Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1995 No. 42 ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGES (AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY) REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE
PART 1-AXLE LOAD LIMITS
Column 1             Column 2                          Column 3

Item No.     Type of axle or axle group        Axle load limit (tonnes)

1            Single axles

             (a) 2 tyres                                6.0


   (b)  2 wide profile tyres:
             (i) 375mm to 450mm                         6.7

             (ii) over 450mm                            7.0


   (c)  4 or more tyres:
             (i) on pig trailers                        8.5

             (ii) on other vehicles                     9.0

2            Twin steer axle groups

(2 consecutive axles connected
to the same steering mechanism)
             (a) non-load sharing suspensions          10.0

             (b) load sharing suspensions              11.0

3            Tandem axle groups (2 consecutive

axles connected by a load sharing
suspension)
             (a) 4 tyres                               11.0


   (b)  4 wide profile tyres:
             (i) 375mm to 450mm                        13.3

             (ii) over 450mm                           14.0

             (c) 6 tyres                               13.0


   (d)  8 or more tyres:
             (i) on pig trailers                       15.0

             (ii) on other vehicles                    16.5

4            Tri-axle groups (3 consecutive

axles connected by a load
sharing suspension)
             (a) 6, 8 or 10 tyres                      15.0


   (b)  6 wide profile tyres
(375mm or over):
             (i) on pig trailers                       18.0

             (ii) on other vehicles                    20.0


   (c)  12 or more tyres:
             (i) on pig trailers                       18.0

             (ii) on other vehicles                    20.0

PART 2-EQUIVALENT STANDARD AXLES FOR ROWS OF TYRES ACROSS TRAILERS
TABLE A-TRAILERS WITH ROWS OF 8 TYRES
Column 1                                    Column 2

Average load per row (tonnes)     Equivalent standard axles per row

10 or more but less than 11                 0.4

11 or more but less than 12                 0.6

12 or more but less than 13                 0.9

13 or more but less than 14                 1.2

14 or more but less than 15                 1.7

15 or more but less than 16                 2.2

16 or more but less than 17                 2.8

17 or more but less than 18                 3.6

18 or more but less than 19                 4.6

19 or more but less than 20                 5.7

20 or more but less than 21                 6.9

21 or more but less than 22                 8.4

22 or more but less than 23                10.2

23 or more but less than 24                12.1

24 or more                                 14.4

TABLE B-TRAILERS WITH ROWS OF 4 TYRES
Column 1                                    Column 2

Average load per row (tonnes)     Equivalent standard axles per row

5 or more but less than 6                   0.1

6 or more but less than 7                   0.3

7 or more but less than 8                   0.5

8 or more but less than 9                   0.9

9 or more but less than 10                  1.5

10 or more but less than 11                 2.2

11 or more but less than 12                 3.2

12 or more                                  4.6