63-5-31 - Gross weight of vehicle and loads; Table II.
§ 63-5-31. Gross weight of vehicle and loads; Table II.
Subject to the limitations imposed on wheel and axle loads by Section 63-5-27, and to the further limitations hereinafter specified, the total combined weight (vehicles plus load) on any group of axles shall not exceed the value given in the following table (Table II) corresponding to the distance in feet between the extreme axles of the group, measured longitudinally to the nearest foot, on those highways or parts of highways found by the Mississippi Transportation Commission to be suitable to carry such increased load limits from an engineering standpoint, and so designated as such by order of said commission entered on its minutes and published once each week for three successive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation in this state:
TABLE II
Distance in feet between Maximum load in pounds
the extreme of any group of axles carried on any group of axles
4 32,000
5 32,000
6 32,000
7 32,000
8 32,610
9 33,779
10 34,942
11 36,097
12 37,246
13 38,387
14 39,522
15 40,649
16 41,770
17 42,883
18 43,990
19 45,089
20 46,182
21 47,267
22 48,346
23 49,417
24 50,482
25 51,539
26 52,590
27 53,633
28 54,670
29 55,699
30 56,722
31 57,737
32 58,746
33 59,747
34 60,742
35 61,729
36 62,710
37 63,683
38 and greater 64,650 maximum
Moreover, in addition to the per axle weight limitations specified by Section 63-5-27, the maximum load carried on a combination of vehicles shall be subject to the following additional limitations: The maximum load carried on any group of two (2) axles shall not exceed twenty-seven thousand (27,000) pounds in instances where one or more of such axles is a driving axle (that is, an axle turned by the vehicle's engine power).
An axle group shall consist of any two (2) or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or combination of vehicles.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8271; Laws, 1938, ch. 200; Laws, 1946, ch. 307, § 4; Laws, 1948, ch. 328, § 6; Laws, 1954, ch. 335; Laws, 1958, ch. 501; Laws, 1960, ch. 409; Laws, 1963, 1st Ex Sess ch. 22; Laws, 1964, ch. 458, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex Sess ch. 33; Laws, 2001, ch. 596, § 57, eff from and after July 1, 2001.