Class 3

A Class 3 heavy vehicle is a heavy vehicle which, together with its load, does not comply with prescribed mass or dimension requirements and is not a Class 1 heavy vehicle (HVNL s116 (3)).

Examples include a:

  • rigid truck and dog trailer combination consisting of a 3 or 4-axle truck towing a dog trailer with 3 or 4 axles weighing more than 42.5t
  • B-double or road train transporting a load wider than 2.5m
  • prime mover and semitrailer towing a converter dolly
  • B-double towing a converter dolly
  • tow truck.

Class 3 heavy vehicles do not include:

  • Performance-Based Standards (PBS) vehicles or
  • heavy vehicles complying with prescribed dimension requirements but operating under Concessional Mass Limits (CML) or Higher Mass Limits (HML).

Class 3 heavy vehicle access

See your access options that are available for your heavy vehicle. Click on your vehicle type for more detailed information. 

Tow truck    Class 3 (miscellaneous)