Thread: Road trains in Vic

Not a road train, an A double. A rose by any other name. Can't be scaring the masses.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Not a road train, an A double. A rose by any other name. Can't be scaring the masses.

And the A Double milk tankers I was driving a couple of jobs ago were the same length as a B Double at 26 metres.

The advantage was a heaver payload.

No a road train.
Cab over prime mover tri axle full length trailer, ring feeder tow coupling, twin axle dolly with a second tri axle full length trailer, 'road train' sign on the back.
Unless the they were short trailers, but they didn't look it.
Or is that what you call an A Double?
So what is a road train?
3 trailers?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Not a road train, an A double. A rose by any other name. Can't be scaring the masses.

It has to do with total length and length of draw bar.which then equates to load carrying capacity.

Originally Posted by TonyC

No a road train.
Cab over prime mover tri axle full length trailer, ring feeder tow coupling, twin axle dolly with a second tri axle full length trailer, 'road train' sign on the back.
Unless the they were short trailers, but they didn't look it.
Or is that what you call an A Double?
So what is a road train?
3 trailers?

They run a shorter draw bar on the dolly and are becoming quite popular with the container runners. Last 12 months they have been commonly seen.
The quad axles doubles have been granted more road network to use too.

Originally Posted by alien

They run a shorter draw bar on the dolly and are becoming quite popular with the container runners. Last 12 months they have been commonly seen.
The quad axles doubles have been granted more road network to use too.

Most of the wharf runs these days are stack runs,used to be a single container straight out to client but now back to depot then out.

Found this legislation document dated 2020...
Heavy Vehicle National Law - National Class 2 Road Train Authorisation Notice 2020 (No. 1)

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Most of the wharf runs these days are stack runs,used to be a single container straight out to client but now back to depot then out.

Yes and side loaders staying in an area either then being tied up at the wharfs.
Twist lockers are a funny breed.