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jmramiller
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Nov 12, 2007

Actual federal weight law rules, some questions and answers

I have per the request of a few members, stickied this post. Please note, this is not a place to argue whether a law makes sense or not, just what the laws are. If you have a question about wt laws,...
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mowermech
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Nov 18, 2007
After reading all the above, I still only know a few things for sure:
1. The door jamb data tag has NO force of law.
2. My truck is registered for 14,000 pounds Gross VEHICLE weight, NOT Gross COMBINED weight (the registration paper is very clear: GVW).
3. My custom built Jeep Wrangler pickup is registered for 6000 pounds GVW.
I think that is all I really need to know.

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