"It is the responsibility of those truckies and the companies they operate on behalf of to know the height of their load and have it properly restrained so that a single piece of protruding metal does not bring traffic to its knees when a truck needs to be stopped and backed out of a tunnel.
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When you transport any kind of load, your vehicle or trailer must be loaded safely. Â Your load must not endanger other road users, you or your passengers or damage road infrastructure.
This means ensuring that your load:
is properly restrained.
doesn’t overhang dangerously.
doesn’t exceed mass limits.
doesn’t cover lights, indicators, reflectors or the number plate.
Across Australia, it’s illegal drive a vehicle carrying or towing a load without a load restraint system that meets relevant performance standards.Â
If you are looking for information about load restraints for heavy vehicles you will need to visit the NHVR website, you can also purchase hard copies of the guide for heavy vehicles on their site.Â