jmramiller wrote:
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As this is a RV forum I in no way intended the OP to be about commercial towing. I created this thread in direct response to your multitude of posts suggesting to others that if they exceed the axle ratings posted on the door sticker they are in violation of both federal and OK law per FMCSA. You have repeatedly stated that OK uses these regs for both commercial and non commercial vehicles suggesting that non commercial TV's are legally bound by the door sticker. You have repeatedly stated that if you are pulling an RV and you get weighed for any reason in OK and over the door sticker axke weights you will be cited. After reading both the FMCSA and the OK regs there is not a single instance where the RAWR on the door sticker is legally binding. The regs do not even limit the steering axle to the door sticker ratings unless the state writes it in their own codes which the FMCSA allows but does not mandate. I challange you to prove otherwise.
As far as the sticker being required by law...this is intended to protect the consumer from fraudulant claims by the manufacturer. No where in the regs that require the sticker does it require the consumer to abide by these numbers. The comparison of a mattress tag is a very good one. In fact the mattress tag clearly states that it is unlawful for the sticker to be removed by anyone other than the end user. My door sticker doesn't say anywhere that it can not be removed.
you betcha' I have stated how my state enforces door tag axle weights as that is how we balance our loads per FMCSA commercial combined hauling. Any hotshoter/commercial hauler will tell you that. See my replies above for FMCSA regs. Your interpetation of cfr 49 part 567.4 as a matteress tag is yout opinion. No where does it say its just a tag for fradulent claims (disclaimer). Quite the contary. Fmcsa 571.110 is 12 pages long and states how GAWR/tire capacity/GVWR are tied and the placard with that info and the placard are a statutary requirement. That also is a state/fed requirement for a usdot number application and for a commercial combined tag for 26000 lb and above.
No where have I repeatedly said we can be pulled over and cited for being over axle weights. Quite the opposite. Just as those two officer said that RVs are a low priority. What I have said is my state uses those door tag axle weights for commercial (FMCSA) and non commercial which includes axle weights right off the door tag. Your interpetation of my states regs we enforce is quite different that my state dot and OHP officers verbal info as they gave. As I said earlier guess whos interpetation I'll use. How about some documentation to back up your claims. You can't do it. Thats why I went to my state to get their interpetation.
It looks to me as your not interested in finding any legalities as you seem to have a agenda just to prove someone wrong. The only way to prove I'm wrong is show folks a reg that states your claim/opinion.
Those FMCSA 571 regs and FMVSS 571 regs and FMVSS 567.4 and .5 aren't just for looks or simply as a disclaimer but are statutory laws pertaining to door tag (placard) info.
Just a point when your looking at fed regs on the web is sometime its a shortened version. Also look at disclaimer or new law clickies when your in FMCSA regs.
