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Polish Heavy Transport Association
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Introduction Short information about lecture About Us 1 Permit and escort 2 3 Our goals
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Polish Heavy Transport Association History 1
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Established in 2008 Over 60 members In 2011, we changed Polish permits and escort rules We provide legal and consulting support for our members we act to harmonise local rules concerning abnormal transport About Us Our lietmotif: Nothing about us - without us
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What made Us to affiliate Impractical rules and requirements each vehicle required an individual, signle-use permit waiting time for a decision 60-90 days Lack of responsibility of the sender
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2 Permit and escort Permit – 6 categories, escort – basic requirements
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Current permit Permit Oversize vehicles Roads Cat. I a) dimensions and GVW not higher than permissible values, b) axle loads not exceeding the values designated for roads with permissible single axle load of up to 11.5 t; local, district, regional indicated in the permit
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Current permit Permit Oversize vehicles Roads Cat. III a) axle loads and GVW not higher than the permissible values, b) width not exceeding 3.2 m, c) length not exceeding: - 15 m for a single vehicle, - 23 m for a combination of vehicles, d) height not exceeding 4.3 m; public
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Current permit Permit Oversize vehicles Roads Cat. IV a) GVW not higher than permissible values, b) width not exceeding 3.4 m, c) length not exceeding: - 15 m for a single vehicle, - 23 m for a combination of vehicles, - 30 m for a combination of vehicles with steering axles, d) height not exceeding 4.3 m, e) load axles not exceeding values designated for roads with permissible load of a single drive axle of up to do 11.5 t; national
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Current permit Permit Oversize vehicles Roads Cat. V a) axle loads not higher than values permissible for the specific road, b) width not exceeding 3.4 m, c) length not exceeding: - 15 m for a single vehicle, - 23 m for a combination of vehicles, - 30 m for a combination of vehicles with steering axles, d) height not exceeding 4.3 m, e) GVW not exceeding 60 t; public
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Current permit Permit Oversize vehicles Roads Cat. VI a) width not exceeding: - 3.4 m for an undivided road, - 4 m for a dual carriageway, LOS: A (motorway), S (expressway) and GP (fast traffic trunk road), b) length not exceeding: - 15 m for a single vehicle, - 23 m for a combination of vehicles, - 30 m for a combination of vehicles with steering axles, c) height not exceeding 4.3 m, d) GVW not exceeding 60 t, e) axle loads not higher than values designated for roads where the permissible single axle load does not exceed 11.5 t; national – in accordance with the list of roads enumerated in Art. 64c section 8
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Current permit Permit Oversize vehicles Roads Cat. VI a) dimensions and GVW exceeding the values enumerated in categories I-VI, b) axle loads higher than values designated for roads where the permissible single axle load does not exceed 11.5 t; the specific route indicated in the permit
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Escort in Poland
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Applicable provisions concerning escort Oversize vehicles exceeding at least one of the dimensions below: length - 23 m width – 3.2 m height – 4.5 m GVW - 60 tons are to be piloted by 1 pilot. Oversize vehicles exceeding at least one of the dimensions below: length - 30 m width – 3.6 m height – 4.7 m GVW - 80 tons are to be piloted by 2 pilots, one in front of and one behind the vehicle
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Legal issues Indivisible cargo “No compliance with the permit” = “lack of permit” Only slight responsibility of contracting authorities
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3 Our goals What we want to achieve
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Definition of modular semi-trailers Clarification of terms and conditions governing the pilotage 3 goals …
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Thank you ! Lukasz Chwalczuk - president Polish Heavy Transport Association www.ponadnormatywni.pl
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