Australian Standard AS 2174-2006 Recommendations for Positions and Heights of Fifth Wheel for Articulated Vehicles 1978 - AG - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You may be required to comply with this standard if you intend to design or manufacture prime movers or semi trailers.

This standard specifies the requirements for the location of fifth wheels and kingpins on vehicles used in dedicated combinations operating normally on both sealed and unsealed roads.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Comply	All	AS 2174.2-2006 Heavy Road Vehicles - Mechanical Coupling Between Prime Movers and Semi Trailers - Interchangeability Requirements - Dedicated Vehicle Combinations (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 Australian Government (Opens in new window)

Regulation(s) name

Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 Australian Government (Opens in new window)

Administering agency

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

General Enquiries

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Phone:	02 6274 7111
Other:	1800 075 001
Email:	clientservice@infrastructure.gov.au
Website:	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (Opens in new window)

Australian Standard AS 2174-2006 Recommendations for Positions and Heights of Fifth Wheel for Articulated Vehicles 1978 - Australian Government