N2/N3 lorries, O3/O4 trailers/semi-trailers and vehicle combinations thereof used for national road haulage.

Order on the maximum width, length, height, weight and axle load of vehicles

The draft contains the following amendments to the national rules:

1. Increase in length for semi-trailers and semi-trailer combinations
The draft Order provides that the length for semi-trailers and semi-trailer combinations is increased by 1.38 m,provided that the applicable turning radius requirement is met.
2. Increase in vehicle combination length for semi-trailer combinations with loader cranes
The draft Order provides that the combination length of semi-trailer combinations with loader cranes over 8 tmis increased by up to 2 m, provided that the applicable turning radius requirement is met and that the loadingarea length is not increased.
3. Increase in combination length for semi-trailer combinations where the lorry is powered by zero-emissiontechnology or fuels that constitute an alternative to diesel
The draft Order provides that the combination length of semi-trailer combinations – where the lorry is poweredby zero-emission technology or fuels that constitute an alternative to diesel – is increased by up to 2 m,provided that the applicable turning radius requirement is met and that the loading area length is not increased.
4. Increase in combination length for lorries with trailers with loader cranes over 8 tm
The draft Order provides that the combination length of lorries with trailers for loader cranes over 8 tm isincreased by up to 2 m, provided that the applicable turning radius requirement is met and that the loadingarea length is not increased.
5. Increase in the maximum permissible weight for lorries with four axles
The draft Order provides that the maximum permissible weight for lorries with four axles is increased from32 000 kg to 36 000 kg, depending on axle configuration and wheelbase.
6. Increase in the maximum permissible weight for lorries with five axles
The draft Order provides that the maximum permissible weight for lorries with five axles is increased from32 000 kg to 42 000 kg, depending on axle configuration and wheelbase.
7. Increase in the maximum permissible weight for vehicle combinations with three axles
The draft Order provides that the maximum permissible weight for lorries with two axles is increased from18 000 kg to 20 000 kg when the lorry is part of a vehicle combination.
8. Increase in the maximum permissible weight for vehicle combinations with four axles
The draft Order provides that the maximum permissible weight for lorries with two axles is increased from18 000 kg to 20 000 kg when the lorry is part of a vehicle combination.
9. Increase in the maximum permissible weight for vehicle combinations with five axles
The draft Order provides for an increase in the permissible vehicle combination weight for vehiclecombinations with five axles from 44 000 kg to 47 000 kg. At the same time, the maximum permissible weightfor trailers with three axles and the maximum total axle load in a group of three axles on trailers is increasedfrom 24 000 kg to 27 000 kg, depending on wheelbase.
10. Increase in the maximum permissible weight of vehicle combinations with six axles, where the lorry hasfour axles
The draft Order provides that the permissible vehicle combination weight for vehicle combinations with sixaxles, where the lorry has four axles, is increased from 50 000 kg to 52 000 kg.
11. Increase in the maximum permissible weight of vehicle combinations with six axles, where the lorry hasthree axles
The draft Order provides that the permissible vehicle combination weight for vehicle combinations with sixaxles, where the lorry has three axles, is increased from 50 000 kg to 53 000 kg