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New Delhi : The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued a notification increasing permissible truck axle load.

Briefing mediapersons about the decision in New Delhi on July 17, 2018, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari said the decision to increase axle load was taken  with a view to increasing the carrying capacity of goods transport vehicles and bring down logistics cost. He said the amendment will increase the carrying capacity of goods vehicles by about 20-25 % and lower logistics costs by about 2%, according to a PIB release.

The Minister further said that while automobile technology and road construction quality have improved greatly over the years, the axle loads have remained the same since 1983 when they were last notified. There was a need to harmonize the axle load with international standards. Gadkari also said that overloading rules will be implemented very strictly. The state governments are also being requested to enforce the provisions against overloading very strictly and not allow vehicles to move till the excess load has been removed.

The amendment lays down that the gross vehicle weight (GVW) will not exceed the total permissible safe axle weight and in no case shall exceed 49 tonnes in case of rigid vehicles and 55 tonnes in case of semi-articulated trailers and truck-trailers except modular hydraulic trailers.

As per the amended rules, single axle with single tyre can carry weight up to 3 tonnes while single axle with two tyres can carry weight up to 7.5 tonnes. Single axle with four tyres can carry weight up to 11.5 tonnes.

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