I run 10,480 fully loaded and ready to camp. That's over my GVWR according to my sticker, but well under my axle sticker weights and tires...heck my 4 rear tires will hold more than both axles will. As far as I know DOT in the US only cares about axle and tire ratings. My truck came with 2 different GVWR's depending on how it was optioned from the factory...1 was 10K and the other was 11K. Same truck....same drivetrain...go figure.
And on another note Fords "sticker" says my rear axle is rated at 7,450...but the manufacture rates it at 9,800 so the springs are the limiting factor on that....verified. The whole "weight" thing is VERY subjective and is set by the bean counters. As for me? I only care about the axle and tire ratings. Red doesn't give a hoot about being 500-700 "over" sticker, she still has a 1.5 inch rake with the TC on her and I only run upper stable loads. She has NO PROBLEMS running fully loaded at 70 mph and handles just fine.
For example, we had a 2000 F350 dump truck at work that was 1,200lbs over GVWR before ANYTHING was in the dump bed. It spent its life at 16,000+ pounds, that's 5,000lbs OVER the sticker. When I retired in 2013, it was still being used daily and had over 140K on the clock with no break downs with just regular maint. The ability of your truck FAR EXCEEDS what it is rated for.
This is just my opinion and experiences...the weight police will chime in eventually. Some people are scared to use their truck at the top of its ratings and abilities. I however am not one of those. Last year Red came home at just under 17K gross, at 65mph with the AC on for 1,100 miles without a hiccup. I was over on GVWR and GCWR, Red didn't care and the sky didn't fall...lol
