Container Weight Limits By State

By state page 1 7 state maximum container length ft in 20 foot 40 foot 53 foot dry van single axle tandem axle maximum legal gross weight legal gross weight with permit comments alabama 53 6 38 200 44 500 44 500 reference bridge law formula 80 000 100 000.

Container weight limits by state.

States typically allow. Axle weight the amount of weight allowed on any one axle or specific group of axles. This is the allowed gross weight on a single axle of the truck or a set of axles. Knowing the actual truck weight limits by state see the chart further on in this article can easily lead to six figure savings for large volume shippers of heavy freight.

Road weight limits for interstates or highways and off roads might vary. Cargo weight 46 500 12 500 34 000 34 000 12 500 34 000 34 000. Interstate highways is 80 000lbs including tractor weight chassis and container weight and cargo weight. Please refer to to the american trucking association s summary of size and weight limits.

In the united states this is regulated by. Gross weight 80 000 pounds approx. 52 900 lbs and a 40 standard or high cube is 30 480 kgs. A legally dispersed 5 axle rig would have a max axle weight of 12000 lbs on steer 34000 lbs on the drive tandem axles 17000 lbs on the 4 th axle and 17000 lbs on the 5 th axle.

Cargoweightguidelines04feb10 docx cargo weight guidelines continued the following are weight limitations per axles on slider chassis combinations. A the gross weight on any one axle shall not exceed 20 000 pounds and the gross weight upon any one wheel or wheels supporting one end of an axle shall not exceed 10 500 pounds. Legal truck overweight permits for essential goods general rule. Cargo weight 37 500 standard 40 container on steamship line chassis.

Rating is the maximum permissible weight of a container plus its contents. Gross weight maximum allowable weight for trucks on u s. The rating of a 20 dry cargo container is 24 000 kgs. For example to meet fbf b weight limits a seven axle truck with an outer spacing of 75 feet has a maximum weight of 103 000 pounds more than enough to carry a fully loaded 40 ft.

On some non interstate highways trucks may carry fully loaded containers because the state has set weight limits for state roads above. Non interstate limits are typically lower and vary. Interstates is 80 000 lbs including tractor weight chassis and container weight cargo weight etc. The actual limit on ocean container weight is the max gross cargo weight listed on the container door usually 10 000 or more beyond 44 000 pounds.

Axle weight allowable gross weight on a single or set of axles is regulated by individual states. A truck and its cargo cannot exceed a total gross weight including tractor weight chassis container and cargo.