Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 73 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND STANDARDS
Part I - Weights and Standards
Chapter 7 - Oversize and Overweight Permit Laws and Regulations
Section I-713 - Permit Axle Weight Distribution
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-713
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The law requires reasonable distribution of axle weight on tandem, tridum, and quadrum axle groups. If a tandem, tridum, or quadrum axle group is permitted for a weight which is less than or equal to the legal axle weight, then the axle must comply with the legal axle weight distribution. If the axle group is permitted for a weight which exceeds the legal axle weight, then the axle must comply with the following.
1. Tandem axles on
vehicles with permits are properly distributed if neither of the individual
axles carries more than 60 percent or less than 40 percent of the total tandem
weight shown on the permit.
2.
Tridum axles on vehicles with permits are properly distributed if none of the
individual axles carries more than 40 percent or less than 25 percent of the
total tridum weight shown on the permit.
3. Quadrum axles on vehicles with permits are
properly distributed if none of the individual axles carries more than 30
percent or less than 20 percent of the total quadrum weight shown on the
permit.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:2 et seq.
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