Wadcutter wrote:
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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.
guess I missed this one so I'm responding late. Indeed those door tag GAWR are very much part of DOT inspection points that we get hit with if we are out of compliance on under 26000 combined plates. And the shift captains comment that they use the same vehicle plates [registered GVWR and door tag GAWR] just as DOT uses for over 10000k vehicles and under 26000k weights. NOW door tag GVWR is a whole different story and the page is about to change on that at the FED level.
As a few others pointed out law enforcement officers are not the best source of DOT enforcement of FMCSA regs [unless they have training] or even non commercial state weight regs. This isn't a rag on state troopers or any LEO as they do a tough job out there. Even the OHP shift captain admitted weight questions for commercial/non commercial compliance should be pointed toward my state DOT officers/inspectors.
JIM
