Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00147:clause:1_3a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00147
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 3A (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 5595–8240

permit quick coupling and uncoupling and to provide for articulation.

lead trailer, in a combination, means the trailer that is, or that is to be, attached to the prime mover.

load carrying vehicle means a vehicle designed and constructed to haul or carry goods and wares in addition to any fuel, water, lubricants, tools and any other equipment or accessories necessary for normal operation of the vehicle.

loaded mass, in relation to a vehicle, means the sum of the mass of the vehicle and the mass of the load on the vehicle that is imposed on the surface on which the vehicle is standing or running.

long combination truck means a truck nominated to haul 2 or more trailers.

low loader means a gooseneck semi trailer with a loading deck no more than one metre above the ground.

low loader dolly means a mass‑distributing device that:
 (a) is usually coupled between a prime mover and low loader; and
 (b) consists of a gooseneck rigid frame; and
 (c) does not directly carry any load on itself; and
 (d) is equipped with one or more axles, a kingpin and a fifth wheel coupling.

medium combination truck means a truck, other than a short combination truck, nominated to haul one trailer.

MRC (short for Mass Rating for Charging), in relation to a vehicle, means:
 (a) the maximum mass of the vehicle, including any load, recorded on the compliance plate as the Gross Vehicle Mass, Gross Trailer Mass Rating or Aggregate Trailer Mass of the vehicle; or
 (b) in relation to a vehicle for which there is no compliance plate—its operating mass.

multi‑combination prime mover means a prime mover nominated to haul 2 or more trailers.

nominated means nominated by the person applying for registration.

operating mass, in relation to a vehicle, means the maximum mass of the vehicle, including any load, as determined by the Registration Authority having regard to the design and construction of the vehicle or of any of its components.

pig trailer means a trailer with a single axle group or single axle near the middle of its load‑carrying surface, and connected to the towing vehicle by a drawbar.

pole type trailer means a trailer that:
 (a) is attached to a towing vehicle by means of a pole or an attachment fitted to a pole; and
 (b) is ordinarily used for transporting loads, such as logs, pipes, structural members or other long objects, that are generally capable of supporting themselves like beams between supports.

prime mover means a motor vehicle designed to haul a semi trailer.

quad‑axle group means a group of 4 axles, in which the horizontal distance between the centre‑lines of the outermost axles is more than 3.2