View the Platform Trailers network maps
Victoria's Class 1 Platform Trailer pre-approved network maps. These four maps show all pre-approved arterial roads that operators of a range of prime-mover, dolly and platform trailer configurations can access across Victoria’s key corridors.
The four pre-approved networks, for combinations that operate up to 176.0 tonnes gross mass, 6.0 metres high, 6.0 metres wide, and 38 metres long, are:
- Reference vehicle 1: Prime mover and 6x8 platform trailer combination up to 115.0 tonnes
- Reference vehicle 2: Prime mover and 8x8 platform trailer combination up to 145.0 tonnes
- Reference vehicle 3: Prime mover and 2x8 dolly and 7x8 platform trailer combination up to 161.0 tonnes
- Reference vehicle 4: Prime mover and 2x8 dolly and 8x8 platform trailer combination up to 176.0 tonnes
A key feature of these networks is that all structural conditions can be viewed on each individual map, removing the need for operators to seek a structural assessment.
Victoria’s Platform Trailer Network information sheet [PDF 767Kb] has been developed to work alongside these maps and to provide clarity around questions around unladen travel, pilot requirements, travel time restrictions and the general responsibilities that each operator must comply with. (Operators should read this information sheet before applying for a permit through the NHVR).
Roads NOT shown on the maps as approved (green) or approved with conditions (orange) require additional road manager approval for access by a separate permit, except for signed detours. These maps are deemed to include any detour around a road closure on a pre-approved road, provided it is marked with detour signage.
Note: Operators must comply with mass and height clearance restrictions as indicated by symbols (orange and red dots for mass, orange diamonds for height, and orange and black symbols designating rail crossings). You must also plan your trip and review your intended route before you travel.