← Lessons 26-Vehicle Selection
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1. INTRODUCTION 2. LICENSING 3. TYPES OF LOAD TO BE CARRIED 4. VEHICLE CONFIGURATIONS LOAD HANDLING CONSIDERATIONS 7. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 7. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 8. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS 9. CREW COMFORT CONSIDERATIONS 10. SECURITY 11. CONCLUSION REVISION SUMMARY Quick Exam Numbers / Facts – Memorise These Final Memory Checklist

Quick Exam Numbers / Facts – Memorise These

  • 3,500 kg MAM – vocational licensing threshold stated in the source.
  • 7,500 kg MAM – LGV licensing threshold stated in the source.
  • 5 tonnes gross plated weight – operator licensing threshold subject to exemptions.
  • Bulk fuel tanker example: about 40,000 litres in 6 compartments.
  • ISO container example: 8 ft wide × 8 ft high; 20/30/40 ft lengths.
  • Rigid: 12 m maximum overall length; typical 18 t 2-axle rigid payload 10–12 t.
  • 4-axle rigid tipper: 32 t plated weight; payload around 22 t.
  • Artic: 16.5 m overall length; semi-trailer loadspace up to 13.6 m.
  • 6-axle UK artic: 44 t GVW; payload up to about 30 t.
  • Many EU states: 6-axle artic treated as 5 axle, 40 t maximum and about 25 t payload.
  • Rigid/drawbar: 18.75 m overall length; example 36,000 kg gross weight and about 24 t payload.
  • Standard pallet: 1,200 × 1,000 mm.
  • Typical 13.6 m semi-trailer: 26 pallets without double stacking.
  • Truck-mounted forklift: commonly 1,500–2,000 kg capacity.
  • Lorry-mounted crane: commonly 2,000–3,000 kg capacity.
  • Roll cage: about 1.5 m high.
  • Curtainsider EN 12642-XL: source states no internal load restraints are needed when the stated positive-fit conditions are met.
  • Euro 5 compulsory from October 2009; Euro 6 compulsory for new vehicles after 1 January 2014 (source material).