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 10 July 2026

Track a fleet without hardware

An honest explainer on phone-based fleet tracking: how it works, what it shows and misses, and when a vehicle deserves a device.

Buying · Updated 10 July 2026

The government fleet procurement guide

How to scope and run a fleet telematics tender as a council or government agency, the requirements worth copying, and how the buying channels work.

Buying · Updated 10 July 2026

How to choose fleet management software

A fleet manager's guide to choosing a platform: the questions that separate contenders, the hardware decision, and the red flags to walk away from.

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