The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide its notification dated 25th February 2022 has published the Central Motor Vehicles (Fourth Amendment) to amend Rule 93 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 whereby rigid vehicles and trailers can have a maximum of three decks to transport two wheelers, with the load body not projecting over the driver’s cabin.
Through this amendment, under rule 93(1A), the overall width of a construction equipment vehicle, measured at right angles to the axis of the construction equipment vehicle between perpendicular planes enclosing the extreme points, shall not exceed 3 metres while in the travel mode and such construction equipment vehicle [shall be painted by yellow and black zebra stripes on the portion of the width that exceed 2.6 metres] on the front and rear sides duly marked for night time driving/parking suitably by red lamps at the front and rear:
Provided that the zebra stripes need not be used on attachments.
Provided also that vehicles carrying two wheelers can have maximum of three decks to carry vehicles with load body not projecting over the driver’s cabin.
