JIMNLIN wrote:
if you read the post on the web I mentioned I left off the s [typo- the web I produced explaines it better] from plates meaning plates from the truck and trailer which gives us our combined max we haul at.
IL is the same. Total registered weight is the TV registered weight plus the trailer registered weight. That is the tax one pays to haul "X" number of pounds.
JIMNLIN wrote:
None of the 12 different state I've towed with commercial plates in used "axle manufactors ratings" which is the big buzz that started this topic again.
That's because the manufacturer's ratings aren't law. Those are like the mattress tags. They just tell the specs for the product, they aren't statutes.
JIMNLIN wrote:
His comment on what vehicle weights they use for enforcement for our non commercial trucks was in his words mirrowed the same weight regs as dot uses.
Exactly. Axle and gross weights are the same whether the truck is commercial or private. Weight laws are in place to protect the roadways. An 80,000 lb commercial load weighs exactly the same as an 80,000 private load. The statutes do not specify commercial or non-commercial, the only concern is the weight on the road.
