Truck limit
I still need help to understand what TV I need, looking at a Durango Gold fifth wheel unloaded weight of 12250 lbs, and GVWR of 14,995 lbs. So my current truck is a 2018 Ram 2500, It has 6000 front a...
Forum Discussion
laknox wrote:Lantley wrote:troubledwaters wrote:
CRSWine - still waiting for you to show me one lawsuit where exceeding the GVWR entered into the equation for liability. Been about 6 months now and I'm still waiting. Until then it's just a lotta hyperbole - could cause this, could result in that.
You are correct . But if the plaintiffs lawyer realized you were exceeding your GVW do you think they would use it against you? Hyperbole or not it would be a liability if you were in civil court.
There are civil court trials everyday all across America it would be naive to believe the issue has NEVER surfaced.
And how do they prove that you were exceeding any numbers? Likely the FW is a pile of sticks, so =real= hard to tell, especially if you're close.
Lyle
Sure we all seen photos of rigs that have been obliterated. But we have also seen rigs that were towed away.
I don't think the GVW labels will disintegrate.
For instance in MD, PA and a few other states any combo over 26001 GCVWR requires a non commercial endorsement to your license.
This requirement is based on the GVW of the vehicles and not their scaled weights.
So if you are stopped with a 15K GVW trailer and a 12K GVW truck.
12K + 15K = 27K. 27,000 > 26,001 you can be ticketed. If you do not have the correct endorsement to your license. No weighing required. They are not interested in your scaled weights but your registered weight.
Get into an accident without the proper endorsement and you've exposed yourself to more potential liability, no scales required.
