Haw. Code R. § 19-104-21 - Legal limitations
(a) The total gross
weight imposed on the road surface by any group of two or more consecutive
axles on a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the following
when the distance between the first and last axles of the group under
consideration is:
(1) Less than 42 inches
...... 24,000 pounds
(2) 42 inches
but less than 6 feet 34,000 pounds
(3) 6 feet and over ........ W = 500 (LN /
N-1) + 12N+36)
(A) This applies to interstate
highways;
(B) "W" = maximum weight
in pounds carried on any group of two or more axles computed to the nearest 500
pounds;
(C) "L" = distance in feet
between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles, to the
nearest foot; and
(D) "N" = number
of axles in group under consideration;
provided that 2 consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds each providing the overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more and provided the overall gross weight does not exceed 80,800 pounds.
(4) 6 feet
and over ........ W = 880 (L+40)
(A) This
applies to non-interstate highways;
(B) "W" = maximum weight in pounds rounded to
the nearest 500 pounds; and
(C) "L"
= distance in feet between first and last axles of the vehicle or combination
of vehicles.
(b) No vehicle or combination of vehicles
shall be used or operated on any state highway with a load upon any single or
tandem axle or combination of axles which exceeds the carrying capacity of the
axles specified by the manufacturer, or with a total weight in excess of its
designed capacity as indicated by its designed gross vehicle weights or gross
combination weights.
(c) Axles
placed in the same transverse plane which are closer than 42 inches shall be
considered as one axle.
(d) The
total gross weight imposed upon the public road, street or highway by any
single axle shall not exceed 24,000 pounds.
(e) The total gross weight imposed upon the
road surface by any one wheel, either single or dual mounting, shall not exceed
12,000 pounds.
(f) In addition to
the foregoing limitations on weight, no vehicle shall be operated over a bridge
if the gross weight of the vehicle exceeds the posted load limitation of the
bridge, unless the owner first secures a written permit from the
department.
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