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Florida Statutes (Last Updated: April 21, 2021) |
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TITLE XXIII. MOTOR VEHICLES |
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CHAPTER 316. STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL |
- 1(1) 2The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds.25(2) 26For the purposes of this chapter, an “axle load” shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two parallel transverse vertical planes 40 inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.70(3) 71Subject to the limit upon the weight imposed upon the highways through any one axle as set forth herein, the total weight with load imposed upon the highway by all the axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the gross weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth in the following table:
147Distance in feet
150between first and
153last axles of ve-
157hicles or combi-
160nation of vehicles.163Maximum load in
166pounds on all
169axles.1704171..........17240,000
1745175..........17640,000
1786179..........18040,000
1827183..........18440,000
1868187..........18840,000
1909191..........19244,140
19410195..........19644,980
19811199..........20045,810
20212203..........20446,640
20613207..........20847,480
21014211..........21248,310
21415215..........21649,150
21816219..........22049,980
22217223..........22450,810
22618227..........22851,640
23019231..........23252,480
23420235..........23653,310
23821239..........24054,140
24222243..........24454,980
24623247..........24855,810
25024251..........25256,640
25425255..........25657,470
25826259..........26058,310
26227263..........26459,140
26628267..........26859,970
27029271..........27260,810
27430275..........27661,640
27831279..........28062,470
28232283..........28463,310
28633287..........28864,140
29034291..........29264,970
29435295..........29665,800
29836299..........30066,610
302(4) 303With respect to the Interstate Highway System, in all cases in which it exceeds state law in effect on January 4, 1975, the overall gross weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including all enforcement tolerances, shall be as determined by the following formula:357W = 500((LN ÷ (N-1)) + 12N + 36)
366where W = the overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds; L = the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles; and N = the number of axles in the group under consideration. Such overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed 80,000 pounds, including all enforcement tolerances.
438(5) 439With respect to those highways not in the Interstate Highway System, in all cases in which it exceeds state law in effect on January 4, 1975, the overall gross weight on the vehicle or combination of vehicles, including all enforcement tolerances, shall be as determined by the following formula:488W = 500((LN ÷ (N-1)) + 12N + 36)
497where W = overall gross weight of the vehicle to the nearest 500 pounds; L = distance in feet between the extreme of the external axles; and N = number of axles on the vehicle. However, such overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed 80,000 pounds including all enforcement tolerances.
554(6) 555Dump trucks, concrete mixing trucks, trucks engaged in waste collection and disposal, and fuel oil and gasoline trucks designed and constructed for special type work or use, when operated as a single unit, shall be subject to all safety and operational requirements of law, except that any such vehicle need not conform to the axle spacing requirements of this section provided that such vehicle shall be limited to a total gross load, including the weight of the vehicle, of 20,000 pounds per axle plus scale tolerances and shall not exceed 550 pounds per inch width tire surface plus scale tolerances. No vehicle operating pursuant to this section shall exceed a gross weight, including the weight of the vehicle and scale tolerances, of 70,000 pounds. Any vehicle violating the weight provisions of this section shall be penalized as provided in s. 697316.545698.699(7) 700The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules to implement this section, shall enforce this section and the rules adopted hereunder, and shall publish and distribute tables and other publications as deemed necessary to inform the public.736(8) 737Except as hereinafter provided, no vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding the gross weights specified in subsections (3), (4), (5), and (6) shall be permitted to travel on the public highways within the state.
