The government recently allowed an increase in the maximum permissible axle load on trucks, a move that is being hailed as an improvement in transport efficiency. However, in the absence of adequate ...

Putting a heavy load on a trailer may require a bit of math and imagination to get the axle weight right. But running with too much weight at one end or the other could affect the vehicle’s dynamic ...

Mr Samuel Antobam, the Coordinator of the Ghana Highways Authority Axle Load Control Programme, has called for strict enforcement of the Axle Load regulations to help reduce overloading and improve ...

Truckers and transport owners are currently tussling with the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) over the new axle-load policy that limits 16-axle trucks to a load of up to 60 tonnes per transit trip. The ...

Underrated steer tires can be hazardous. Steer axle loads approaching 13,000 pounds are not uncommon today. Here’s one more thing for which we owe thanks to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: ...

After a gap of three decades, the government will increase the maximum axle load of heavy vehicles by 20-25 per cent to bring it on a par with international norms. This will be a big boost to ...

Three rear drive axles results in an 8x6 configuration that can easily manage up to a 69,000 lbs. on the rear axle The VNX 630 model, designed for high gross weight applications and heavy-haul tasks, ...

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has failed to start the physical work of a project taken up two years ago for installing 28 axle load control centres despite a call by one of its wings for ...

Axle and gross overloads are a potential headache for operators of almost all vehicles, especially those on work involving progressive loading, such as refuse collection. Fines are up to £5,000, and ...