sch.3-sec.24Branding of fifth wheel couplings and turntables on B-doubles and road trains

sch.3-sec.24 Branding of fifth wheel couplings and turntables on B-doubles and road trains

A fifth wheel coupling used in a vehicle built after June 1991 forming part of a B-double or road train must be clearly and permanently marked, in a way complying with AS 1773-1990 ‘Articulated Vehicles—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’, with— the name or trademark of the coupling’s manufacturer; and the coupling’s D-value rating; and the coupling’s nominal size. A turntable used in a vehicle built after January 1999 forming part of a B-double or road train must be— clearly and permanently marked with the name or trademark of the turntable’s manufacturer; and clearly and permanently marked with the turntable’s D-value rating in a way complying with AS 1773-1990 ‘Articulated Vehicles—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’. (sch.3-sec.24-ssec.1) A fifth wheel coupling used in a vehicle built after June 1991 forming part of a B-double or road train must be clearly and permanently marked, in a way complying with AS 1773-1990 ‘Articulated Vehicles—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’, with— the name or trademark of the coupling’s manufacturer; and the coupling’s D-value rating; and the coupling’s nominal size. (sch.3-sec.24-ssec.2) A turntable used in a vehicle built after January 1999 forming part of a B-double or road train must be— clearly and permanently marked with the name or trademark of the turntable’s manufacturer; and clearly and permanently marked with the turntable’s D-value rating in a way complying with AS 1773-1990 ‘Articulated Vehicles—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’.

• (a) the name or trademark of the coupling’s manufacturer; and
• (b) the coupling’s D-value rating; and
• (c) the coupling’s nominal size.
• (a) clearly and permanently marked with the name or trademark of the turntable’s manufacturer; and
• (b) clearly and permanently marked with the turntable’s D-value rating in a way complying with AS 1773-1990 ‘Articulated Vehicles—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’.