§ 4941. Maximum gross weight of vehicles.
(a) General rule.--No vehicle shall, when operated upon a highway, have a gross weight exceeding 80,000 pounds, and no combination driven upon a highway shall have a gross weight exceeding 80,000 pounds, or the applicable weight set as forth in subsection (b) or (c), whichever is less.
(b) Combination of vehicles.--No combination shall, when operated upon a highway, have a gross weight exceeding the following:
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Combination of Vehicles | Maximum Gross Weight In Pounds |
| Two-axle truck tractor & single-axle semitrailer | 58,400 |
| Two-axle truck tractor & two-axle semitrailer | 73,280 |
| Three-axle truck tractor & single-axle semitrailer | 73,280 |
| Two-axle truck & two-axle trailer | 73,280 |
(c) Motor vehicles.--No motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall have a gross weight exceeding the following specified maximum gross weight for the following described motor vehicles:
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| Maximum Gross Weight In Pounds |
| Two-axle motor vehicle | 38,000 |
| Three-axle motor vehicle | 58,400 |
| Four-axle motor vehicle | 73,280 |
| Five-axle motor vehicle | 73,280 |
| Six-axle motor vehicle | 77,000 |
| Seven-axle motor vehicle | 80,000 |
(June 18, 1980, P.L.229, No.68, eff. 60 days; Oct. 10, 1980, P.L.791, No.147, eff. imd.; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2001, P.L.559, No.37, eff. 60 days)
2001 Amendment. Act 37 amended subsecs. (a) and (c).
Cross References. Section 4941 is referred to in sections 4945, 4961 of this title.
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