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Road trains built to the construction standards described in Schedule 8 and loaded to the mass and dimension limits described in Schedule 2 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999 may travel on approved road train routes.

Road train routes are listed listed in the Victoria Government Gazette in Special Notices S 200 25 October 2005 and S 361 24 December 2007.

A unladen road train dolly may be towed behind a semi-trailer in Victoria. This enables operators to tow converter dollies to and from their depots, and to enable Victorian trailer manufacturers to tow converter dollies out of the State. The following information bulletin sets out the requirements to tow an unladen converter dolly behind a semi-trailer in Victoria.

Towing an Unladen Converter Dolly behind a Semi-trailer [PDF, 172 kb, 4 pages]

Details for towing an unladen convertor dolly behind a semi-trailer are described in Schedule 2 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999.