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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JIMNLIN wrote:This snippet simply says the GVW is equal to the sum of the individual GAWs -- something I hope we all can agree on.
A BC regulation ?? LOL.
To bad some folks don't look at BC real weight regulations.
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One thing BC Motor Vehicle Acts and Regulations says;
Weight scales
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(3) The gross weight of any tandem axles and the gross weight of any group of axles shall be the sum of the gross axle weights of all the axles comprising the tandem axles or the group of axles, as the case may be.
(4) The gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be the sum of the individual gross axle weights of all the axles of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.
Subsection (4) simply specifies how a peace officer shall calculate the GVW or the GCW.
The snippet has nothing to do with GVWR or GAWR.
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The part of the Regulations which deals with GVWR is found in Section 19.11.
So let's look at a real weight regulation.
Section 19.11 of the B.C. MOTOR VEHICLE ACT REGULATIONS states:
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Overload prohibition
19.11 (1) Unless operating under the provisions of an overload permit issued under the
Commercial Transport Act
, no person shall operate or cause to be operated a vehicle that is loaded in such a manner that the gross weight carried by any axle exceeds the gross weight rating for that axle as specified by the vehicle manufacturer, or the gross vehicle weight exceeds the gross vehicle weight rating for that vehicle as specified by the vehicle manufacturer. (bold added for emphasis)(2) The weight distribution of a bus shall be such that not less than 25 per cent of the gross vehicle weight is on the front axle when measured on level ground.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle
(a) manufactured before January 1, 2001, and
(b) having a gross vehicle weight rating of 5 500 kg or less.
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IOW, if a vehicle is manufactured after 1/1/2001 OR if it weighs 5500 kg or more, its GVW cannot exceed its manufacturer-assigned GVWR.
Ron
