True Truck Payload
We're looking into a possible truck camper to replace our current teardrop style trailer. I visited a dealer this weekend, and we were talking about payload. I know that this is important when i...
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Kayteg1 wrote:
Per my knowledge all states and provinces allow registering trucks at higher GVWR and since vehicle weight doesn't change, that come to higher payload.
That's how you see those 350, 3500 series trucks pulling 40,000 lb gooseneck car haulers all over USA and they get axles weighted at each DOT scales.
It’s ok, but you are still incorrect. Here’s the CA form (your previous home state) for reference. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/connect/1ee248d3-8577-45dd-afca-7206e349d4c7/reg4008.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=
They register for GVW and CGW.
Nevertheless, payload like GVWR doesn’t change since it’s based on GVWR. If you are talking about how much a vehicle can carry, I’d call that capacity because that isn’t listed on the sticker and could be subject to debate.
Also, btw, not all trucks list FAWR and RAWR, so if you want to use those, and it isn’t listed, you’ll have to look it up. In any case, as I previously noted, you have to go to a scale to know how much weight capacity you have left for Front and Rear. Otherwise, you won’t know what the distribution of the rest of the truck weight will be.
In summary, as I previously noted, payload is simply GVWR-vehicle weight. Weight capacity is not payload.
