Towing Grand Marquis
We own a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis (VIN# 2MEFM75V27X641091) with the 4.6 liter V8 engine and a 4 speed transmission, I'm a electrician/mechanic by trade so I installed a aux. transmission cooler that...
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TECMike wrote:
In the trucking industry, I suspect there are cases of trucks and trailers being overloaded and exceeding their design capacity.
As a result, trucks often must go through federal DOT weigh stations on interstates to have their weights checked.
Too, if troopers stop a truck and suspect overloading, the trooper often weighs the truck using portable scales.
There are those who believe these procedures will eventually apply and filter down to the RV industry.
Nothing whatever to do with "liability" or safety concerns. That's all about wear-and-tear on roads, and payment of taxes/fees due.
No way on Earth it'll ever filter down to recreational trailer toters since they'd have to slap the requirement on every other private driver in the country, too.
