§ 31-25-14 Maximum weight and tandemaxles. – (a) It shall be unlawful to transport or operate over or upon any publichighway in this state any vehicle equipped with tandem axles, should the grossweight of the axles exceed thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.) if the axlespacing does not exceed eight feet (8').
(b) With respect to all public highways, the overall grossweight on a group of two (2) or more consecutive axles of a vehicle orcombination of vehicles, shall be determined by the following bridge grossweight formula:
W = 500 [(LN / (N-1) ) + 12N + 36]
where W = the overall gross weight on any group of two ormore consecutive axles to the nearest five hundred pounds (500 lbs.); L = thedistance in feet between the extremes of any group of two (2) or moreconsecutive axles; and N = the number of axles in the group underconsideration. This overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination ofvehicles may not exceed eighty thousand pounds (80,000 lbs.) except asspecified in §§ 31-25-1, 31-25-2, and 31-25-21.
(c) In any calculation using the formula in subsection (b) ofthis section in which the tandem axle limit is less than thirty-six thousandpounds (36,000 lbs.), thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.) shall beconsidered the legal limit. Single axle limits shall be as defined in §31-25-13. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate any of the"grandfather rights" in existence as of April 1, 1989.
(1) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits oftandem-axle vehicles, as defined in this section, shall be fined one hundredtwenty-five dollars ($125).
(2) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits of twenty-twothousand four hundred pounds (22,400 lbs.) single axle limits as cited in§ 31-25-13, shall be fined one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(3) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the bridge gross weightformula, as defined in this section, shall be fined one hundred twenty-fivedollars ($125).
§ 31-25-14 Maximum weight and tandemaxles. – (a) It shall be unlawful to transport or operate over or upon any publichighway in this state any vehicle equipped with tandem axles, should the grossweight of the axles exceed thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.) if the axlespacing does not exceed eight feet (8').
(b) With respect to all public highways, the overall grossweight on a group of two (2) or more consecutive axles of a vehicle orcombination of vehicles, shall be determined by the following bridge grossweight formula:
W = 500 [(LN / (N-1) ) + 12N + 36]
where W = the overall gross weight on any group of two ormore consecutive axles to the nearest five hundred pounds (500 lbs.); L = thedistance in feet between the extremes of any group of two (2) or moreconsecutive axles; and N = the number of axles in the group underconsideration. This overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination ofvehicles may not exceed eighty thousand pounds (80,000 lbs.) except asspecified in §§ 31-25-1, 31-25-2, and 31-25-21.
(c) In any calculation using the formula in subsection (b) ofthis section in which the tandem axle limit is less than thirty-six thousandpounds (36,000 lbs.), thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.) shall beconsidered the legal limit. Single axle limits shall be as defined in §31-25-13. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate any of the"grandfather rights" in existence as of April 1, 1989.
(1) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits oftandem-axle vehicles, as defined in this section, shall be fined one hundredtwenty-five dollars ($125).
(2) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits of twenty-twothousand four hundred pounds (22,400 lbs.) single axle limits as cited in§ 31-25-13, shall be fined one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(3) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the bridge gross weightformula, as defined in this section, shall be fined one hundred twenty-fivedollars ($125).
§ 31-25-14 Maximum weight and tandemaxles. – (a) It shall be unlawful to transport or operate over or upon any publichighway in this state any vehicle equipped with tandem axles, should the grossweight of the axles exceed thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.) if the axlespacing does not exceed eight feet (8').
(b) With respect to all public highways, the overall grossweight on a group of two (2) or more consecutive axles of a vehicle orcombination of vehicles, shall be determined by the following bridge grossweight formula:
W = 500 [(LN / (N-1) ) + 12N + 36]
where W = the overall gross weight on any group of two ormore consecutive axles to the nearest five hundred pounds (500 lbs.); L = thedistance in feet between the extremes of any group of two (2) or moreconsecutive axles; and N = the number of axles in the group underconsideration. This overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination ofvehicles may not exceed eighty thousand pounds (80,000 lbs.) except asspecified in §§ 31-25-1, 31-25-2, and 31-25-21.
(c) In any calculation using the formula in subsection (b) ofthis section in which the tandem axle limit is less than thirty-six thousandpounds (36,000 lbs.), thirty-six thousand pounds (36,000 lbs.) shall beconsidered the legal limit. Single axle limits shall be as defined in §31-25-13. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abrogate any of the"grandfather rights" in existence as of April 1, 1989.
(1) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits oftandem-axle vehicles, as defined in this section, shall be fined one hundredtwenty-five dollars ($125).
(2) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limits of twenty-twothousand four hundred pounds (22,400 lbs.) single axle limits as cited in§ 31-25-13, shall be fined one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).
(3) Any carrier, as defined in § 31-25-16, operating avehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the bridge gross weightformula, as defined in this section, shall be fined one hundred twenty-fivedollars ($125).
