Road Signs & Signals · Victoria

Height, Mass and Truck Signs in Victoria

Regulatory signs say what you must or must not do, and ignoring them is an offence. These signs protect bridges, tunnels and roads from vehicles that are too heavy, too high or unsuitable.

  • Check any height or mass limit before you drive under or over the structure.
  • Where a road is signed as unsuitable for certain vehicles, use another route.

Read more: sharing the road with trucks..

Signs in this group

  • Very steep climb sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Very steep climb
  • Very steep not suitable sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Very steep not suitable sign
  • Steep long descent sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Steep long descent
  • Un suitable for large vehicles sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Unsuitable for large vehicles sign
  • Parking truck unsuitable sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Parking truck unsuitable
  • Bridge load limit sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Bridge load limit
  • Gross load limit sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Gross load limit sign
  • Clearance sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Clearance signs

Quick answers

Why do clearance and load limit signs matter?

They are regulatory signs: a vehicle that is too high or too heavy risks a crash or damage to the bridge or road, and ignoring the sign is an offence.

Based on the Victorian Road to Solo Driving handbook and the VicRoads learner and probationary pages. Rules change from time to time, so check vicroads.vic.gov.au for the latest.