ALLOWEDS: * Argentine, B-doubles trucks - ** Spain, 25.25-metre and 60-tonne truck and trailer combinations
-- Argentina in October 2015 amended regulations to permit the use of B-doubles of up to 30.25-metre tractor and trailer combinations with 75 tonnes of gross weight. Argentina thereby joins countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Uruguay and the United States in permitting these longer combinations. A bi-train is defined as “a vehicle formed by a tractor unit and two semitrailers bi-articulated by a B-couple (or fifth wheel)”. These “bi-trains” can drive on authorised corridors and to qualify drivers must attend a 16-hour training course to obtain a B-double Training Certificate in addition to having held an articulated truck driver’s license for more than five years... The B-double trucks will not be permitted to drive in convoys, especially on bridges, and must be equipped with a GPS navigator that registers speed and compliance with the route. Both trucks and trailers must have an Anti-Locking Braking System (ABS), Electronic Braking System (EBS), Stability Control System (ESC) and have a minimum power-to-weight ratio of 5 kW/tonne. The trucks are also required to have a weighting device system with digital readings of the weight per tandem of axles... This bi-trains will be electronic limited for a maximum speed of 80 km/h...
-- Meanwhile, Spain is the latest country to adopt new regulations that will open roads for 25.25-metre and 60-tonne truck and trailer combinations... The legislation, which was approved by the Government in December, opens for longer trucks travelling at a maximum speed of 80 km/h on highways and motorways, in other words the same limitations as for all heavy vehicles... The European Modular System advantages are obvious when three trucks on the road can be replaced by two... The European Modular System, which increases transport efficiency through longer and heavier tractor and trailer combinations, is gaining ground...
(Photo: 1. Scania R 500 6x4 B-double tanker combination) -- Södertälje, Stockholm, Sweden - Scania (PR) - 26 JANUARY 2016Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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