This should be a sticky here

I saw this a few days ago. The guy does a great job explaining everything.

Posted an hour earlier by 'guidry'

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I'm got some pico with lots of garlic and jalapenos...anyone got any chips ?

Gotta' show this to my area state troop captain so he can let his size and weight officers know they haven't been using the trucks GVWR to determine a overload condition. Jeez......and even the feds may have to ......maybe this Mark guy can break the bad news to the industry.

Seriously he didn't do his home work on what dot looks at when the truck is weighed for a overload. Just plain mis-information.

Decent video with good explanations for most of it however most fiver towers would be overweight if they only followed the GVWR rating. Most are more concerned with staying below the axle and tire ratings.

He also does not account for the weight of the hitches in his calculations. A 5th wheel can take 200lbs+ from the payload.

He makes a very false statement at 13:00 of the video. Officers do not enforce any manufacturers weight ratings and you will not receive a ticket for being over these ratings. They enforce the weight your vehicle is registered for.

Another chapter in RV.net weight police manual. Watched the first few second of the first one. He never mentioned the federal bridge weight laws or state licensing for load which are what is enforced.

Most of it was good but the fact he used 15% pin weight in his calculations is a JOKE!!!

I liked him saying use the RV's GVWR as a starting point, NOT the dry weight.

JIMNLIN wrote:
I'm got some pico with lots of garlic and jalapenos...anyone got any chips ?

Gotta' show this to my area state troop captain so he can let his size and weight officers know they haven't been using the trucks GVWR to determine a overload condition. Jeez......and even the feds may have to ......maybe this Mark guy can break the bad news to the industry.

Seriously he didn't do his home work on what dot looks at when the truck is weighed for a overload. Just plain mis-information.

Please enlighten us on what you think is the info me missed and the DOT guys look for?

john&bet wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:
I'm got some pico with lots of garlic and jalapenos...anyone got any chips ?

Gotta' show this to my area state troop captain so he can let his size and weight officers know they haven't been using the trucks GVWR to determine a overload condition. Jeez......and even the feds may have to ......maybe this Mark guy can break the bad news to the industry.

Seriously he didn't do his home work on what dot looks at when the truck is weighed for a overload. Just plain mis-information.

Please enlighten us on what you think is the info me missed and the DOT guys look for?

It is in my answer above. Federal bridge weight laws(which states repeat) and State Licensing for weight carried.

john&bet wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:
I'm got some pico with lots of garlic and jalapenos...anyone got any chips ?

Gotta' show this to my area state troop captain so he can let his size and weight officers know they haven't been using the trucks GVWR to determine a overload condition. Jeez......and even the feds may have to ......maybe this Mark guy can break the bad news to the industry.

Seriously he didn't do his home work on what dot looks at when the truck is weighed for a overload. Just plain mis-information.

Please enlighten us on what you think is the info me missed and the DOT guys look for?

In your case you are most likely over the truck 9K GVWR. If your state licenses tonnage than you should pay for 10 or 12K to assure that you have not exceeded the licensed amount that you have paid to carry.

Looks like you might be OK to 11K with a standard plate for a pickup in your state.

https://www.in.gov/bmv/files/Fee_Chart.pdf