Agricultural vehicles’ guide 2009

A guide for the safe and legal use of tractors, agricultural trailers and agricultural machines on New Zealand’s roads

Print version: Agricultural vehicles’ guide 2009 (PDF, 912 KB, 60 pages)

Topics covered in the guide include:

• Vehicle registration and licensing
• Driver licensing
• Transport service licensing
• Warrant/Certificate of Fitness
• Vehicle equipment and safety issues
• Road user charges
• Work time and logbook requirements
• Fatigue management.

The guide also provides best practice information from the members of the Agricultural Transport Forum which is comprised of industry representatives including Rural Contractors New Zealand, Horticulture New Zealand, Tractor and Machinery Association, Federated Farmers, and New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association as well as the Police.

Updates in the 2009 guide include more information on vehicle weight limits and overweight permits as well as changes to the law to allow certain tractors and combination vehicles to be driven on a class 1 licence provided they are not driven at a speed exceeding 30 km/h.

To order a glovebox sized copy, save the form below to your computer, fill it in, and either email it as an attachment to order@nzta.govt.nz or fax it to 06 358 1798.

• Order form (Word, 53 KB)
• Order form (PDF, 17 KB)

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Last updated: 10 June 2009