2011 Kansas Code
Chapter 8. - AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES
Article 19. - UNIFORM ACT REGULATING TRAFFIC; SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD OF VEHICLES
8-1909 Gross weight limits for vehicles; exceptions; safety of certain vehicles for operation.

8-1909. Gross weight limits for vehicles; exceptions; safety of certain vehicles for operation. (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on any highway when the gross weight on two or more consecutive axles exceeds the limitations prescribed in the following table:

Distance in feet between the       Maximum load in pounds carried extremes of any group of 2 or      on any group of 2 or more more consecutive axles             consecutive axles

    2 axles  3 axles  4 axles  5 axles  6 axles  7 axles  8 axles 4.. 34,000 5.. 34,000 6.. 34,000 7.. 34,000 8 and less..      34,000   34,000 More than 8..     38,000   42,000 9.. 39,000   42,500 10. 40,000   43,500 11.......... 44,000 12.......... 45,000   50,000 13.......... 45,500   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   82,000 29.......... 57,500   61,500   66,000   71,500   77,000   82,500 30.......... 58,500   62,000   66,500   72,000   77,500   83,000 31.......... 59,000   62,500   67,500   72,500   78,000   83,500 32.......... 60,000   63,500   68,000   73,000   78,500   84,500 33................... 64,000   68,500   74,000   79,000   85,000 34................... 64,500   69,000   74,500   80,000   85,500 35................... 65,500   70,000   75,000   80,500 36................... 66,000   70,500   75,500   81,000 37................... 66,500   71,000   76,000   81,500 38................... 67,500   72,000   77,000   82,000 39................... 68,000   72,500   77,500   82,500 40................... 68,500   73,000   78,000   83,500 41................... 69,500   73,500   78,500   84,000 42................... 70,000   74,000   79,000   84,500 43................... 70,500   75,000   80,000   85,000 44................... 71,500   75,500   80,500   85,500 45................... 72,000   76,000   81,000 46................... 72,500   76,500   81,500 47................... 73,500   77,500   82,000 48................... 74,000   78,000   83,000 49................... 74,500   78,500   83,500 50................... 75,500   79,000   84,000 51................... 76,000   80,000   84,500 52................... 76,500   80,500   85,000 53................... 77,500   81,000   85,500 54................... 78,000   81,500 55................... 78,500   82,500 56................... 79,500   83,000 57................... 80,000   83,500 58............................ 84,000 59............................ 85,000 60............................ 85,500

except that two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles is 36 feet or more.

(1) The gross weight on any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed the limits prescribed in K.S.A. 8-1908, and amendments thereto.

(2) For vehicles and combinations of vehicles on the interstate system the  table in this section shall not authorize a maximum gross weight of more than 80,000 pounds.

(3) The table in this section shall not apply to truck tractor and dump semitrailer or truck trailer combination when such are used as a combination unit exclusively for the transportation of sand, salt for highway maintenance operations, gravel, slag stone, limestone, crushed stone, cinders, coal, blacktop, dirt or fill material, when such vehicles are used for transportation to a construction site, highway maintenance or construction project or other storage facility, except that such vehicles or combination of vehicles shall not be exempted from any application of the table as may be required to determine applicable axle weights for triple and quad axles as defined in K.S.A. 8-1908, and amendments thereto. As used in this subpart (3), the term "dump semitrailer" means any semitrailer designed in such a way as to divest itself of the load carried thereon.

(b) Any vehicle registered under the laws of this state which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of 10 or more persons may, at the time of its registration, be subjected by the director of vehicles to investigation or test as may be necessary to enable such director to determine whether such vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all provisions of this act. Every such vehicle shall meet the following requirements:

(1) It shall be equipped with brakes as required in K.S.A. 8-1734, and amendments thereto.

(2) Every motor vehicle to be operated outside of business and residence districts shall have motive power adequate to propel such vehicle and any load thereon or to be drawn thereby, at a speed which will not impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. Exception to this requirement shall be recognized when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or when a vehicle or combination of vehicles is necessarily or in compliance with law or police direction proceeding at reduced speed.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight in excess of the limitations set forth in article 19 of chapter 8 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, except as provided in K.S.A. 8-1911, and amendments thereto.

(d) As used in this section, "interstate system" means the national system of interstate and defense highways.