When driving a rigid truck 7 meters long, is it permitted to carry indivisible metal beams 12 meters long?

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DentroTest · Accepted Answer

In accordance with the General Traffic Regulations (Article 15(2)(a)), on vehicles intended exclusively for the transport of goods whose length is more than 5 meters, indivisible loads may protrude up to 2 meters at the front and 3 meters at the rear. On a truck 7 meters long, adding the 2 meters at the front and the 3 meters at the rear, the total length reaches exactly 12 meters, which also coincides with the maximum length allowed in general for a rigid truck (General Vehicle Regulations, Annex IX). It is therefore perfectly legal without requiring a special authorization, so there is no need to apply for one. And it is wrong to say that it does not matter how the load is placed: it must not exceed 2 meters at the front or 3 at the rear.

When driving a rigid truck 7 meters long, is it permitted to carry indivisible metal beams 12 meters long?

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