Chương I Thông tư 46/2015/TT-BGTVT: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular providing for load capacities and dimensional limits of roads; announcement about operation of overload vehicles, overdimension vehicles and tracked vehicles on public roads; transport of oversize/overweight load; limits on amount of goods loaded onto road vehicles running on public roads.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Circular applies to organizations and individuals related to the announcement about load capacities and dimensional limits of roads; operation of overload vehicles, overdimension vehicles and tracked vehicles on public roads; transport of oversize/overweight load; limits on amount of goods loaded onto road vehicles running on public roads.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, these terms can be construed as follows:

1. Gross vehicle weight (GVW) means the total weight (mass) of a vehicle including weight (mass) of the vehicle itself and the weight of passengers, luggage and cargo loaded onto such vehicle (if any).

2. Gross axle weight (GAW) of a vehicle is the distributed weight that may be supported by a single axle or a group of axles of such vehicle.

3. Maximum dimensions of a road motor vehicle mean the maximum permissible outer dimensions in terms of height, width, and length of the vehicle running on public roads, including load.

4. Tracked vehicles are self-propelled vehicles that move by tracks, which may damage the road or the sidewalk when they are running on the road.

5. Trailer truck means a combination of a tractor and a trailer or a semi-trailer.

6. A single-axle trailer is a trailer with only 1 axle group that is placed in the middle of the length of the trailer.

7. A multi-axles trailer is a trailer with a front axle or a front axle group connected with a pull bar and a back axle or a back axle group.

8. A non-divisible load is a load with intact seals of customs/national defense and security authorities or is a group of parts, equipment, machineries that will be damaged or changed in utility if being disassembled or divided.

9. A railroad crossing means an intersection where a railway line crosses a road or path at the same level that is built and developed according to the approval of a competent authority.