Western Australian Current Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 372

372 .         Branding of fifth wheel couplings and turntables on B‑doubles and road trains

        (1)         A fifth wheel coupling on a vehicle built after June 1991 forming part of a B‑double or road train must be clearly and permanently marked in accordance with AS 1773‑1990 Articulated Vehicles — Fifth Wheel Assemblies with —

            (a)         the name or trademark of its manufacturer; and

            (b)         its D‑value rating; and

            (c)         its nominal size.

        (2)         A turntable used in a vehicle built after 1 November 2002 that forms part of a B‑double or road train must be marked with —

            (a)         the name or trademark of the turntable’s manufacturer; and

            (b)         the D‑value rating of the turntable in accordance with AS 1773‑1990 Articulated Vehicles — Fifth Wheel Assemblies .