1T Pickup special rules and regulations?

restlesswind wrote:

Jarlaxle wrote:

mkirsch wrote:

MNRon wrote:
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).

With the RV trailer hooked up, you're fine.

Empty, the cop would have to be looking REAL CLOSE to tell the difference between a 2500 (legal) and a 3500 SRW (illegal?). They'd probably let you slide even if they did notice.

I recall a set of "2500" badges are about $50 at the dealer!

Being as I removed all badges from my RAM 3500 SRW,the LEO would relly be confused.

My swag would be, the LEO's that enforce this issue, do not care of the rig is a 15, 25, 35 or larger dot class truck. ALL they will care about is the registered wt! If that state is like washington where I live, I buy truck plates in 2k increments. MANY of us with sw 25/35 trucks HAVE to buy a 12K plate based on how our licensing laws are setup. So those trucks technicly speaking. can not drive on that road! If you have a rig with an 8k plate, you are fine, but a 10k or higher plate, your screwed if pulled over. Empty wt does not always count in this instance! as my dually is under 9K, but licensed at 14K!

If the signes say actual or empty wt, then you might be ok driving on this road with a higher gvw truck. THIS sign and law, are what "weight laws" enforce, the ability of the road to handle the wt of the rig! THat is the engineering that goes into weightlaws! not the will the truck carry, perform at a give gcwr etc. Those are performance ratings, as is the road bed wt limits. but at the end of the day, the roadbed design wt limit is what the leo's enforce, not the manufacture wt limits!

Marty