Automotive Industry Standards Committee Amends AIS-113 Standard, Includes Safety Requirements Of Road-Trains

To revolutionise the transport of goods and reduce the overall logistic costs, the Automotive Industry Standards Committee has amended its AIS-113 Standard to include the safety requirements of Road-Trains, an official release said.

A road train is a trucking vehicle used to move road freight more efficiently than semi-trailer trucks. It consists of two or more trailers or semi-trailers hauled by a prime mover.

The draft standards for the road trains have been posted on the website of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).

The standards have been prepared after examining European benchmarks, keeping in mind Indian operating conditions, the MoRTH said in a statement on Friday (22 April).

These standards shall pave the way for a breakthrough intervention for fast and efficient movement of goods along the long-distance freight corridors, it added.

The road trains will ply on select stretches to reduce congestion, save fuel and reduce noise and air-pollution.

The Automotive Industry Standards Committee has representatives from the relevant Ministries, Testing Agencies, Industry stakeholders, BIS among others.

The amended standard AIS-113 (Code of Practice for Type Approval of Trailers / Semi-trailers of categories T2, T3 and T4 being towed by Motor Vehicles of categories N2 and N3) has been published for invitation of public comments, after which it shall be notified in due course.