1970 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 539
(3) The gross weight of any vehicle or
combination of vehicles may not exceed the following limits,
prorated for fractions of a foot:
(b) The gross weight of any vehicle or combination
vehicles may not exceed the following limits:
of
Number of
axles
Gross
weight
(in pounds)
Three or less
Four
55,000
[65,000] 66,000
Distance
|
Gross
|
Distance
|
Gross
|
between
|
weight
|
between
|
weight
|
first and
|
(in pounds)
|
first and
|
(in pounds)
|
last
|
|
last
|
|
axles
|
|
axles
|
|
(in feet)
|
|
(in feet)
|
|
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
|
|
|
DISTANCE BETWEEN
|
MAXIMUM GROSS
|
MAXIMUM GROSS
|
FIRST AND LAST
|
WEIGHT LIMIT
|
WEIGHT LIMIT
|
AXLES (IN FEET)
|
(IN POUNDS)
|
(IN POUNDS)
|
|
UP TO 5 AXLES
|
6 AXLES
|
41
|
73,500
|
78,500
|
42
|
74,000
|
79,000
|
43
|
75,000
|
|
44
|
75,500
|
|
45
|
76,000
|
|
46
|
76,500
|
|
47
|
77,500
|
|
48
|
78,000
|
|
49
|
78,500
|
|
50
|
79,000
|
|
|
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