From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Fri Nov 19 2004 - 16:57:29 PST
It tickled me a few years ago as I entered New York and saw that the
clearances posted for bridges, etc was much less that what I could get under
with the rig that I had so I got on my radio and asked what was going on
with the markings on so and so highway. A driver answered and said "pay no
attention to the clearances, the idiots in New York measure from the hub of
the vehicle to post the clearances, keep on trucking, you'll clear it fine"
Since then I have had a different frame of mind on anything originating in
New York. No personal offense to anyone of course.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Highway truck scales
> You are correct (at least in the Serene People's Socialist State of
> Clintonia.) NY State V&T law talks about the "weight as stated on the
> manufacturer's original bill of sale" as a reference to what's the correct
> weight of something being registered. Interestingly, the registered weight
> is not typed on the registration document that is stuck to the windshield.
A
> LEO must ask to see the "other" registration document, which is also
> required to be carried. Royal Pain in the Ass, in my humble opinion. apb
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GOTaM35" <GOTaM35@joetrapp.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Highway truck scales
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
> > >
> > > A new question now emerges: What is the "real" GVWR for the deuce.
> > >
> >
> > My truck weighs about 14,000 pounds empty. The tag on the dash (it was
> put
> > there by the manufacturer) states the capacity of the truck is 2.5 tons
> off
> > road and 5 tons on the highway. That means the factory's, which is all
> that
> > maters in these cases, indicated my truck has a potential gross weight
of
> > 24,000 pounds loaded.
> >
> > Laws change, but a few years ago the manufacturers rating is all that
> > mattered. We found out the hard way that buying a truck rated at over
> > 26,000 meant only a CDL driver could operate even if you tagged it for
> less
> > than 26,000. I think we have the paid ticket to prove it :-)
> >
> > Joe Trapp
> >
> > And yes, I have forgotten more than I remember.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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