AN
ACT Relating to maximum gross weight of vehicles; and amending RCW 46.44.041.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
46.44.041 and 1995 c 171 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
No
vehicle or combination of vehicles shall operate upon the public highways of
this state with a gross load on any single axle in excess of twenty thousand
pounds, or upon any group of axles in excess of that set forth in the following
table, except that two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load
of thirty-four thousand pounds each, if the overall distance between the first
and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty-six feet or
more.
Dis-
tance
in
feet Maximum load in pounds
between carried
on any group of 2
the
ex- or more consecutive axles
tremes
of any
group
of 2
or
more
consecu-
tive 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
axles axles axles axles axles axles axles axles axles
4 34,000
5 34,000
6 34,000
7 34,000
8
& 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 90,000
33 64,000 68,500 74,000 79,000 85,000 90,500
34 64,500 69,000 74,500 80,000 85,500 91,000
35 65,500 70,000 75,000 80,500 86,000 91,500
36 66,000 70,500 75,500 81,000 86,500 92,000
37 66,500 71,000 76,000 81,500 87,000 93,000
38 67,500 71,500 77,000 82,000 87,500 93,500
39
68,000 72,500 77,500 82,500 88,500 94,000
40 68,500 73,000 78,000 83,500 89,000 94,500
41 69,500 73,500 78,500 84,000 89,500 95,000
42 70,000 74,000 79,000 84,500 90,000 95,500
43 70,500 75,000 80,000 85,000 90,500 96,000
44 71,500 75,500 80,500 85,500 91,000 96,500
45 72,000 76,000 81,000 86,000 91,500 97,500
46 72,500 76,500 81,500 87,000 92,500 98,000
47 73,500 77,500 82,000 87,500 93,000 98,500
48 74,000 78,000 83,000 88,000 93,500 99,000
49 74,500 78,500 83,500 88,500 94,000 99,500
50 75,500 79,000 84,000 89,000 94,500 100,000
51 76,000 80,000 84,500 89,500 95,000 100,500
52 76,500 80,500 85,000 90,500 95,500 101,000
53 77,500 81,000 86,000 91,000 96,500 102,000
54 78,000 81,500 86,500 91,500 97,000 102,500
55 78,500 82,500 87,000 92,000 97,500 103,000
56 79,500 83,000 87,500 92,500 98,000 103,500
57 80,000 83,500 88,000 93,000 98,500 104,000
58 84,000 89,000 94,000 99,000 104,500
59 85,000 89,500 94,500 99,500 105,500
60 85,500 90,000 95,000 100,500 105,500
61 86,000 90,500 95,500 101,000 105,500
62 86,500 91,000 96,000 101,500 105,500
63 87,500 92,000 96,500 102,000 105,500
64 88,000 92,500 97,500 102,500 105,500
65 88,500 93,000 98,000 103,000 105,500
66 89,000 93,500 98,500 103,500 105,500
67 90,000 94,000 99,000 104,500 105,500
68 90,500 95,000 99,500 105,000 105,500
69 91,000 95,500 100,000 105,500 105,500
70 ((92,000)) 96,000 101,000 105,500 105,500
91,500
71 92,500 96,500 101,500 105,500 105,500
72 93,000 97,000 102,000 105,500 105,500
73 93,500 98,000 102,500 105,500 105,500
74 94,000 98,500 103,000 105,500 105,500
75 95,000 99,000 103,500 105,500 105,500
76 95,500 99,500 104,500 105,500 105,500
77 96,000 100,000
105,000 105,500 105,500
78 96,500 101,000
105,500 105,500 105,500
79 97,500 101,500
105,500 105,500 105,500
80 98,000 102,000
105,500 105,500 105,500
81 98,500 102,500
105,500 105,500 105,500
82 99,000 103,000
105,500 105,500 105,500
83
100,000 104,000 105,500 105,500 105,500
84 104,500
105,500 105,500 105,500
85 105,000
105,500 105,500 105,500
86
or more 105,500 105,500 105,500 105,500
When
inches are involved: Under six inches take lower, six inches or over take
higher. The maximum load on any axle in any group of axles shall not exceed
the single axle or tandem axle allowance as set forth in the table above.
The
maximum axle and gross weights specified in this section are subject to the
braking requirements set up for the service brakes upon any motor vehicle or
combination of vehicles as provided by law.
Loads
of not more than eighty thousand pounds which may be legally hauled in the
state bordering this state which also has a sales tax, are legal in this state
when moving to a port district within four miles of the bordering state except
on the interstate system. This provision does not allow the operation of a
vehicle combination consisting of a truck tractor and three trailers.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, a vehicle or
combination of vehicles in operation on January 4, 1975, may operate upon the
public highways of this state, including the interstate system within the
meaning of section 127 of Title 23, United States Code, with an overall gross
weight upon a group of two consecutive sets of dual axles which was lawful in
this state under the laws, regulations, and procedures in effect in this state
on January 4, 1975.
