
- ADR 35 - Commercial Vehicle Brake Systems
- ADR 38 - Trailer Brake Systems
- ADR 39 - External Noise of Motor Cycles
- ADR 62 - Mechanical Connections between Vehicles
- ADR 63 - Trailers Designed for Use in Road Trains
- ADR 65 - Maximum Road Speed Limiting for Heavy Goods Vehicles and Heavy Omnibuses
- ADR 83 - External Noise
- ADR 84 - Front Underrun Impact Protection
- ADR 90 - Steering System
- ADR 97 - Advanced Emergency Braking for Omnibuses, and Medium and Heavy Goods Vehicles
- ADR 98 - Advanced Emergency Braking for Passenger Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles
Dangerous Goods Vehicle Compliance to AS2809
- Preparation of Dangerous Goods Tank Vehicle Compliance applications to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including Rehorseing of existing tankers and new Fuel, Cryogenic, Gas and Bitumen builds.