Weight Limits For Trucks On Highways Increase

[george]

Weight limits for trucks on highways increase

BANGKOK: -- The Highways Department has increased the weight limits for trucks running on highways and motorways nationwide.

The new weight limits, effective since Jan 1, are for four to 22-wheelers, to suit changes in road use, said department chief Chaisawas Kittiphaiboon.

The new weight limit for four-wheeled trucks is 9.5 tonnes; for six-wheeled trucks, 15 tonnes; 10-wheeled trucks, 25 tonnes; 12-wheeled trucks, 30 tonnes; 18-wheeled trucks, 45 tonnes; 22-wheeled trucks, 50.5 tonnes; 18-wheeled trucks with a towed trailer, 47 tonnes; and 22-wheeled trucks with a towed trailer, 53 tonnes.

-- Bangkok Post 2006-01-15

[opothai]

they will have to invest heavily in new roads, as the roads they have will not take this kind of punishment,

has any one seen the state of the road surfaces around the siam cement factories on the way to korat and the road surfaces entering bangkok from korat, these 22 wheeled trucks will plough the roads up.

[snoophound]

Neither will most of the trucks!!!

Amazing how many you see collapsed on roadside,wheels fallen off etc.

Do Trucks need a certificate of fitness and regular inspections in thailand?

they will have to invest heavily in new roads, as the roads they have will not take this kind of punishment,

has any one seen the state of the road surfaces around the siam cement factories on the way to korat and the road surfaces entering bangkok from korat, these 22 wheeled trucks will plough the roads up.

[sierra01]

10cm of tarmac V 50 ton trucks....no contest.

Sometimes the 'roads' are no better than farm tracks, due to these monsters. The maximum weights are crazy, when you add on the overload factor it becomes a joke.

All they're doing is increasing transport costs, the poor roads lead to ever increasing maintenance costs, more accidents, more costs again, etc etc etc.

[Ajarn]

I'm amazed that they could sneak these increases through without media attention. The weight limits have always been a big issue

[RamdomChances]

In reality all this will do is cut down on the fines the lorry driver's have to pay as most owner/drivers run overloaded anyway usually just filling to capacity, and just pay the "fines" when they are stopped. Most with regular runs will slip and envalope into all the police boxes on their route once a month.

We used to have a 6 wheeler and my Brother-in-law has a 10 wheeler I think the limit used to be 12 or 13 tons for the 6 wheel this includes the weight of the lorry .

Oh just talked to the wife she recons that they are the old limits brought back as they droped them last year.

RC

[Phil Conners]

They're just getting closer to the actual load carried by most trucks.

[chownah]

This is a very good deal for rich people. Rich people own the majority of large trucks and by allowing them to carry heavier loads they will make more money. Rich people run construction companies and these companies will have alot of work repairing the roads because they will deteriorate faster so these rich people will make more money. Rich people who run the gov't must approve the contracts for the road construction and they take large bribes in the awarding of the contracts and since there will be more contracts they will make more money.

There you have it....more money....more money....more money!!!!! It's a win-win-win situation. Only the middle class and poor taxpayers lose out and who cares about those losers anyway???!!!!! All you have to do is tell them that their beer will be cheaper because the shipping costs are less and they'll call you a hero for raising the weight limits!!!!!!!

[Siripon]

Yes, it's always been a contentious issue and one of those pushing for an increase in the weight limit in the past was one Mr Sanoh Tientong, the owner of many trucks, (over 130 if I remember correctly).This is the same man who very recently was stirring it up in TRT, threatening to vote against the party with his faction. And then suddenly he went quiet, the 'misunderstanding' was cleared up.

I wonder if the raising of the weight limit is connected?

[Jai Dee]

The Highways Department has increased the weight limits for trucks running on highways and motorways nationwide.

Can someone explain why there are 18-wheelers (read 45 tonnes at 100 km/hr) now using the elevated tollway between Bang Na and Chonburi?

Even the Thais I know are perplexed (and concerned) about it...

[ratcatcher]

Neither will most of the trucks!!!

Amazing how many you see collapsed on roadside,wheels fallen off etc.

[size=7]Do Trucks need a certificate of fitness and regular inspections in thailand?

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DOES ANYTHING?

Is there an inspection of anything here?

Thousands of motorcycles riding around without headlights or taillights. Utility motorcycles driven by scrap recyclers with no licence plates or lights. Even buses with broken lights. Mechanical condition,brakes,well who cares?

As for electrical safety and inspection and construction site safety,well,that's another chapter best not gone into here, after all,this IS Thailand.

Edited January 16, 2006 by ratcatcher

[Plus]

Yes, but then if you mention "third world" someone will always come up defending Thailand.

[opothai]

Yes, but then if you mention "third world" someone will always come up defending Thailand.

thailand is third world when it wants to be.

thailand is a hub leader when it wants to be.

thailand is very adaptable TIT