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Land Transport Rule: Heavy Vehicles 2004

Incorporated by reference

Section/standard Title Source of material Version View the material Free of charge?
Australian Design Rule 61/01; Vehicle Identification Numbers Department of Infrastructure and Transport (Australia) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/design/adr_online.aspx Yes
Australian Design Rule 62 Determination 2 of 1995,  Mechanical Connections Between Vehicles Department of Infrastructure and Transport (Australia) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/design/adr_online.aspx Yes
Australian Standard 1418.1-1994:  Cranes (including hoists and winches) – General requirements Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 1418.5-1995:  Cranes (including hoists and winches) – Mobile and vehicle-loading cranes; Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 1771-1996:  Installation of Fifth Wheel and Turntable Assemblies; Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 1773-1996:  Articulated Vehicles – Fifth Wheel Assemblies, Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 2174-1994:  Articulated Vehicles – Mechanical coupling between prime movers and semitrailers – Interchangeability requirements. Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 2174-1994:  Articulated Vehicles – Mechanical coupling between prime movers and semitrailers – Interchangeability requirements. Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 2174-2006:  Articulated Vehicles – Mechanical coupling between prime movers and semitrailers – Interchangeability requirements Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 2175-1995:  Articulated Vehicles – Kingpins; Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 3990-1993:  Mechanical equipment – Steelwork. Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian Standard 4235-1994: Articulated Vehicles – Design Criteria for Fifth Wheel Skid Plates. Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian/ New Zealand Standard 4968.3-2003: Heavy-road vehicles – Mechanical coupling between articulated vehicle combinations – Kingpins and associated equipment; Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian/New Zealand Standard 4968.1-2003:  Heavy-road vehicles – Mechanical coupling between articulated vehicle combinations – Design criteria and selection requirements for fifth wheel, kingpin and associated equipment Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian/New Zealand Standard 4968.2-2003:  Heavy-road vehicles – Mechanical coupling between articulated vehicle combinations – Testing and installation of fifth wheel and associated equipment; Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Australian/New Zealand Standard: 1554 Structural steel welding Parts 1 to 6 Standards Australia Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
British Standard 7608:1993, Code of practice for fatigue design and assessment of steel structures; British Standards Institute Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
BS 5400 PT10 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for fatigue. British Standards Institute Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
BSAU24, 25 and 27 Specifications for towing connections British Standards Institute Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
Chapter 565, Code of Federal Regulations 49 (49CFR565) Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements Department of Transport (USA) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1 Yes
ISO 1102; 1986 Commercial road vehicles - Mechanical connections between towing vehicles and trailers - 50 mm drawbar couplings International Standards Organisation Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
ISO 1102; 2001 Commercial road vehicles - 50 mm drawbar eye - Interchangeability International Standards Organisation Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
ISO 3779; Vehicle Identification Numbers Internation Standards Organisation (ISO) Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
New Zealand Standard 5232: 1993,  Specification for Ball-and-Socket Type Trailer Couplings. Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
New Zealand Standard 5413: 1993, Code of Practice for the Manufacture and Use of Stockcrates on Heavy Vehicles. Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
New Zealand Standard 5444: 1989 Load Anchorage Points for Heavy Vehicles. Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
New Zealand Standard 5446: 1987,  Code of Practice for Heavy Motor Vehicle Towing Connections: Drawbar Trailers; Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
New Zealand Standard 5446: 1987,  Code of Practice for Heavy Motor Vehicle Towing Connections: Drawbar Trailers amended by Appendix A to Policy Statement 5 for towbars rated for a maximum towed mass of 2000 kg Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
New Zealand Standard 5450: 1989,  Coupling Devices for Articulated Vehicles — Fifth Wheel Assemblies Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
New Zealand Standard 5451:1989 Coupling Devices for Articulated Vehicles — Fifth Wheel Kingpins Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
New Zealand Standard 5467: 1993,  Code of Practice for Light Trailers; Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
NZS4711   Standards New Zealand Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. Hard copy available for viewing at NZTA Library No
SAE J697 a Safety chain of full trailers or converter dollies Society of Automotive Engineers Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. US$65.00 No
SAE J849b   Society of Automotive Engineers Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required. US$65.00 No
UN/ECE Regulation 55 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Mechanical Coupling Components of Combinations of Vehicles E/ECE/324 Rev.1/Add.54/Rev.1 E/ECE/TRANS/505. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Applicable version varies depending on year of manufacture and type of vehicle. Contact the NZTA Vehicles Unit if assistance is required.  http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs41-60.html Yes


Abbreviations
ABG Allgemeine Bauartgenehmigung
ADR  Australian Design Rule
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AS Australian Standard
BS British Standard
EEC, EC European Economic Community, European Communities
FMVSS Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
JIS Japanese Industrial Standard
LTSA Land Transport Safety Authority of New Zealand 
MoT Ministry of Transport, New Zealand
NZS  New Zealand Standard
SABS South African Bureau Standards
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
UN/ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNRTDG  United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model Regulations