{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Heavy transport","description":"Heavy haulage requires an individual special permit as soon as a vehicle or load combination exceeds the standard legal thresholds for gross weight, axle load, or dimensions on public roads. In EU road transport, the general benchmarks are 40 tonnes gross vehicle weight and 10 tonnes per axle, though member states apply varying rules depending on route and road category. Operators use purpose-built equipment – lowbed trailers, multi-axle combinations, or self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/heavy-transport","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T04:34:43.657434","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwertransport","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/heavy-transport","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Heavy transport · Heavy haulage requires an individual special permit as soon as a vehicle or load combination exceeds the standard legal thresholds for gross weight, axle load, or dimensions on public roads. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwertransport"}