Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) REGULATION 2005 - SCHEDULE 1

(1) The mass on a wheel or axle must not be more than the limit set by its manufacturer.

(2) The mass on a tyre must not be more than the highest load capacity determined for the tyre by the manufacturer at a cold inflation pressure of not more than--

(a) for a radial ply tyre--825kPa; or

(b) for another type of tyre--700kPa.

(3) The mass on an axle group or single axle must not be more than the limit for the axle group or axle in schedule 2.

(4) For subsection (3), the mass limit for an axle group that includes a retractable axle must be determined as if the axle did not exist.

(5) However, a retractable axle is part of an axle group for schedule 2 if--

(a) the mass on the group is more than--

(i) for a tandem axle group fitted with single tyres of a section width of--

(A) less than 375mm--4t; or

(B) at least 375mm--6.5t; or

(ii) for a tandem axle group fitted with dual tyres--6.5t; or

(iii) for a triaxle axle group fitted with single tyres of a section width of--

(A) less than 375mm--10t; or

(B) at least 375mm--13t; or

(iv) for a triaxle axle group fitted with dual tyres--13t; and

(b) the tyres on the axle are in contact with the ground and the load-sharing suspension system is operating on each axle, including the retractable axle, and each tyre in the group.

(6) The sum of the mass on the axle groups and single axles on a single vehicle or combination must not be more than the sum of the mass limits in schedule 2 for the axle groups and single axles.

(1) If the total mass of a vehicle or combination and a load on it can not lawfully be more than 42.5t, the mass limit for the vehicle or combination must not be more than the mass limit in the table in schedule 3 for the axle spacing distance for the vehicle or combination.

(2) Each distance is--

(a) the distance from the centre of a single axle to the centre of another single axle; or

(b) the distance from the centre of a single axle to the centre of the furthest axle in any axle group; or

(c) the greatest distance between the centres of axles in any 2 axle groups.

Measurement of distances for schedule 3

(3) The mass limits apply to the sum of the mass on each axle group or single axle in the distance in the table, including the axles between which the distance is measured.

(4) If the distance between any 2 axles that are not part of the same axle group is less than 2.5m, the total mass of a vehicle or combination and any load on it must not be more than 15t.

The total mass of a single vehicle and a load on it must not be more than the vehicle's GVM.

(1) The total mass of a combination (other than a road train or B-double) and a load on it must not be more than 42.5t.

(2) The loaded mass of a dog trailer or pig trailer must not be more than the loaded mass of the towing vehicle.

(3) The total axle mass of a tag trailer must not be more than the total axle mass of the towing vehicle.

(4) The total mass of a combination and a load on it must not be more than the towing vehicle's GCM.

The axles in each axle group (other than a twinsteer axle group) must relate to each other through a load-sharing suspension system.

If an axle or axle group on a vehicle or combination does not otherwise comply with this schedule, schedule 4 applies to the axle or axle group.