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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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sacmarata
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Jun 20, 2014
Correct. Plated weight = licensed weight.
Your gross weight may never exceed your plated weight.
This is the biggest violation for carriers under 26,000lbs that I personally know of and for every 10 that get caught 100 get away.

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