1T Pickup special rules and regulations?
Sorry if this is rehashing old info, but I haven't found a succinct summary. I'm about to pull the trigger on a new Chevy 3500 SRW diesel :). I've seen contradictory information on special consid...
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Hammerhead wrote:
Are you sure they have a 9,000 lb. weight restriction on an interstate highway? Maybe it's 90,000 lbs.MNRon wrote:
As always, thanks for the quick and informative replies.
No concerns about weigh stations.
I have a call into MNDot about a GVW restriction on a section of I35 through St. Paul (>9000lb trucks are prohibited, but buses and RVs are OK...not sure if this means I can't drive a 3500 p/u there or not). Otherwise it looks to me like I can drive this pretty much the way I drive my car (but much more comfortably :) ).
Thanks again!
Probably trying to minimize strain on an old bridge. There's a similar restriction for the same reason in Revere, MA...a railroad bridge on route 1A is limited to three tons. (Yet, 35,000lb MBTA buses use it...go figure!)
