High Cube Containers
Following discussions with the Department of Transport regarding the issue of High Cube containers over the past six months, and so as to ensure that movement of high cube containers is not adversely affected, the RFA, other stakeholders and the Department of Transport have discussed the options available to transporters.
The Department of Transport has determined that it WILL NOT increase the height of 4.3 metres as stipulated in Regulation 224 (Overall height of vehicle and load) nor is it in favour of determining high cube containers as an ‘abnormal load'.
Based on this the RFA proposes that the following steps be the agreed process to achieve the decision by the Department of Transport:
- A Moratorium on the prosecution of vehicles carrying high cube containers (for over-height offences only) will be in place until such time as the steps below have come into effect (the Department has already agreed to this and is to circulate such to all Provinces).
- All new vehicles registered from 01 July 2011 and intended to be used to transport high cube containers be so built (designed) as to transport the high cube container within the prescribed maximum height of 4.3 metres.
- All currently registered vehicles will legally transport high cube containers over the prescribed maximum height of 4.3 metres until 31 July 2025 (fifteen years to depreciate CAPEX of current fleet) where-after all vehicles will comply with the 4.3 metres maximum height prescription.
Note: This is a proposal - apart from point (01) above, nothing else has been agreed to by the Department of Transport.
