When driving a rigid three-axle truck whose construction length already reaches 12 meters, is it permitted, as a general rule, for the load to protrude at the rear?

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On vehicles intended exclusively for the transport of goods more than 5 meters long, an indivisible load may protrude, as a general rule, up to 2 meters at the front and 3 meters at the rear. However, the total length authorized for the vehicle to drive, including the load, must not exceed the maximum for its type (General Vehicle Regulations, Annex IX, section 3). For rigid motor vehicles for goods, the maximum length allowed is 12 meters. If the truck already measures exactly 12 meters by construction, any load that protruded would infringe that maximum total authorized dimension. Therefore, nothing is allowed to protrude. Allowing up to one third of the length or up to three meters applies the general rules on projections without taking into account the absolute cap of 12 meters of maximum length for the rigid vehicle.

When driving a rigid three-axle truck whose construction length already reaches 12 meters, is it permitted, as a general rule, for the load to protrude at the rear?

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