South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations68—Length of single trailers
(1) On a semi-trailer
or a dog trailer:
(a) the
distance between the point of articulation at the front of the trailer and the
rear overhang line must not be over 9.5 metres; and
(b) the
distance between the point of articulation at the front of the trailer and the
rear of the trailer must not be over 12.3 metres.
(2) A projection
forward of the point of articulation at the front of a semi-trailer must be
contained within a radius of 1.9 metres from the point of articulation.
(3) If a semi-trailer
has 2 or more points of articulation at the front of the trailer, it must
comply with subrules (1) and (2) when measured at one of the points.
(4) A trailer built to
carry cattle, sheep, pigs or horses on 2 or more partly or completely
overlapping decks must not have over 12.5 metres of its length available for
the carriage of animals.
(5) For subrule (4),
the length available for the carriage of animals on a trailer is measured from
the inside of the front wall or door of the trailer to the inside of the rear
wall or door of the trailer, with any intervening partitions disregarded.
Maximum dimensions of a semi-trailer