What is included in Gross Vehicle Weight
Depending on the forum I look at I read all kinds of definitions. Some say it includes 150 lbs driver and 5 gallons of fuel Others 150 lbs for every available seat and a full tank of fuel. And of c...
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marquette wrote:I used to be responsible for that Tire Loading label for GM.
I guess payload is more what I meant to ask so I confused the question. So the new question would be "Does the payload capacity include 150 lb driver and full tank of fuel?" Or anything else.
I can state categorically that it DOES NOT include a driver or fuel.
It is simply the GVWR of the truck minus the empty weight.
The empty weight includes operating fluids such as oil, antifreeze, trans fluid etc but NO FUEL.
So the "combined weight of occupants and cargo must not exceed" number on the tire label near the driver's door on post 2005 trucks needs to be reduced by tank capacity x 6#/gal along with driver, passengers, hitch and other "stuff" to arrive at a max value for pin/tongue weight.
The confusion arises in that the Max Towing Weight numbers DO allow for a 150# driver in the truck.
