Steer axle weight, AR, TN, NC

Per the 2017 book, the AR and TN limits are 20,000. NC is not specified, but any single axle in NC is also 20,000, which should cover your steers. Someone correct me if I'm wrong please, don't want to give out bad info.

If you have a motor carriers atlas the info you are looking for is on the State and Provincial page, not on the National Weight and Size Provisions page.

 

Brotha D... that is correct on NC. 20K
Not that I would want that much weight up there.

 

Make sure that the tires are rated to carry whatever on the steering axle. I carry 12600 and run 16 ply.

 

Just take a look at both of your steers, add em up. That's your weight.

You could put 20K up there, but Frankly I do NOT want to. Scales like to sniff at it via pre-weight and I see it as a liability potentially overall. 12500-13000 at most is a normal laden weight for steers generally.

This is just a generalization based on what a 80,000 pound truck properly loaded might do in my experience. Nothing to do with specific state's law.

 

You also need to find out what your axle weight restriction is for your truck.

 

It goes like this.

The axle tag is one part of the equation, the tires are another.

If there is no axle tag, the the sticker in the door jam is used.

What ever is the lowest number, then that is your limit.

So if your tires are 6200 lbs each as singles, and your axle is rated at 14k lbs, then your limit is 12,400 lbs -PERIOD.

 

but also cant be over gross

 

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