2910

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 761

semitrailer titled and registered before May 1, 1986. However,

this combination of vehicles is subject to the maximum load

limits of 20,000 pounds for a single axle, 34,000 pounds for 2

consecutive axles, and 73,000 pounds for gross combination
weight.

(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b)
and (c) of this section, 3 consecutive axles with a spacing of at
least 97 inches (more than 8 feet) may carry a gross maximum
weight of 42,000 pounds.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the
overall gross weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles
may not exceed an amount produced by application of the following
formula:

( LN                                  )

W = 500 (---------+ 12N + 36 )

( N-l                                )

where "W" = overall gross weight on any group of 2 or more
consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" = distance in
feet measured horizontally between the vertical centerlines of
the extreme of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, and "N"
= number of axles in group under consideration, except 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; provided, that such overall gross weight may not exceed
eighty thousand (80,000) pounds, including any enforcement or
statutory tolerances.

(c) The following table indicates the permissible overall
gross weights based upon the above formula:
Distance in feet
between the
extremes of any
group of 2 or
more consecutive
axles 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles 7 axles

4           34,000

5           34,000

6           34,000

7           34,000

8           34,000 34,000

9           39,000 42,500

10          40,000 43,500

11                   44,000

12                   45,000 50,000

13                   45,500 50,500

14                   46,500 51,500

15                   47,000 52,000

16                   48,000 52,500 58,000

17                   48,500 53,500 58,500

18                   49,500 54,000 59,000

19                   50,000 54,500 60,000