39:3-82 - Tires on commercial vehicles, tractors and motor-drawn vehicles; distribution of load; fine for violation of section - New Jersey Statutes

39:3-82.  Tires on commercial vehicles, tractors and motor-drawn vehicles; distribution of load;  fine for violation of section
    No commercial motor vehicle or tractor not equipped on all wheels with pneumatic tires shall be used on the public highways, unless there is attached to the chassis, in plain view, a metal plate giving information as follows: Maker's name, number, motor number, weight of vehicle in pounds, allowable load in pounds, gross weight in pounds and maximum speed in miles per hour.

    The size of tires on all commercial motor vehicles or motor-drawn vehicles shall be determined on the maximum width of rubber, and the load shall be so distributed that there shall not be more than eight hundred pounds per inch in width of tire on any one wheel.

    A person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding  one hundred dollars.  In default of the payment thereof, imprisonment in the  county jail for a period not exceeding ten days shall be imposed.