Truck weight limits
Georgia
✓ Sources verifiedEditorial review pending credentialed reviewer2 primary sources
Georgia has the single largest departure from the federal baseline found anywhere in this dataset: a non-Interstate tandem limit of 40,680 lb, nearly 20% above the federal 34,000. Single-axle limits are expressed as a base plus a 13% tolerance and vary by tire type (16,000 lb + 13% on high-pressure, 18,000 lb + 13% on low-pressure), so no bare single-axle number exists. Gross weight is capped at 80,000 lb.
At a glance
Max gross weight80,000 lb
Max single axle—
Max tandem axle40,680 lb
Permit (width)102 in
Permit (height)13.5 ft
vs. federal gross0 lb
1 Limits and thresholds
| Property | Value | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Max gross weight | 80,000 lb[1]Four-axle vehicles capped at 70,000 lb. The state bridge formula applies between 73,280 and 80,000 lb. | § 32-6-26(c)(1)(A) |
| Max tandem axle | 40,680 lb[1]Non-Interstate. On the Interstate system the limit is 34,000 lb — § 32-6-26(d)(1). | § 32-6-26(c)(1)(A) |
| Oversize permit above (width) | 102 in[1] | § 32-6-23 |
| Oversize permit above (height) | 13.5 ft[1]Automobile carriers: 14 ft. | § 32-6-22 |
| CDL disqualification — first major | 1 year for a first conviction while operating a CMV or a non-CMV; 3 years if operating a CMV transporting placarded hazardous materials. Applies to alcohol/controlled-substance influence, 0.04+ BAC in a CMV, test refusal, leaving the scene, using the vehicle in a felony, driving while disqualified, and causing a fatality by negligent operation.[2]Federal floor. A state may impose longer periods but may not go below this; verify state law before relying on it. | § 383.51(b), Table 1 |
| CDL disqualification — lifetime | Life for a second conviction of any combination of the Table 1 major offences in a separate incident. A state MAY reinstate after 10 years following an approved rehabilitation programme — § 383.51(a)(6) — but not after a subsequent disqualifying conviction. Felony manufacture/distribution of a controlled substance, and severe forms of human trafficking, draw life with NO 10-year reinstatement.[2]Federal floor. The 10-year reinstatement is permissive — states are not required to offer it. | § 383.51(a)(6), (b) Table 1 items (9)–(10) |
2 Sources
- O.C.G.A. §§ 32-6-22, 32-6-23, 32-6-26 — FindLaw (Thomson Reuters) — unofficial reproduction
- 49 CFR § 383.51 — Disqualification of drivers — U.S. Government Publishing Office
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