Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles, measured to the nearest foot, except where indicated otherwise | |||||
Maximum load in pounds | |||||
feet | 2 axles | 3 axles | 4 axles | 5 axles | 6 axles |
4 | 34,000 | ||||
5 | 34,000 | ||||
6 | 34,000 | ||||
7 | 34,000 | ||||
8 | 34,000 | 34,000 | |||
More than 8 | 38,000 | 42,000 | |||
9 | 39,000 | 42,500 | |||
10 | 40,000 | 43,500 | |||
11 | 40,000 | 44,000 | |||
12 | 40,000 | 45,000 | 50,000 | ||
13 | 40,000 | 45,500 | 50,500 | ||
14 | 40,000 | 46,500 | 51,500 | ||
15 | 40,000 | 47,000 | 52,000 | ||
16 | 40,000 | 48,000 | 52,500 | 58,000 | |
17 | 40,000 | 48,500 | 53,500 | 58,500 | |
18 | 40,000 | 49,500 | 54,000 | 59,000 | |
19 | 40,000 | 50,000 | 54,500 | 60,000 | |
20 | 40,000 | 51,000 | 55,500 | 60,500 | 66,000 |
21 | 40,000 | 51,500 | 56,000 | 61,000 | 66,500 |
22 | 40,000 | 52,500 | 56,500 | 61,500 | 67,000 |
23 | 40,000 | 53,000 | 57,500 | 62,500 | 68,000 |
24 | 40,000 | 54,000 | 58,000 | 63,000 | 68,500 |
25 | 40,000 | 54,500 | 58,500 | 63,500 | 69,000 |
26 | 40,000 | 55,500 | 59,500 | 64,000 | 69,500 |
27 | 40,000 | 56,000 | 60,000 | 65,000 | 70,000 |
28 | 40,000 | 57,000 | 60,500 | 65,500 | 71,000 |
29 | 40,000 | 57,500 | 61,500 | 66,000 | 71,500 |
30 | 40,000 | 58,500 | 62,000 | 66,500 | 72,000 |
31 | 40,000 | 59,000 | 62,500 | 67,500 | 72,500 |
32 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 63,500 | 68,000 | 73,000 |
33 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 64,000 | 68,500 | 74,000 |
34 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 64,500 | 69,000 | 74,500 |
35 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 65,500 | 70,000 | 75,000 |
36 | 60,000 | 66,000 | 70,500 | 75,500 | |
37 | 60,000 | 66,500 | 71,000 | 76,000 | |
38 | 60,000 | 67,500 | 72,000 | 77,000 | |
39 | 60,000 | 68,000 | 72,500 | 77,500 | |
40 | 60,000 | 68,500 | 73,000 | 78,000 | |
41 | 60,000 | 69,500 | 73,500 | 78,500 | |
42 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 74,000 | 79,000 | |
43 | 60,000 | 70,500 | 75,000 | 80,000 | |
44 | 60,000 | 71,500 | 75,500 | 80,000 | |
45 | 60,000 | 72,000 | 76,000 | 80,000 | |
46 | 60,000 | 72,500 | 76,500 | 80,000 | |
47 | 60,000 | 73,500 | 77,500 | 80,000 | |
48 | 60,000 | 74,000 | 78,000 | 80,000 | |
49 | 60,000 | 74,500 | 78,500 | 80,000 | |
50 | 60,000 | 75,500 | 79,000 | 80,000 | |
51 | 60,000 | 76,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
52 | 60,000 | 76,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
53 | 60,000 | 77,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
54 | 60,000 | 78,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
55 | 60,000 | 78,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
56 | 60,000 | 79,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 | |
57 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
Notwithstanding the above table, two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of thirty-four thousand pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty-six feet or more.
§ 304.180, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 8406, A.L. 1943 p. 663, A. 1949 S.B. 1113, A.L. 1951 p. 695, A.L. 1957 p. 624, A.L. 1963 p. 417, A.L. 1965 p. 489, A.L. 1967 p. 412, A.L. 1983 H.B. 539, A.L. 1985 H.B. 157 merged with H.B. 330, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1948, A.L. 2001 S.B. 244, A.L. 2008 S.B. 930 & A.947, A.L. 2012 S.B. 470 merged with S.B. 568 merged with S.B. 631, A.L. 2013 H.B. 103, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1190, A.L. 2015 S.B. 12, A.L. 2017 S.B. 8 merged with S.B. 222 merged with S.B. 225, A.L. 2018 S.B. 683 merged with S.B. 881, A.L. 2020 H.B. 1963, A.L. 2022 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2023 H.B. 202 merged with S.B. 138