What is an NHVR logbook?

It is the work diary a fatigue regulated heavy vehicle driver must keep under the Heavy Vehicle National Law. It can be the paper national driver work diary or an Electronic Work Diary approved by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.

Is Logmaster an NHVR approved logbook?

Yes. Logmaster is an NHVR approved Electronic Work Diary, so drivers can use it instead of the paper work diary in every state and territory that runs under the HVNL. It runs on Android and Apple devices.

Which drivers need to keep one?

Drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles who work 100km or more from base under Standard Hours, or any distance under BFM, AFM, ACA-Fatigue or exemption hours. Work within 100km under Standard Hours is covered by local area records kept by the operator instead.

What has to be recorded?

Each change between work and rest, with the time and the location, plus the other details the work diary asks for. Logmaster also captures driver fitness declarations and vehicle pre-start checks in the same app.

How long are records kept and who holds them?

Completed log sheets are sent to the nominated record keeper weekly and held centrally, so compliance records stay current and can be produced during an audit without assembling paperwork.

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The NHVR Logbook

Logmaster is an NHVR logbook on your phone: an approved electronic work diary that records work and rest to the minute and sends your log sheets to the office each week. Approved by the NHVR, it works on the Android or Apple device you already carry.

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Keeping the Logbook Right Takes More Than Paper

Under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), a logbook has to be accurate, readable and ready for inspection. Handwritten pages make that harder than it should be. A digital logbook takes most of the effort out of it.

Logmaster: The NHVR Logbook Without the Paper

An NHVR logbook is the work diary a fatigue-regulated driver keeps. Logmaster is an approved electronic version of it, so drivers can use the app in place of the written National Driver Work Diary. Each entry records the time and place of every change between work and rest. GPS fills in the suburb when the entry is made, and the driver can correct it if the location has drifted. Pre-start checks and fitness declarations are recorded in the same app, next to the logbook.

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A Logbook That Doesn't Round Down Your Day

Written logbooks use 15-minute blocks. Logmaster logs the minute, which usually leaves drivers with more legal time on the road.

Logbook Entries the Office Sees Live

Record keepers don't wait for the logbook to come back to base. Entries appear in the portal as they're made, with alerts when a limit is close.

Legible Entries for Every Inspection

No smudges or crossings-out. Each entry is clear, in order and easy for an enforcement officer or auditor to read.

The Logbook Keeps Recording Offline

Without signal, the logbook still records every change of activity and syncs later. Nothing needs to be entered twice.

No Logbook Pages to Collect

Logbook sheets go to the record keeper on a weekly schedule, so nobody has to chase drivers for pages.

One Logbook Across Multiple Companies

Drivers working for more than one operator keep a single logbook, and it can be sent to each company they drive for.

Heavy Vehicle Drivers

Drivers fill in the logbook with a couple of taps and sign off at End of Day. Entries can be edited before sign-off, and a breach is only recorded once the day is signed.

Fleet Managers and Record Keepers

Record keepers check logbooks from the web portal, act on alerts and enter paper logbooks for drivers who haven't switched, so every driver is checked the same way.

Transport Business Owners

Owners get a readable logbook for every driver, which makes it easier to show enforcement officers how fatigue is managed.

The Logbook Thousands of Drivers Use

Logmaster is the approved electronic logbook for more than 10,000 drivers, including drivers working under WA's separate fatigue rules. Over 1,200 businesses and more than 80 channel partners use it, and the platform carries ISO 27001 certification.

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Download the logbook app on Android or Apple, or get a mounted tablet from Logmaster.

With a profile and first declaration done, drivers start their logbook from the next shift.

Record keepers see logbook entries in the portal as they're made and manage alerts from there.

Weekly logbook sheets reach your record keeper automatically and stay stored for audits.