Heavy road vehicles - Mechanical coupling between prime movers and semitrailers - Interchangeability requirements Non-dedicated vehicle combinations
Standards Australia
Specifies the requirements for interchangeability of non-dedicated combination vehicles for coupling of prime movers, converter, dollies and semitrailers to provide compatibility and adequate clearances in normal use on both sealed and unsealed roads.
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The following are represented on Technical Committee ME-053:
Australian Industry Group
Australian Road Research Board
Australian Trucking Association
AUSTROADS
Commercial Vehicle Industry Association of Australia
Department of Defence (Australian Government)
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (Australian Government)
Institute of Road Transport Engineers
Municipal Works Operations Association
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
New Zealand Heavy Haulage Association
New Zealand Truck and Trailer Manufacturers Federation
Road Transport Forum New Zealand
Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia
Truck Industry Council
This Standard specifies requirements for interchangeability of non-dedicated articulated combination vehicles in normal use on both sealed and unsealed roads. These requirements are applicable to prime movers, converter dollies, and semitrailers.
This Standard covers the interchangeability for coupling of prime movers, converter dollies, and semitrailers to provide compatibility and adequate clearances, however it will not guarantee that any particular vehicle combination will satisfy legal requirements (e.g. vehicle dimensions, or load distribution), or provide optimum dynamic stability.
Clearances around the point of articulation are specified for operation of a vehicle at its maximum permitted dimensions, when at angles of pitch of 6 degrees forward, 7 degrees rearward, and for angles up to 45 degrees of articulation.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | Standards Australia |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 15/04/2016 This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 15/04/2016 |
| Committee | ME-053 |
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