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New Weights and Dimensions
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pROPOSALS for increased sizes and weights of commercial vehicles are now being sent out by the Government for consideration by interested parties. Announcing this in the Lords on Wednesday, Lord Chesham. joint parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Transport, added that the present weight limit of 32 tons for a lorry and trailer was not to be increased.
He said that a study was being made of definite specified roads on which larger vehicles, including those from the Continent, might be allowed to operate.
In an announcement on Wednesday, the Ministry gave details of the following . proposed alterations: maximum width, all vehicles, 8 ft. 21 in.; maximum length, all rigid vehicles, 36 ft.; maximum length. articulated vehicles, 42 ft.; maximum weight, single axle with twin tyres, 10 tons; gross weight, four-axled rigid, 28 tons if foremost and rearmost axle centres are at least 26 ft. apart; gross train weight, five-axle artic., 32 tons if foremost and rearmost axle centres are at least 35 ft. apart.
No reference was made to gross weights for rigid vehicles with two and three axles. However, it is understood that the Ministry has proposed to association, weights of 16 tons for a two-axle vehicle with at least 12 ft. wheelbase, and 22 tons for three-axle vehicles with front and rearmost axles, at least 18 ft. apart, In addition, it is understood that the Ministry proposes -a 28-ton gross train weight for five-axle artics. with foremost and rearmost axles at least 26 ft. apart.
The Ministry is seeking observations on these proposals by the end of March.
Goods Vehicles Tests ? Wednesday, Lord Chesham said the Government favoured the compulsory testing of goods vehicles over 30 cwt. unladen, but examining staff was the problem. These tests could be carried out at Government or local authority centres, by private haulage companies or by a few commercial garages. It might be necessary to make different arrangements for different unladen-weight categories.