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100-Tonne Six-Axle Trains - China Declares War on Overloading

Summary by 40ton.net
Above: Photo from the July 3rd inspection. As I've mentioned many times in my articles, the Chinese transport industry is known for overloading, the likes of which are hard to imagine in Europe. While the standard GVWR of a six-axle combination is typically 49 tons, there are plenty of examples on public roads reaching 100 or even 150 tons. And while for years all this has been done on a truly large scale, Chinese authorities have now declared w…
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Above: Photo from the July 3rd inspection. As I've mentioned many times in my articles, the Chinese transport industry is known for overloading, the likes of which are hard to imagine in Europe. While the standard GVWR of a six-axle combination is typically 49 tons, there are plenty of examples on public roads reaching 100 or even 150 tons. And while for years all this has been done on a truly large scale, Chinese authorities have now declared w…

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40ton.net broke the news in on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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