The Collingwood Football Club is pleased to partner with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) for 2025.
Collingwood with the NHVR have come together in support for the NHVR’s latest safety campaign, ‘It’s Black and White: We All Need Space’.
The campaign educates drivers on how to safely approach superloads and Oversize Overmass (OSOM) vehicles by contextualising how large these vehicles can be.
Weighing up to 700 tonnes and as wide as 10 AFL players lined up together (approximately six metres), it’s important for drivers to know how to travel safely if they are sharing the road.
Collingwood CEO Craig Kelly said the Club was pleased to support a partnership delivering an important community message.
“The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has an important community message, and we are pleased to be able to support them with their road safety campaign,” Kelly said.
“Road safety is not just about preventing accidents, it’s about protecting our families, co-workers, friends, and community.
“Education is a key part of road safety, so our collaboration with the NHVR is about raising awareness, informing drivers, and promoting safer driving habits.
“This campaign provides the opportunity for us all to arrive at our destinations safely, and as a Club, we look forward to playing our role in delivering this message.”
NHVR Executive Director Corporate Affairs Michelle Tayler shared the value of promoting road safety.
“At the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, we are committed to playing our part in ensuring important safety messages reach as many motorists as possible,” Tayler said.
“I’m proud to launch the next iteration of our “We All Need Space” series, this time focused on the critical need to drive cautiously around OSOM vehicles and superloads, and we are also thrilled to partner with Collingwood Football Club in sharing this important message.
“Huge trucks carrying big things keep Australia moving, and with more OSOM vehicles and superloads carrying vital pieces of infrastructure due to hit the roads in the coming months and years, it’s more important than ever that all drivers know what to do.
“They usually travel at super slow speeds, can stretch across multiple lanes of traffic, and can involve the need to block roads and control traffic lights – so following the instructions of the pilot and escort vehicles is crucial.
“A collision or near miss between a major OSOM load and another vehicle has the potential for catastrophic consequences – a scenario no one wants to see.
“It is up to all of us to slow down, stay patient and follow instructions from the NHVR pilot and escort vehicles accompanying these superloads, to ensure everyone makes it home safely.”
