What is the Mass Import Management Scheme (MIMS)?
MIMS is an alternative method for prime mover semi trailer and B-double combinations carrying import containers, exceeding regulation mass limits, to comply with the requirements of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management – Mass, Dimension and Loading) Regulation 2005. Combinations operating under the concession scheme, transporting unevenly loaded containers and overmass containers, will now be able to transport the load from the Brisbane Port to an area in close proximity to the port. There the container can be opened and load transferred to an appropriate transport mode. Vehicles operating under this scheme will be permitted to operate under the following limits: • Prime mover semi trailer combinations are allowed up to an additional 3.4 tonnes applied to the gross mass, with up to 10% additional mass on axle groups. • B-Double combinations are allowed up to an additional 6.8 tonnes applied to the gross mass, with up to 11 percent additional mass on axle groups. For further de
