Will I get an overweight ticket for being 60 over on drive axle?

Apu is allowed by the Feds not the State, and it only applies to your gross so 80000, if have on Apu they will come out and look at what the manufacturer said the weight should be

 

There are no federal laws we deal with (for the most part anyway). All the fmcsa does is publish regulations. The state then takes that regulation, makes a few tweaks, and turns it in to state law.
Mudflaps, steer weights, bridge law, kpra are all examples of states tweaks. Apu is the same. Here is a link on a per state basis.
https://www.ooida.com/EducationTools/Info/weight-exemptions.asp

 

Unless you are going to one of the many shippers who feel the need to get you as heavy as they legally can, no matter how much fuel you have. In that case you show up with full fuel tanks and don't go to the bathroom until you've scaled.

 

You are so monumentally wrong with everything you say in this post.

 

Yes and no. Some things the feds do are guidelines, others are strict laws where the states may choose to create their own, stricter laws, but the federal law is still law.

 

I’m looking at my apu weight exemption certificate now and it says : Federal Highway apu weight exemption 23 CFR Part 657 Certificate of size and weight enforcement Part 658.17 Weight-Subsection

 

Unfortunately that particular part is a suggestion to the states and not a mandate. You should always look at the laws themselves.

 

I wouldn't worry about a few pounds especially with a scale ticket in hand.. weigh stations are looking for gross negligence...

 

34060 on drive axle = strategic fuel planning on a long haul

 

Depends on which state he's running in.
APU Weight Exemption Guide By State