{"organism":"Page","children":[{"organism":"Container.Raw","children":[{"organism":"Metadata","model":{"title":"Fleet changes 2026 and what managers need to know","text":"Five real fleet changes to plan for ahead of 2026 – NVES, ANCAP, fatigue tech, heat risk and WHS duties – plus quick actions to reduce risks and costs.","links":[{"name":"Australia’s 2026 fleet outlook","value":"https://www.shell.com.au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/australias-2026-fleet-outlook.html"}],"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.com.au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/australias-2026-fleet-outlook/_jcr_content/root/metadata.shellimg.jpeg/1763864072595/fleet-trends.jpeg","alt":"Australia’s 2026 fleet outlook","width":1698,"height":954},"date":"2025-11-17T12:30:00Z","tags":[{"name":"Vehicles","value":"vehicles:"}]},"id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/australias-2026-fleet-outlook/jcr_content/root/metadata"},{"organism":"ContentOwner","model":{},"id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/australias-2026-fleet-outlook/jcr_content/root/contentowner"},{"organism":"Container.Header","children":[{"organism":"Container.Raw","ref":"https://www.shell.com.au/_jcr_content/root/header/inherited.model.json","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/australias-2026-fleet-outlook/jcr_content/root/header/inherited","model":{}},{"organism":"Breadcrumb","model":{"links":[{"name":"Home","value":"https://www.shell.com.au/"},{"name":"Business customers","value":"https://www.shell.com.au/business-customers.html"},{"name":"Business Fuel Cards | Fuel Cards for Small Business","value":"https://www.shell.com.au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card.html"},{"name":"Shell Card Content Hub","value":"https://www.shell.com.au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub.html"},{"name":"Australia’s 2026 fleet outlook","value":"https://www.shell.com.au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/australias-2026-fleet-outlook.html"}]},"id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/australias-2026-fleet-outlook/jcr_content/root/header/breadcrumb"}],"id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/australias-2026-fleet-outlook/jcr_content/root/header","model":{}},{"organism":"Container.Main","children":[{"organism":"Container.Section","children":[{"organism":"PageHeader","color":"inherited","model":{"title":"Australia’s 2026 fleet outlook","text":"\u003Cp\u003EAustralian fleets enter 2026 with shifting rules and tighter safety expectations. 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Here are five changes to watch and what they mean for safety, cost and compliance this summer and beyond.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E1. \u003Cb\u003ENVES changes how you buy and operate\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2324a/24bd063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ENew Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES)\u003C/a\u003E is now law and begins tightening CO₂ targets across new passenger and commercial light vehicles, shifting procurement towards \u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com.au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/ways-to-make-your-fleet-work-harder-in-the-new-financial-year.html\"\u003Emore efficient\u003C/a\u003E utes, vans and cars. Fleet teams should stress-test their \u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com.au/business-customers/shell-fuel-card/shell-card-content-hub/fleet-cost-optimisation-for-2025.html\"\u003Etotal-cost-of-ownership models\u003C/a\u003E (fuel, capex, resale, etc.) under NVES credit/debit scenarios and update company policy as a result.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E2. \u003Cb\u003ENew ANCAP rules raise the safety bar\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.ancap.com.au/protocols-and-policies#current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EANCAP’s 2023–25 protocols\u003C/a\u003E add assessments for child-presence detection, pedestrian protection, safety assist, whiplash protection and more. You’ll want to specify five-star vehicles with the newest ANCAP date stamp and make sure all your drivers are trained on any new active-safety features.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E3.\u003Cb\u003E Fatigue compliance goes digital\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/electronic-work-diary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EElectronic work diaries (EWDs)\u003C/a\u003E are an accepted alternative to written work diaries under NHVR. If your heavy-vehicle operations still rely on paper, moving to an approved EWD system can streamline processes, such as fatigue records, while improving audit readiness and supporting safer scheduling during peak periods and heat events.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E4. \u003Cb\u003EHeat and extreme weather demand summer-ready risk plans\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe latest \u003Ca href=\"https://www.csiro.au/en/research/environmental-impacts/climate-change/state-of-the-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EState of the Climate\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.csiro.au/en/research/environmental-impacts/climate-change/state-of-the-climate\"\u003E report\u003C/a\u003E from the CSIRO confirms Australia’s heat extremes are only increasing. To account for this, build seasonal operating procedures into your workflow – monitor heat advisories, adjust duty cycles and payloads, review tyre pressures and cooling systems, and deploy driver heat-stress systems (hydration, rest breaks, PPE), \u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com.au/motorists/go-well-content-hub/preparing-your-car-for-summer.html\"\u003Eespecially over summer\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E5. \u003Cb\u003EWHS duties still underpin road-risk management\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond the tech, your legal baseline and \u003Ca href=\"https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/law-and-regulation/duties-under-whs-laws/duties-pcbu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Eduties\u003C/a\u003E are the same. Every person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must manage risks “so far as is reasonably practicable”. 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