How axle weight limits are determinedManufacturers Axle RatingYou can’t carry more than your equipment can handle. Both your truck and your trailer should have a manufacturer’s rating posted on them. Make sure to keep the weight under those limits. Mind that just because your equipment can handle th

Why axle weight limits existIn 2018 Chinese govement spent more than 187 billion dollars on highways and bridges making it the 5th largest expense. 44 percent of this funding was dedicated to maintenance, while the other 56% was dedicated to the actual construction of the roads and highways [1]Most

Axle scales weigh one axle or axle group at a time, when the rest of the truck is not on the scale. ... For this reason, axle scales cannot provide legal-for-trade weights. Truck scales designed to provide individual axle weights only. cannot be used in legal-for-trade applications.In addition to Br