1544

Laws of Maryland

Ch. 534

Distance                                     Distance

between           Gross                    between                    Gross

axles            Weight                     axles                     Weight

4       40,000                           23                           57,500

5       40,000                           24                           58,700

6       40,000                           25                           59,650

7       40,000                           26                           60,600

8       40,000                           27                           61,550

9       41,650                           28                           62,500

10       42,500                           29                           63,450

11        43,350                           30                           64,400

12       44,200                           31                            65,350
13                45,050                           32                           66,300

14       45,900                           33                           67,250

15       47,000                           34                           68,200

16       48,500                           35                           69,150

17       50,000                           36                           70,100

18       51,500                           37                           71,050

19       53,000                           38                           72,000

20       54,500                           39                           72,950

21        55,500                           40                           73,280

22       56,500

(b)    The gross weight of any motor vehicle or combination of
vehicles may not exceed the following weights:

Vehicles or combinations with not more than

three axles .............................................................. 55,000 pounds

Vehicles or combinations with four axles.................. 65,000 pounds

Vehicles or combinations with five axles AS PRO-
VIDED FOR IN SECTION 3-808(B) OF THIS
ARTICLE ................................................................ 73,280 pounds

(c)    Trailers equipped with metal tires bearing a gross load in
excess of 6,000 pounds shall not be allowed on state highways; pro-
vided nothing contained in this part makes unlawful the registration
or operation upon the highways of this state of any commercial motor
vehicle or passenger bus, now lawfully registered in this State.

§ 14-110. Registration of vehicles according to permissible gross
weight.

(a)    The department, upon registering any truck, truck tractor,
trailer or semitrailer under the laws of this state, or any bus for the
transportation of 10 or more persons, may require such information
and may make investigations or tests necessary to enable it to
determine whether the vehicle may safely be operated upon the high-
ways in compliance with all the provisions of this subtitle. It shall
register the vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the
limitations set forth in this subtitle.

(b)    The commissioner shall insert in the registration card issued
for the vehicle the gross weight for which it is registered, and if it
is a motor vehicle to be used for propelling other vehicles he shall
separately insert the total permissible gross weight of the motor
vehicle and other vehicles to be propelled by it. He may also issue a
special plate with the gross weight or weights stated thereon, which
shall be attached to the vehicle and displayed thereon at all times. It
shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combina-