Guides
Guidance on the weight and dimension limits that apply to road freight vehicles in the United States and the European Union, and on planning loads that comply with them. The figures in each guide are those against which MaxLoader checks a load, taken from the same regulations.
- Planning a Load with MaxLoaderThe procedure for planning a load in MaxLoader: selecting the jurisdiction and the vehicle, entering the cargo list, calculating the load plan and reviewing the results.
- Federal Truck Size and Weight LimitsThe federal limits on the Interstate System: 80,000 lb gross vehicle weight, 20,000 lb on a single axle, 34,000 lb on a tandem axle and the bridge formula, with the regulation for each.
- Federal Bridge Gross Weight FormulaThe Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula limits the weight on any group of consecutive axles by the number of axles and their spacing. Its terms, its purpose, a worked example and a table of weights.
- Maximum Authorized Weights in the European UnionThe maximum authorized weights and dimensions that Directive 96/53/EC lays down for goods vehicles in international traffic within the European Union, with the provision of Annex I for each.
- Axle Load DistributionHow the weight of a load is distributed between the axles of a tractor-semitrailer, the effect of the position of the cargo, and the means of adjusting axle loads to remain within the limits.