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JIMNLIN wrote:

I think the sentence in your response after (4) is taken out of context. I believe that sentence is from 19.05 Weight scales of the B.C. act. It is explaining how a vehicles weight is calculated by the peace officer. It is in a section explaining the procedure of weighing a vehicle and such. It is not explaining how much weight you can carry.

Sure its how a vehicles gross weight is calculated. Add up the trucks individual 5600 fawr and 9375 rawr = 14975 lbs for its gross weight or as BC uses calls it a GVWR.
And add the trailers gross axle weight numbers GAWR (three 7k axle) = 21000 lbs which is the trailer GVWR. Added together gives the combination a 35975 lb gross combined weight.


(4) The gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be the sum of the individual gross axle weights of all the axles of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.

Any ways if I was going to tow a trailer in BC I would contact their size and weight folks at a troop post and ask them how they determine if a vehicle is overloaded. Asking someone at a 1-800 number in the main office at the state or provincial capital most of the times lead to nowhere or they give you a phone number to a troop post near you.

I really hope you are correct in this. I will stop into a weigh station when I am next near one and try and check. However there is one small thing I think you may be missing in your reading of the way B.C. has written this act.

This:

(4) The gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be the sum of the individual gross axle weights of all the axles of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.

Says: Gross weight. Not gross weight RATING. Which is why I said its just an explanation of how the vehicle weight is measured and does not become the weight rating in B.C. The rating didn't change. Its still just whats on the door pillar.