2016 Code of Virginia
Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety
§ 46.2-1126. Maximum gross weight, generally

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:

a	Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles	or Maximum weight in pounds on any group of axles
b		2 axles	3 axles	4 axles	5 axles	6 axles	7 axles
c	4	34,000
d	5	34,000
e	6	34,000
f	7	34,000
g	8	34,000	34,000
h	9	39,000	42,500
i	10	40,000	43,500
j	11		44,000
k	12		45,000	50,000
l	13		45,000	50,500
m	14		46,500	51,500
n	15		47,000	52,000
o	16		48,000	52,500	58,000
p	17		48,500	53,500	58,500
q	18		49,500	54,000	59,000
r	19		50,000	54,500	60,000
s	20		51,000	55,500	60,500	66,000
t	21		51,500	56,000	61,000	66,500
u	22		52,500	56,500	61,500	67,000
v	23		53,000	57,500	62,500	68,000
w	24		54,000	58,000	63,000	68,500	74,000
x	25		54,500	58,500	63,500	69,000	74,500
y	26		55,500	59,500	64,000	69,500	75,000
z	27		56,000	60,000	65,000	70,000	75,500
aa	28		57,000	60,500	65,500	71,000	76,500
ab	29		57,500	61,500	66,000	71,500	77,000
ac	30		58,500	62,000	66,500	72,000	77,500
ad	31		59,000	62,500	67,500	72,500	78,000
ae	32		60,000	63,500	68,000	73,000	78,500
af	33			64,000	68,500	74,000	79,000
ag	34			64,500	69,000	74,500	80,000
ah	35			65,500	70,000	75,000
ai	36			66,000	70,500	75,500
aj	37			66,500	71,000	76,000
ak	38			67,500	72,000	77,000
al	39			68,000	72,500	77,500
am	40			68,500	73,000	78,000
an	41			69,500	73,500	78,500
ao	42			70,000	74,000	79,000
ap	43			70,500	75,000	80,000
aq	44			71,500	75,500
ar	45			72,000	76,000
as	46			72,500	76,500
at	47			73,500	77,500
au	48			74,000	78,000
av	49			74,500	78,500
aw	50			75,500	79,000
ax	51			76,000	80,000

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.