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Executive wrote:

mpierce wrote:

Executive wrote:
I do and never do. As a LEO I was assigned commercial truck duty and yes, we weighed and cited motor homes as well as commercial trucks. Weight is weight, as is safety. Overweight vehicles tear up many of the roads, especially local ones that aren't designed for the weight placed on them..they are also a hazard to themselves and all those around them as to handling and stopping......Dennis

I have a question for you, as ex- wt police! I run a small trucking company too, so am well aware of wt. limits.

Did you enforce the per axle wts. allowed by the state? i.e., 20k# single axle, 34k tandem, as allowed in most states?

Or, as the OP's question here, did you look, and enforce the axle and gross wts. as the MFG. listed?

ie, if the mfg allowed 18k on a single rear axle MH, would you cite them for overweight if they weighted 19k? Assuming your state allowed 20k?

I have NEVER had one look at my mfg plate. They ONLY have enforced the STATES limits, NOT the mfg.'s.

We enforced per California CVC 35550-35558....Dennis

Thank you. since that means nothing to anyone except LEO, here is what 35550 states:

35550. (a) The gross weight imposed upon the highway by the wheels
on any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the
gross weight upon any one wheel, or wheels, supporting one end of an
axle, and resting upon the roadway, shall not exceed 10,500 pounds.

This references the original question.

So, the answer is: States enforce to THEIR weight limits, NOT to the limits on the vehicle by the mfg.

ie, if your vehicle has a 18k rear axle rating, and you have 19k on it, there will be NO OVERWEIGHT ticket, as you are UNDER the 20k allowed by the state.