Mississippi Axle Weight Limits

Axle Weight Regulations By State

Maximum Legal Weight Allowed

80,000 pounds overall (GVW) and no more than 12,000 pounds on your steer. Single axle limit is 20,000 pounds, tandem axle limit is 34,000 pounds, tridem axle limit is 42,000 pounds. (The following are the Federally mandated maximum weights for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and reasonable access thereto (23 CFR Part 658.17) see DOC 3

Axle Group Maximum
Single 20,000 pounds
Tandem (Two Axle) 34,000 pounds
Tridem (Three Axle) 42,000 pounds
Gross Vehicle Weight 80,000 pounds

Maximum Permit Weight Allowed

180,000 pounds maximum gross weight (daylight movement permits only);
150,000 pounds maximum gross weight (24-hour movement permits).

Maximum Axle Weights and Minimum Axle Spacings

Five Axles (80,000 lbs to 95,000 lbs)
Steering Spacing Tandem Spacing Tandem
14,000 lbs 12’ 40,500 lbs 28’ 40,500 lbs
Six Axles (80,000 lbs to 120,000 lbs)
Steering Spacing Tandem Spacing Tri-axle
14,000 lbs 12’ 42,000 lbs 28’ 64,000 lbs
Seven Axles (80,000 lbs to 150,000 lbs)
Steering Spacing Tandem Spacing Quad
14,000 lbs 12′ 56,000 lbs 28′ 80,000 lbs
Tri-axle Tri-axle
14,000 lbs 12’ 68,000 lbs 28’ 68,000 lbs
Tandem Tandem Spacing Tandem
14,000 lbs 12’ 45,333 lbs 20’ 45,333 lbs 20’ 45,334 lbs
Eight Axles (80,000 lbs to 170,000 lbs)
Steering Spacing Tri-axle Spacing Quad
14,000 lbs 12’ 72,000 lbs 30’ 84,000 lbs
Tandem Tandem Tri-axle
14,000 lbs 12’ 43,000 lbs 18’ 43,000 lbs 30’ 70,000 lbs
Nine Axles (80,000 lbs to 180,000 lbs)
Steering Spacing Tandem Tri-axle Tri-axle
14,000 lbs 12’ 46,000 lbs 18’ 60,000 lbs 30’ 60,000 lbs
Tandem Tandem Quad
14,000 lbs 12’ 46,000 lbs 18’ 46,000 lbs 30’ 74,000 lbs
Tri-axle Tri-axle Tandem
14,000 lbs 12’ 60,000 lbs 20’ 60,000 lbs 30’ 46,000 lb

Superloads

190,000 pounds maximum gross weight.

Source of information:
DOC 1 http://mdot.ms.gov/documents/enforcement/Permits/Permit%20Information/Permit%20Rules.pdf
DOC 2 https://www.expresspass.ms.gov/trucking/instruct.htm
DOC 3 https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm (Federal Rules)
Source: Oversize.io

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