Maximum permitted weights and dimensions

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MAXIMUM PERMITTED DIMENSIONS – meters

1.1.

Length

Vehicle

12.00

12.00

12.00

12.00

Trailer

12.00

12.00

12.00

12.00

Articulated vehicle

16.50

16.50

16.50

16.50

Road train

18.75

18.75

18.75

18.75

1.2.

Width

(a)

All vehicles, except refrigerated vehicles

2.55

2.55

2.55

2.55

(b)

Refrigerated vehicles

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

1.3.

Height - all vehicles

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

1.4.

Removable overstructures and stardardised units of transport, as containers, must observe the dimensions under items 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 and  4.4

1.5.

All road vehicles or road trains must have the possibility to U-turn within a circle having an external radius of 12.5 m.  and an internal radius of 5.3 m.

1.6.

Maximum distance between the axis of the king pin of the semitrailer and the rear part of the semitrailer

12.00

12.00

12.00

12.00

1.7.

Maximum distance measured in a parallel direction with the longitudinal axis of the road train from the foremost external point of the loading area behind the cabin to the rearmost external point of the trailer the combination, minus the distance between the rear of the drawing vehicle and the front of the trailer.

15.65

15.65

15.65

15.65

1.8.

Maximum distance measured in a parallel direction with the longitudinal axis of a road train from the foremost external point of the loading area behind the cabin to the rearmost external point of the trailer the combination

16.40

16.40

16.40

16.40

2.

Maximum permitted weights – in tons

2.1.

Vehicles being a part of a road train

2.1.1.

2 -axle trailer

18

17

17

16

2.1.2.

3 - axle trailer

24

22

22

20

2.2.

Road train

2.2.1.

5/6 - axle road train

(a)

2 - axle vehicles + 3 – axle trailers

40

40

40

38

(b)

3 - axle vehicles + 2/3 - axle trailers

40

40

40

38

2.2.2.

5/6 - axle articulated vehicles

(a)

2 - axle vehicle + 3 – axle semitrailer

40

40

40

38

(b)

3 - axle vehicle + 2/3 –axle semitrailer

40

40

40

38

(c)

3 - axle vehicle + 2/3 – axle semitrailer transporting an ISO container of 40 feet in a combined transport operation

44

42

40

40

2.2.3.

4 - axle road train (2 - axle vehicle + 2 - axle trailer)

36

36

36

34

2.2.4.

4 - axle articulated vehicle (2 - axle vehicle + 2 - axle semitrailer), if the distance (d) between the semitrailer axles is of:

2.2.4.1

1.3 m up to 1.8 m 

36

36

36

34

2.2.4.2

More than 1.8 m

36*

36

36

34

2.3.

Motor vehicles

2.3.1.

2 - axle vehicle

18

17

16

16

2.3.2.

3 - axle vehicle

25/26**

22/24**

22

22

2.3.3.

4 axle vehicle, of which 2 driving axles

32**

30

30

28

3.

Maximum permitted axle load – in tons

3.1.

Single axle

Non-driving single axle

10

10

8

7.5

3.2.

Tandem axle of trailers and semitrailers

The sum of loads on component axles, if the distance (d) between them is of:

3.2.1.

Less than 1 m (d < 1.0)

11

11

11

11

3.2.2.

1 m or more but less than 1.3 m

1.0 m ≤ d < 1.3 m

16

16

15

14

3.2.3.

1.3 m or more but less than 1.8 m

1.3 m ≤ d < 1.8 m

18

17

16

15

3.2.4.

1.8 m or more

(1,8 m ≤ d)

20

20

16

15

3.3.

Tridem axle of trailers and semitrailers

The sum of loads on component axles, if the distance (d) between them is of:

3.3.1.

Up to 1.3 m (d  ≤ 1.3 m)

21

21

19

16.5

3.3.2.

More than 1.3 m up to 1.4 m

1.3 m  < d  ≤ 1.4 m

24

22

20

18

3.4.

Single driving axle of vehicles

3.4.1.

Driving axle of vehicles under items 2.2.1 and 2.2.2.

11.5

10

9

8

3.4.2.

Driving axle of vehicles under items 2.2.3, 2.2.4,  2.3 and 2.4

11.5

10

9

8

3.5.

Tandem axles of vehicles

The sum of loads on component axles, if the distance (d) between them is of:

3.5.1

Less than 1 m (d < 1.0)

11.5

10

10

10

3.5.2.

 1 m or more but less than 1.3 m

1.0 m ≤ d < 1.3 m

16

15

14 /15***

13

3.5.3.

1.3 m or more but less than 1.8 m

1.3 m ≤ d < 1.8 m

18/19**

17/18***

16

15

4.

Other constructive conditions imposed on vehicles

4.1

For all vehicles

The load on the driving axle(s) of a vehicle or a road train will be of at least 25% of the total laden weight of the vehicle/road train, when used in international traffic.

4.2

Road trains

The distance between the rear axle of the vehicle and the front axle of the trailer will be of at least 3 m.

4.3

The maximum permitted weight depending on wheelbase

The maximum permitted weight, in tons, of a 4 axle vehicle must not exceed 5 times the distance, in meters, between the axes of the extreme axles of the vehicle.

4.4

Semitrailers

The distance horizontally measured between the axis of the king pin and any point at the front part of the semitrailer must not exceed 2.04 m.