spoon059 wrote:
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If I am over GVWR and under GCWR then the brakes are still adequately rated for the weight, no matter where that weight lies.
If my truck weighs 7200 lbs and the trailer weights 8800 lbs, I am at my GCWR and my brakes have met the federal regulation standard. If my truck weights in at 7500 lbs and the trailer weights 8500 lbs, I am still at my GCWR and my brakes still meet the standard.
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It's my understanding that the GCWR assumes the trailer can stop itself. You seem to be saying that the truck's brakes are rated for the full GCWR not just the GVWR. Don't think that's right.