OK, this chart is off the California website. You will need to know your axle spacing and compare that to the chart.
Http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/trucksize/weight.htm
Class B Weight questions
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Svoray, Apr 17, 2011.
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There's many things you have to take into consideration. It should be registered properly.
Federal and TX state roads it's the tire rating on the steers and 34,000 on the tandems. Add the two together for gross. You are probably looking at 46,500 if you have 6250 steer tires.
FM roads in TX are limited to 58,420 lbs gross, so you are okay there.
TX goes by the Federal Bridge Law Formula. Measure from the center of the front wheel and the center of the very rear wheel. If your gross is 46,500 your axle spread can't be under 13 ft 6 in for bridges.
Diesel weighs 7.15 lb/gal. That 28,600 lbs for 4000 gallons.
Look in your door jamb or get an empty weight on the truck. If your truck weighs 17,900 lbs and under, you have nothing to worry about.
I would measure the axle extremes.
I would check the steer tire rating.
I would weigh her empty.
I would max her out and get the axle weights to be sure since you can't slide anything.
I'm sure she's legal likes she sits, ready to haul 4000 gallons. Somebody did the math before figuring tank sizes. Better safe than sorry though. -
As for weighing, we never weigh our trucks that I know of anyhow. The closest scales is a long ways out of the way. So since I don't know for sure I generally don't fill to the top.
Fyi: I'm driving the same basic truck as Gashauler (pics in his sig) minus the extra tank trailer. -
Far as I know there is no weight limit on your license. We have guys with class B's running our super dumps with strong arms that gross 80k legally.
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