Heavy vehicles

Here's what you should know about transporting goods via a heavy vehicle on roads through Maitland.

All heavy vehicle permits are issued through the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) access permit process.

Information can be found through the NHVR Access permit applications website and applications made through the online NHVR Portal.

Classes of heavy vehicles

Examples of the different types of heavy vehicle in each class include:

  • Class 1 heavy vehicles – Common Class 1 heavy vehicles include: agricultural vehicles, oversize overmass vehicles, and special purpose vehicles.
  • Class 2 heavy vehicles – Common Class 2 heavy vehicles include: freight-carrying vehicles (B-doubles, B-triples, road trains), buses, vehicle carriers, livestock vehicles, and Performance-Based Standards (PBS) vehicles.

  • Class 3 heavy vehicles – A Class 3 heavy vehicle is one which, together with its load, does not comply with prescribed mass or dimension requirements and is not a Class 1 heavy vehicle.

For further information and all other applications, you will need to apply directly to the NHVR.