The new MAHA installation provides vehicle inspections for both heavy and light registered on-road transport.

The testing process is above and beyond the mandatory annual requirement for all heavy and light registered on-road transport in Victoria. The tests cover general vehicle-safety checks and a MAHA roller brake tester will measure very accurate dynamic brake force while providing fast and safe load simulation, wheel drag, imbalance, gross weight and then suspension tests, which are all conducted on the axle play detector while retaining all records to ensure a complete audit trail.

The types of equipment installed into the SWR facility include brake, weight and suspension testing equipment with a drive-on/drive-off platform, with iPad operation for the inspector. Wheels are rolled at 3km/h while the drag, brake force, load simulation, imbalance and gross weight are all checked in the same quick process. The vehicle is then parked with the axle on the suspension tester while the inspector views for defects underneath.