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The gross vehicle weight of a two-axle truck has been increased to 18.5 tones from the existing 16.2 tones, increasing the load carrying capacity by just over 20%.
Date: July 17, 2018
New Delhi: Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH) notified the changes in maximum safe axle weight of each axle type by 20-25% to Commercial Vehicles under Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (as per the table below)
Excessive loading is been a menace where in the government wanted to clamp down in legalising the situation. In this context, permissible axle weight has been increased with reference to international standards. The key question remains unanswered on the road conditions, vehicle dynamics to suit this scenario, applicability to existing vehicles, homologation norms/requirements to certify the increase in load.
The gross vehicle weight of a two-axle truck (two wheels in the front axle and four wheels in the rear) has been increased to 18.5 tonne from the existing 16.2 tonnes, increasing the load carrying capacity by just over 20%. Similarly, the gross vehicle weight for a three-axle truck has been increased to 28.5 tonne from 25 tonnes. For a five-axle truck, the vehicle weight has been increased from 37 tonnes to 43.5 tonne, increasing the load carrying capacity by more than 25%. The load carrying capacity for other categories of multi-axle trucks has also been increased. For tractor trailers, the limit has been raised 36%.
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Minimum Safe axle weight |
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Sl. No. |
Axle Type Maximum Safe Axle |
Weight |
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1 |
Single Axle |
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1.1 |
Single Axle with single Tyre |
3.0 tonnes |
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1.2 |
Single Axle with two Tyres |
7.5 tonnes |
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1.3 |
Single Axle with four Tyres |
11.5 tonnes* |
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2 |
Tandem Axles (Two axles) (where the distance between two axles is less than 1.8 Mtr.) |
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2.1 |
Tandem axle for rigid vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
21 tonnes* |
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2.2 |
Tandem axle for Puller tractors for hydraulic and pneumatic trailers |
28.5 tonnes |
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3 |
Tri–axles (Three axles) (where the distance between outer axles is less than 3 Mtr.) |
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3.1 |
Tri-axle for rigid vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
27 tonnes* |
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4 |
Axle Row (two axles with four tyres each) in Modular Hydraulic trailers (9 tonnes load shall be permissible for single axle) |
18 tonnes |
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* Note: If the vehicle is fitted with pneumatic suspension, 1 tonne extra load is permitted for each axle. |
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2. The gross vehicle weight (GVW) shall not exceed the total permissible safe axle weight as above and in no case shall exceed-
(I) 49 tonnes in case of rigid vehicles; and
(II) 55 tonnes in case of semi-articulated trailers and truck-trailers except modular hydraulic trailers.
3. Modular hydraulic trailers can carry goods of indivisible nature of any load subject to the regulatory approvals as may be required.
