Country rules
Pages on the rules of one country, from its own laws and authorities, each published in one language.
Great Britain
- Clean Air Zones and lorries in Great BritainWhich English Clean Air Zones charge HGVs, buses and coaches, what London's LEZ costs a lorry below Euro VI, and how Scotland's four LEZs fine instead of charging.
- Driver CPC in Great Britain: the tests, the 35 hours and the cardHow GOV.UK describes the Driver CPC for lorry, bus and coach drivers in Great Britain: the five tests, 35 hours every five years, the two card types and the exemptions.
- Goods vehicle operator licences in Great Britain: types, money and the transport managerWho needs a GB goods vehicle operator licence, what restricted, standard national and standard international allow, the financial standing in pounds and the transport manager rules.
- HGV licences in Great Britain: categories C1, C1E, C and CE, ages, the medical and the testsThe four GB lorry licence categories C1, C1E, C and CE, their minimum ages, the D4 medical, the theory and driving tests, and renewal, as DVLA and DVSA set them.
- London's Direct Vision Standard and HGV Safety PermitWhat Transport for London's Direct Vision Standard measures, which HGVs over 12 tonnes need a safety permit in Greater London, and what changed on 28 October 2024.
- The HGV levy in the UK: who pays, the 2026 rates and how foreign lorries payWhich lorries pay the UK HGV Road User Levy (12,000 kg or more), the three weight bands, the rates in force from 1 April 2026, how UK and foreign vehicles pay, exemptions and the fine.
- What is an HGV? HGV, LGV and the 3.5 and 7.5 tonne lines in British lawHGV stands for heavy goods vehicle; LGV is large goods vehicle for DVSA, light goods vehicle in DfT vehicle licensing statistics. Where British Acts and GOV.UK set 3.5 t, 7.5 t and 12,000 kg lines.
United States
- GVWR, GCWR and GAWR: what the weight ratings mean and what makes a Class 8 truckGVWR is the maximum loaded weight a manufacturer specifies for a single vehicle. GVWR, GCWR and GAWR in US federal rules, the GVWR classes from Class 3 up, and why 10,001 and 26,001 pounds matter.
- How much a semi-truck weighs: 80,000 lb, the axle limits and the bridge formulaThe federal limits for a loaded semi-truck on the Interstate System: 80,000 pounds gross, 20,000 on a single axle, 34,000 on a tandem, and how the bridge formula can lower them.
- Semi-truck dimensions: the federal length, width and height rulesHow long, wide and tall a semi-truck may be in the US: the 48-foot and 28-foot trailer minimums, no overall length limit on the National Network, 102 inches wide, State height limits.
- What a CDL is: Class A, B and C, the endorsements and who needs oneThe commercial driver's license under 49 CFR Part 383: the 26,001-pound line for Class A and B, when Class C applies, the endorsement codes, the learner's permit and training.