Understanding GVWR and payload..
There have been a ton of post lately about how much can my truck carry or will my truck haul this..And there isn't a "sticky" to explain it and opinions vary alot lately.. So,how does it work? I...
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Weight limits can be broken down in to two categories: Regulatory and Engineering. You can choose to exceed under first one and possibly be fined if your actual vehicle weight is over your registered weight. If you exceed the second one, you will have accelerated wear and at some point failure.
If you load a vehicle in such a way that it will adversely affect its handling, you can be liable in an accident but it does not matter if you are within or over either of these limits. The burden of proof would have to show that your loading contributed to your lack of control.
If you load a vehicle in such a way that it will adversely affect its handling, you can be liable in an accident but it does not matter if you are within or over either of these limits. The burden of proof would have to show that your loading contributed to your lack of control.
