Guides and compliance

Guides and compliance.

Practical guides for Australian fleets: FBT, fuel tax credits, Chain of Responsibility, heavy vehicle rules and how to buy well.

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Rules explained like a colleague would.

Written for fleet managers and the people who own the problem, not for lawyers. Each guide opens with the answer, hands over a working checklist, and links the official source for the detail.

The answer first

Every guide opens with the plain answer, then the depth. No history lessons before the point.

A checklist you can use today

Each compliance guide hands over a practical checklist or template, free, no email required.

Dated and sourced

Every guide shows when it was last updated and links the official sources behind it.

Guides and compliance

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Tax and money

Fringe benefits tax and fuel tax credits, in the words your accountant wishes vendors used.

Tax · Updated 10 July 2026

FBT on work vehicles, explained

What fringe benefits tax is, the two ways to calculate it, the electric car exemption, and how to keep the required data visible.

Tax · Updated 10 July 2026

Fuel tax credits for fleets

Who can claim fuel tax credits, the two-rate model for heavy vehicles, how apportionment works, and the evidence the ATO expects behind a claim.

Heavy vehicles and safety

Chain of Responsibility, the main heavy vehicle duties and fatigue, with the checks and documents each one requires.

Heavy vehicles · Updated 10 July 2026

Chain of Responsibility, in plain words

Who is in the chain, what the primary duty requires, and how to show that your safety systems work each day.

Heavy vehicles · Updated 10 July 2026

Heavy vehicle rules: the main duties

Whether the Heavy Vehicle National Law applies to you, the duties that matter day to day, and how mass limits and accreditation schemes fit together.

Heavy vehicles · Updated 10 July 2026

Fatigue and work diaries

Who the fatigue rules cover, how standard hours, BFM and AFM differ, what work diaries require, and the records an operator must hold.

Starting and buying

Tracking without hardware, choosing a platform, and running a government fleet tender.

Getting started · Updated 20 October 2026

Track a fleet without hardware

See where phone GPS fits, how it compares with IntelliTrac trackers, and how both bring trip and vehicle data into one platform.

Buying · Updated 20 October 2026

Government fleet procurement guide

Compare fleet software and GPS trackers with requirements you can use, practical demo questions and a checklist ready to adapt for your tender.

Buying · Updated 18 October 2026

How to choose fleet management software

Compare fleet software, GPS trackers, setup and support. Use practical demo questions and a buying checklist to choose the right fit for your fleet.

Bring compliance checks into fleet management.

The guides explain the rules. The platform captures the checks and data needed to apply them. See it against your own fleet.

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