Truck weight limits
Vermont
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Vermont runs two regimes. On state highways a single axle may carry 22,400 lb and a tandem 36,000 lb, each with a 10% tolerance; on the Interstate those drop to the federal 20,000 and 34,000 with no tolerance at all. Gross weight is 80,000 lb, with permit overlays reaching 90,000 lb for milk products and 99,000 lb for six-axle combinations spanning 51 feet or more.
At a glance
Max gross weight80,000 lb
Max single axle22,400 lb
Max tandem axle36,000 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]Table in § 1392(4) also maxes at 80,000 lb. Permits: 90,000 lb annual, 90,000 lb for unprocessed milk on 5+ axles, 99,000 lb for 6+ axles at 51 ft or more. | § 1392(3) |
| Max single axle | 22,400 lb[1]State highways, with a 10% tolerance. Interstate: 20,000 lb, no tolerance — § 1391(c). | § 1391(b) |
| Max tandem axle | 36,000 lb[1]State highways, with a 10% tolerance. Interstate: 34,000 lb, no tolerance — § 1391(c). | § 1391(b) |
| Oversize permit above (width) | 102 in[1]Stated as 8½ feet. | § 1431(a) |
| Oversize permit above (height) | 13.5 ft[1] | § 1431(a) |
| 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
- 23 V.S.A. §§ 1391, 1392, 1431 — Weight and dimension limits — Vermont General Assembly
- 49 CFR § 383.51 — Disqualification of drivers — U.S. Government Publishing Office
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