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.