As noted by some, Bridge Laws give you a min of 500 lbs per inch of tire, and 20K per axel. Manufactures ratings are null and void when it comes to how much you can legally put on an axel. Would it be smart to put 11,000 on the OPs new to him truck. Probably not!
An LEO would get him off the road from a safety standpoint if he was at 11K per axle. IE via lack of brakes. An LEO would do a field test, if he can not pass the field test, he has a red flag on the vehicle. It can not move until the brakes are fixed. Not that he could fix them! This ticket goes against his driving record. An overweight per registration, or bridge laws, does not go against your driving record.
Any of you with duallys, could put 20k on your rear, be legal. Another 10-12k up front.......
12K gvw I would not have an issue running down the road with OPs truck. Been there done that!
Marty
