Wide load travel restrictions

Travel restrictions are set out by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR).

Certain curfews apply to various council areas and can be determined by checking the TMR Conditions Database for the intended route of a wide load. State-wide curfews apply during the Easter and Christmas periods to minimise the risk to the general public.

Christmas period 2025/26

An oversize vehicle or combination that requires more than one pilot, or escort vehicle, is not permitted to travel between 12.01am Friday 19 December 2025 and 11.59pm Friday 2 January 2026.

All other oversize vehicles or combinations - no travel between 12.01am Wednesday 24 December 2025 and 11.59pm Friday 2 January 2026.

Wide loads travelling between 3 and 7 of January 2026 requiring a QPS escort will need to be applied for by 15 December and finalised by Monday 22 December 2025