GVWR
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by celery425, Mar 12, 2015.
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
Not necessarily, as the structure of the vehicle may be at its gross weight rating limit, with the existing axles already present.
But in a "general sense", yes, the more axles on a vehicle, the greater the GVWR "should" be.
Hard to answer that question with a definite yes or no, as more details need to be known, or in what context it's being applied.celery425 Thanks this. -
Let me take a stab at this when a manufacturer manufactures a vehicle, it comes off the assembly line "rated" to haul a certain weight. That weight is "gross" allowed. If it has certain axles/tires that are under the rated capacity, yes adding an axle would increase the capacity. But, if they made that vehicle with max capacity axles/tires, then adding another won't do you any good. You couldn't add 5 axles to a vehicle with a frame structure not capable of carrying 100 K.
celery425 Thanks this. -
Usually whatever company does the work puts a upfitter tag on with the modification made, in that case it would also include a new GVWR for the vehicle.
celery425 Thanks this. -
celery425 Thanks this.
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.