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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 24. Transportation and Motor Vehicles |
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Agency 20. Department of Motor Vehicles |
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Chapter 81. Hauling Permit Regulation |
Section 60. Legal weight allowed based on axle spacing
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Legal weight in pounds for any group of two or more consecutive axles. A hauling permit is required when a vehicle configuration exceeds the weight limitations according to axle spacing. "L" is defined as the distance in feet between any group of two or more consecutive axles, when measured longitudinally, from the center of the axle to the center of the axle, with any fraction of a foot rounded to the next highest foot as set forth in the following table:
L
2 axles
3 axles
4 axles
5 axles
6 axles
7 or more axles
4
34,000
5
34,000
6
34,000
7
34,000
8
34,000
34,000
9
39,000
42,500
10
40,000
43,500
11
44,000
12
45,000
50,000
13
45,000
50,500
14
46,500
51,500
15
47,000
52,000
16
48,000
52,500
58,000
17
48,500
53,500
58,500
18
49,500
54,000
59,000
19
50,000
54,500
60,000
20
51,000
55,500
60,500
66,000
21
51,500
56,000
61,000
66,500
22
52,500
56,500
61,500
67,000
23
53,000
57,500
62,500
68,000
24
54,000
58,000
63,000
68,500
74,000
25
54,500
58,500
63,500
69,000
74,500
26
55,500
59,500
64,000
69,500
75,000
27
56,000
60,000
65,000
70,000
75,500
28
57,000
60,500
65,500
71,000
76,500
29
57,500
61,500
66,000
71,500
77,000
30
58,500
62,000
66,500
72,000
77,500
31
59,000
62,500
67,500
72,500
78,000
32
60,000
63,500
68,000
73,000
78,500
33
64,000
68,500
74,000
79,000
34
64,500
69,000
74,500
80,000
35
65,500
70,000
75,000
36
66,000
70,500
75,500
37
66,500
71,000
76,000
38
67,500
72,000
77,000
39
68,000
72,500
77,500
40
68,500
73,000
78,000
41
69,500
73,500
78,500
42
70,000
74,000
79,000
43
70,500
75,000
80,000
44
71,500
75,500
45
72,000
76,000
46
72,500
76,500
47
73,500
77,500
48
74,000
78,000
49
74,500
78,500
50
75,500
79,000
51
76,000
80,000
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 25, Issue 26, eff. September 30, 2009.