10,000 lb Vehicle weight and the law
In looking through the Washington and municipal laws regarding whether or not truck campers are RV's I noticed the laws are rife with definitions involving 10,000 lb vehicle weight (with an occasiona...
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burningman wrote:I have seen this posted several times, and believe it to be true in all states. Canada may be different.
... Also, in general the DOT is unconcerned about manufacturer's weight ratings. They go by their own formula of tire size, number of axles, and wheelbase. Those are the things that determine LEGAL weight capacity. I'm pretty sure there's nothing in the law anywhere about what rating the manufacturer places on a truck. That's of no more consequence than a manufacturer's speed rating vs. the state's speed limit. THEY decide the limit based on their own criteria, in both cases.
