Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation (NSW)

The distance measured at right angles between the rear overhang line of a vehicle and the rear of any load it is carrying must not exceed the rear overhang that the vehicle is permitted under section 5.

Example—

A vehicle complying with—

• the front projection limit under section 13; and

• the rear overhang limit under section 5; and

• the maximum rear projection of a load permitted without a warning signal under section 109 of the Law.

Despite subsection (1), the distance measured at right angles between the rear overhang line of a trailer carrying vehicles on more than one deck and the rear of the rearmost vehicle on the trailer must not exceed 4.9m.

Example of maximum permitted dimensions of a loaded car carrier—

In the above example, the ‘S’ dimension is the distance between the trailer’s front articulation point and its rear overhang line.

Note—

The combined dimensions of a vehicle and its load must still meet the requirements of section 13 even if the load projects from the vehicle in any direction.