Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00737:clause:1_13:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00737
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 13 (pt 4/11)
Character Range: 23236–25871

40.5
9.5        9.7            41.0
9.7        9.8            41.5
9.8        10.0           42.0
10.0                      42.5

1.4  Mass limits for combinations
 (1) The total mass of a combination other than a road train or B‑double, and any load, must not exceed 42.5 tonnes.
 (2) The loaded mass of a dog trailer or pig trailer must not exceed the loaded mass of the towing vehicle.
 (3) The total mass of a combination, and any load, must not exceed the towing vehicle's GCM.
 (4) If the manufacturer of a motor vehicle forming part of a road train or B‑double has not determined the GCM of the vehicle, the total mass of the combination and any load must not exceed the number of kilograms worked out using the following formula:
where:
K means:
 (a) 0.055 if a single drive axle is fitted to the motor vehicle; or
 (b) 0.053 if a single drive tandem axle group is fitted to the motor vehicle; or
 (c) 0.051 if a dual drive tandem axle group is fitted to the motor vehicle.
M means the number of tyre revolutions per kilometre as specified by the tyre manufacturer for the tyres fitted to the driving axle or axles.
R means the overall gear reduction between engine and drive wheels.
T means the maximum engine net torque in newton‑metres.

Part 2—Size and projection of loads

2.1  Size limits
 (1) A vehicle or a combination, and its load, must not exceed a size limit set for the vehicle or combination in the Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicle Standards) Regulations.
 (2) 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 allowed under the Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicle Standards) Regulations.

  Illustration of:
 • front projection limit; and
 • rear overhang limit from Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicle Standards) Regulations; and
 • maximum rear projection of load allowed without a warning signal.
 (3) In spite of subclauses (1) and (2):
 (a) the height of a vehicle that is carrying vehicles on more than one deck, and its load, must not exceed 4.6 metres; and
 (b) 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 4.9 metres.

       Maximum allowable dimensions of a loaded car carrier

2.2  Front and side projections
  A load on a vehicle must not project more than 1.2 metres in front of the vehicle, or more than 150 millimetres from the outermost part of either side of it.

       Vehicle loaded to width limits referred to