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

A heavy vehicle consisting of a combination or single vehicle must not be longer than—

for a combination other than a B-double, road train or a combination with 2 decks for carrying vehicles—19m; or

for a B-double—25m; or

for a road train—53.5m; or

for a combination, other than a road train, designed to carry vehicles on 2 or more partly or completely overlapping decks—25m; or

for an articulated bus—18m; or

for a bus other than an articulated bus—14.5m; or

for another single vehicle—12.5m.

(Repealed)

However, a B-double may be up to 26m long if—

the distance from the front articulation point of the most forward semitrailer to the rear of the B-double is not more than 20.6m; and

the prime mover in the B-double—

is fitted with a front underrun protective device complying with regulation 93 made under the UNECE Agreement or ADR 84—Front Underrun Impact Protection; and

for a prime mover manufactured after 31 December 2005—is fitted with a cab complying with regulation 29 made under the UNECE Agreement; and

other than for a deck permitted under subsection (3A), does not have an area carrying, or built to carry, goods.

A prime mover in a B-double carrying, or designed to carry, vehicles may have a deck fitted over the top of the prime mover that is carrying, or built to carry, a vehicle.

In this section—

single vehicle means a heavy motor vehicle that is not towing another vehicle.

UNECE Agreement means the ‘Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions’ done at Geneva on 20 March 1958, as amended from time to time.

Note—

The agreement and the regulations made under it are available on the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s website at .