RECOMMENDED STANDARDS ON WEIGHTS, DIMENSIONS, …

1 RECOMMENDED STANDARDS ON WEIGHTS, dimensions , AND EMISSIONS OF FREIGHT ROAD VEHICLES ALONG THE ASIAN HIGHWAY NETWORK DRAFT REPORT VERSION 1 2 CON TEN TS L i s t o f a b b r e v i a t i o n s .. 3 UN I T S .. 3 L i s t o f t a b l e s .. 4 L i s t o f f i g u r e s .. 5 C h a p t e r I I n t r o d u c t i o n .. 6 C h a p t e r I I R e c o m m e n d e d S t a n d a r d s o n W e i g h t s a n d D i m e n s i o n s o f F r e i g h t R o a d V e h i c l e s a l o n g t h e A s i a n H i g h w a y N e t w o r k.

2 7 I I . 1 . R e v i e w o n e x i s t i n g s t a n d a r d s .. 7 I I . 1 . 1 . Mi n i m u m v a l u e .. 12 A d v a n t a g e s .. 12 D i s a d v a n t a g e s .. 12 I s s u e s .. 13 I I . 1 . 2 . Ma x i m u m v a l u e .. 13 A d v a n ta g e s .. 13 D i s a d v a n t a g e s .. 13 I s s u e s .. 13 I I . 1 . 3 . Mode .. 14 A d v a n t a g e s .. 14 D i s a d v a n t a g e s .. 14 I s s u e s .. 14 I I . 2 . Re c o m m e n d e d s t a n d a r d s o n w e i g h t s a n d d i m e n s i o n s .. 21 I I . 2.

3 1 . Pr i n c i p l e s .. 21 I I . 2 . 2 . Re c o m m e n d e d S t a n d a r d s .. 24 Re c o m m e n d e d S t a n d a r d s o n Di m e n s i o n s .. 24 Re c o m m e n d e d S t a n d a r d s o n We i g h t s .. 25 C h a p t e r I I I R e c o m m e n d e d S t a n d a r d s o n Em i s s i o n s o f F r e ig h t R o a d V e h i c l e s a l o n g t h e As i a n H i g h w a y N e t w o r k .. 30 I I I . 1 . R e v i e w o n e x i s t i n g s t a n d a r d s .. 30 I I I . 2 . Re c o m m e n d e d s t a n d a r d o n em i s s i o n s.

4 31 A n n e x I. S t a n d a r d s o n e m i s s i o n o f g a s e o u s a n d p a r t i c u l a t e p o l l u t a n t s f r o m h e a vy-d u t y c o m m e r c i a l v e h i c l e i n t h e c o u n t r i e s a l o n g t h e As i a n H i g h w a y n e t w o r k a n d Eur o p e a n Un i o n .. 37 C h i n a .. 37 1 . I m p l e m e n t a t i o n S c h e d u l e .. 37 2 . C h i n a III-V E m i s s i o n S t a n d a r d s .. 37 3 . S u p p l e m e n t a l C h i n a IV-V R e q u i r e m e n t s.

5 38 4 . C h i n a VI E m i s s i o n S t a n d a r d s .. 38 5 . E m i s s i o n D u r a b i l i t y .. 38 I n d i a .. 39 J a p a n .. 39 R e p u b l i c o f K o r e a .. 40 R u s s i a n F e d e r a t i o 40 T u r k e y .. 40 EU .. 41 R e f e r e n c e s .. 42 3 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AFAGIT ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit AH Asian Highway EAEU Eurasian Economic Union ECE (United Nations) Economic and Social Commission for Europe ESC European steady state cycle ESCAP (United Nations)

6 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific ETC European Transient Cycle EU European Union GTR Global Technical Regulations GVW Gross Vehicle weight HSU Hartridge Smoke Units IRU International Road Union OECD Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development USA United States of America WHSC Worldwide harmonized steady state driving cycle WHTC Worldwide harmonized transient driving cycle UN I T S cm centimetre ft foot g gram kg kilograms km/h kilometre per hour kN kilonewtons kWh kilowatt hour m metre mg milligram mm millimetre ppm parts-per-million, 10 6 4 LIST O F T AB L ES T a b l e 1 M a x i m u m p e r m i s s i b l e w e i g h t s o f a f r e i g h t r oa d v e h i c l e i n t h e AH m e m b e r c o u n t r i e s.

7 8 T a b l e 2 M a x i m u m p e r m i s s i b l e d i m e n s i o n s o f a f r e i g h t r o a d v e h i c l e i n t h e AH m e m b e r c o u n t r i e s .. 10 T a b l e 3 R e c o m m e n d e d S t a n d a r d s w i t h M i n i m u m V a l u e s .. 12 T a b l e 4 R e c om m e n d e d S t a n d a r d s w i t h M a x i m u m V a l u e s .. 13 T a b l e 5 R e c o m m e n d e d s t a n d a r d s w i t h M o d e .. 14 T a b l e 6 M a x i m u m p e r m i s s i b l e d i m e n s i o n s o f a f r e i g h t r o a d v e h i c l e i n t h e c o u n t r i e s o f t h e A s i a n H i g h w a y n e t w o r k.

8 14 T a b l e 7 M a x i m u m p e r m i s s i b l e g r o s s w e i g h t o f a f r e i g h t r o a d v e h i c l e i n t h e c o u n t r i e s o f t h e As i a n H i g h w a y n e t w o r k .. 17 T a b l e 8 M a x i m u m p e r m i s s i b l e w e i g h t p e r s i n g l e a xl e a n d g r o u p a x l e s o f a f r e i g h t r o a d v e h i c l e i n t h e c o u n t r i e s o f t h e As i a n H i g h w a y N e t w o r k .. 18 T a b l e 9 As i a n H i g h w a y d e s i g n s t a n d a r d s.

9 21 T a b l e 1 0 R o a d f r e i g h t t r a n s p o r t o f As i a n H i g h w a y m e m b e r c o u n t r i e s .. 22 T a b l e 1 1 M a x i m u m p e r m i s s i b l e di m e n s i o n s o f a f r e i g h t r o a d v e h i c l e i n s i x c o u n t r i e s w i t h h i g h e s t r o a d f r e i g h t t r a n s p o r t v o l u m e a n d E U .. 22 T a b l e 1 2 M a x i m u m p e r m i s s i b l e w e i g h t s o f a f r e i g h t r o a d v e h i c l e i n s i x c o u n t r i e s w i t h h i g h e s t r o a d f r e i g h t t r a n s p o r t v o l u m e a n d E U.

10 23 T a b l e 1 3 R e c o m m e n d e d s t a n d a r d s o n d i m e n s i o n s o f a f r e i g h t r o a d v e h i c l e .. 25 T a b l e 1 4 P e r m i s s i b l e we i g h t s o f a r i g i d v e h i c l e - J a p a n e s e s t a n d a r d .. 26 T a b l e 1 5 P e r m i s s i b l e w e i g h t s o f a s e m i-t r a i l e r - J a p a n e s e s t a n d a r d .. 27 T a b l e 1 6 P e r m i s s i b l e w e i g h t s o f a f u l l-t r a i l e r - J a p a n e s e s t a n d a r d.