That's why
20th March 1982, Page 4
20th March 1982
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TRANSPORT SECRETARY David Howell, last week explained why he had proposed that the maximum permitted weight on the drive axle of a 38-tonne articulated vehicle with a two-axle tractive unit, suggested in his draft regulations, should be 10.6 tonnes.
The 38-tonne vehicle, as now proposed, would give a 20 per cent reduction in road damage.
A lower figure than 10.5 tonnes for the axle drive would be less safe and would increase the probability of overloading the trailer axles.
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