Regional axle load limits
| Single Steering Axle |
8 tonnes |
| Single Load/Driver |
10 tonnes |
| Tandem Axle Load |
16 tonnes |
| Triple Axle Load |
24 tonnes |
| Maximum Gross Vehicle Mass |
53 tonnes |
| Maximum Vehicle Dimensions |
| Width |
2.65 metres |
| Height |
4.6 metres |
| Length |
22 metres |
| Rigid chassis vehicles
|
12.5 metres |
| Articulated 0vehicle
|
17.0 metres |
| Trucks and draw bar trailers
|
22.0 metres |
| Articulated vehicles with articulated or interlink trailers |
22.0 metres |
Although the above specifications should be
uniform in the whole region, Kenya has introduced a four-axle load group
with a maximum of 32 tonnes. Trucks with such modifications have, nonetheless,
been allowed into countries within the Northern Corridor, although unofficially.
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