Virginia § 46.2-1126 Maximum gross weight, generally

Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-1126 — Maximum gross weight, generally

Virginia § 46.2-1126

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 46.2MOTOR VEHICLES

Subtitle IIIOPERATION

Ch. 10MOTOR VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT SAFETY

Art. 17MAXIMUM VEHICLE WEIGHTS

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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1126 (2026).

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Except as provided in § 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway by a vehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle or combination, nor shall any two or more consecutive axles exceed the maximum weight given, when measured longitudinally with any fraction of a foot rounded to the next highest as set forth in the following table:aDistance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axlesor Maximum weight in pounds on any group of axlesb 2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles7 axlesc434,000 d534,000 e634,000 f734,000 g834,00034,000 h939,00042,500 i1040,00043,500 j11 44,000 k12 45,00050,000 l13 45,00050,500 m14 46,50051,500 n15 47,00052,000 o16 48,00052,50058,000 p17 4

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Except as provided in § 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway by a vehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle or combination, nor shall any two or more consecutive axles exceed the maximum weight given, when measured longitudinally with any fraction of a foot rounded to the next highest as set forth in the following table:aDistance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axlesor Maximum weight in pounds on any group of axlesb 2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles7 axlesc434,000 d534,000 e634,000 f734,000 g834,00034,000 h939,00042,500 i1040,00043,500 j11 44,000 k12 45,00050,000 l13 45,00050,500 m14 46,50051,500 n15 47,00052,000 o16 48,00052,50058,000 p17 48,50053,50058,500 q18 49,50054,00059,000 r19 50,00054,50060,000 s20 51,00055,50060,50066,000 t21 51,50056,00061,00066,500 u22 52,50056,50061,50067,000 v23 53,00057,50062,50068,000 w24 54,00058,00063,00068,50074,000x25 54,50058,50063,50069,00074,500y26 55,50059,50064,00069,50075,000z27 56,00060,00065,00070,00075,500aa28 57,00060,50065,50071,00076,500ab29 57,50061,50066,00071,50077,000ac30 58,50062,00066,50072,00077,500ad31 59,00062,50067,50072,50078,000ae32 60,00063,50068,00073,00078,500af33 64,00068,50074,00079,000ag34 64,50069,00074,50080,000ah35 65,50070,00075,000 ai36 66,00070,50075,500 aj37 66,50071,00076,000 ak38 67,50072,00077,000 al39 68,00072,50077,500 am40 68,50073,00078,000 an41 69,50073,50078,500 ao42 70,00074,00079,000 ap43 70,50075,00080,000 aq44 71,50075,500 ar45 72,00076,000 as46 72,50076,500 at47 73,50077,500 au48 74,00078,000 av49 74,50078,500 aw50 75,50079,000 ax51 76,00080,000 Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c. 671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 456.