What is the permissible height for a truck carry cargo in Vietnam?

What is the permissible height for a truck carry cargo in Vietnam?

According to Article 18 of Circular 46/2015/TT-BGTVT, which regulates the height of cargo loading on road vehicles, it is stated that:

1. For open top trucks with a canopy, the allowable cargo loading height is the limited height within the truck body according to the manufacturer's design or the modified design that has been approved by the competent authority.

2. For open top trucks without a canopy, cargo loaded on the vehicle that exceeds the height of the truck body (according to the manufacturer's design or the modified design that has been approved by the competent authority) must be secured, braced, and wedged securely to ensure safety when participating in road traffic. The allowable cargo loading height does not exceed the height specified below, measured from the highest point of the road surface that the vehicle is running on:

a) Vehicles with a cargo carrying capacity of 5 tons or more (recorded in the Vehicle Safety and Environmental Protection Inspection Certificate): the cargo loading height is not more than 4.2 meters;

b) Vehicles with a cargo carrying capacity of 2.5 tons to less than 5 tons (recorded in the Vehicle Safety and Environmental Protection Inspection Certificate): the cargo loading height is not more than 3.5 meters;

c) Vehicles with a cargo carrying capacity of less than 2.5 tons (recorded in the Vehicle Safety and Environmental Protection Inspection Certificate): the cargo loading height is not more than 2.8 meters.

3. Special purpose vehicles and container trucks: the cargo loading height, measured from the highest point of the road surface that the vehicle is running on, is not more than 4.35 meters.

4. In the case of vehicles carrying loose goods, construction materials such as earth, stone, sand, gravel, coal, ore, or similar goods, the cargo loading height does not exceed the height of the truck body recorded in the Vehicle Safety and Environmental Protection Inspection Certificate.

Therefore, if your vehicle is currently 6 tons on the registration certificate, the maximum height that you are allowed to load is 4.2 meters, measured from the highest point of the road surface that the vehicle is running on.

What is the permissible height for a truck carry cargo in Vietnam? - Source: Internet

What are the fines for exceeding the height of cargo loading on road vehicles in Vietnam?

Based on Article 24 of Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, it is stipulated as follows:

2. Fines from 800,000 to 1,000,000 VND for one of the following violations:

a) Driving a vehicle (including semi-trailers and semi-trailers) carrying goods that exceed the permitted load (cargo carrying capacity) for road traffic as recorded in the Vehicle Safety and Environmental Protection Inspection Certificate by 10% to 30% (excluding liquid tanker vehicles), by 20% to 30% for liquid tanker vehicles;

b) Carrying goods on the roof of the truck; carrying goods that exceed the width of the truck body; carrying goods that exceed the front and rear of the truck body by 10% of the length of the vehicle;

c) Carrying people on the truck body in violation of regulations; allowing people to lie, sit on the hood of the car, or hang outside the car when the car is running;

d) Driving a vehicle engaged in freight transportation without or not carrying a paper copy of the Transportation Paper (Transportation Document) as prescribed or without a device to access the software that shows the contents of the Transportation Paper (Transportation Document) as prescribed or having a device to access but does not provide it to the law enforcement forces when requested;

dd) Driving a vehicle towing a trailer or semi-trailer that the total weight (including the weight of the trailer or semi-trailer itself and the weight of the cargo carried) of the trailer or semi-trailer exceeds the permitted towing weight as recorded in the vehicle safety and environmental protection inspection certificate by 10% to 30%.

Thereofore, when you drive a truck that carries too much cargo height, you may be fined from 800,000 to 1,000,000 VND.

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