Gross axle weight rating of a Blitz

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Chris

Here in the States axle and vehicle weight are not an issue (in most places) if you are registering an antique truck as and antique vehicle. My HUP shows a registered gross weight of 7200 lbs while my Pattern 12 C60L cargo shows a registered gross weight of "0"lbs.

But if you are registering it as a normal truck particularly medium or heavy (over 26000 lbs) they get serious because the registration charge is based on the registered weight of the truck. If it is a standard vehicle they take the manufactures figures, if it is a special vehicle they are known to send the truck to be weighed. When they do this they weigh each axle load and total the combination, then they look at the weight limits per axle. You then tell them how much load you plan to carry and they register the vehicle for the total vehicle plus load. The fun starts when you hit a DOT weight station or random check, your truck better weigh less than what it is registered for. If not they weigh your wallet or bank account and decided how much money they need take out to make the two equal.

Cheers Phil