What is included in Gross Vehicle Weight

JIMNLIN wrote:
The BC GVWR mis information thing gets discussed often.

This RV.net member from BC got confirmation from his dot guy on the subject;

dukesofhazzardcounty

British Columbia

langley

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well another phone call to a dot worker that I personally know,
here it is, go by the gross axle weight rating front and rear, tire ratings, and then make sure you are not over your licensed gross rating, ex. mine is 4600kg, he said after you get the camper and if you are under on the axle ratings and tire ratings but over the licensed gross rating, up your insurance to be over your total gross, this is the cash grab part of it, you are paying more for fixing the roads etc. the more weight you are. so there you have it from the bc dot."

Jim, if you are going to present something as a quote, you should include the entire text of the message -- or at least, indicate that you have intentionally left something out.

The entire text of the post by dukesofhazzardcounty has a final sentence which you omitted.
The post ends with:
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---so there you have it from the bc dot. now I am going to the scale, also if they try to say you are over the manufacturers gvwr you tell you have made modifications and that no longer applies ex. airbags, extra leafs,etc. hope this helps out others as well. off to the scale
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The reference to "over the manufacturers gvwr" suggests that there just might be a weight regulation tied to the manufacturer's GVWR.

In case anyone caught the reference to "another phone call" -- the post immediately preceding the post which JIMNLIN "quoted" shows dukesofhazzardcounty made a previous call to another DOT worker. The post states:
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okay so just got off the phone with dot, the answer is you cannot go over any of the trucks posted ratings, tire ratings, gawr, or the gvwr, that sure doesn't leave much room for a camper, I am so confused, going to go weigh the truck now, they said come down and weigh it there then you have all the accurate #'s will post when I am done. only problem is I have a canopy on. (bold added for emphasis)
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From the first call, the unequivocal answer from B.C. DOT was you cannot go over the GVWR.
The second call presents what seems to be a way of getting around the GVWR regulation alluded to in the last sentence.
So, how are we to know which of the responses attributed to B.C. DOT is correct?
And, does the second call actually say there is no GVWR regulation?

Fortunately, we don't need to rely on these anecdotal phone calls for official information.
B.C. MOTOR VEHICLE ACT REGULATIONS clearly state:
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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.

(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.

(4) and (5) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 26/58, s. 19.11 (5).]

[en. B.C. Reg. 448/87, s. 3; am. B.C. Regs. 132/89; 29/97, s. 1; 40/2000, s. 1.]
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It's hard to mis-interpret the phrase "---or the gross vehicle weight exceeds the gross vehicle weight rating for that vehicle as specified by the vehicle manufacturer."

Ron