Load, dimensions, weights and special transport (Last og mål)
Load, dimensions, weights and special transport (Last og mål)
This domain tests whether you can keep the bus within legal dimensions and axle/total weights and secure everything carried.
Core limits
- General Norwegian limits: width 2.55 m, height 4.0 m. A rigid bus is normally max 15 m; an articulated bus 18.75 m. Mirrors and some aerodynamic devices have specific allowances.
- Total weight and axle loads are shown on the registration document. Typical bus limits are around 18 t on two axles, 25–26 t on three and 32 t on four, but the document governs. Norway's general axle-load ceiling is 10 t unless a permit says otherwise.
- Distribute load: luggage in the compartments, not in the aisle; heavy items low and between axles. Wheelchairs and prams need approved restraints.
- Roof loads reduce stability and increase height. Check the actual height with roof hatches, air-conditioning units and roof racks before a low bridge or tunnel.
- Special transport beyond normal limits needs a permit and often an escort. Plan the route for height, width, length and axle loads.
Worked example
A three-axle bus has front-axle limit 7.1 t, rear-axle limit 11.5 t and total limit 25 t. At the weighbridge: front 6.8 t, rear 11.8 t, total 18.6 t. The total is legal, but the rear axle is 0.3 t over. You must move or remove load; total compliance alone is not enough.
Traps
Checking only total weight; forgetting the height added by a roof hatch; overloading the rear locker; and assuming a bus is exempt from width/height limits. Also check seasonal tyre and winter equipment rules.