Section 66-7-410 - Gross weight of vehicles and loads. - New Mexico Statutes

66-7-410. Gross weight of vehicles and loads.

A.     Subject to the limit upon the weight imposed upon the highway through any one axle as set forth in Section  66-7-409 NMSA 1978 and except as provided in Subsection D of this section, the total gross weight with load imposed upon the highway by any one group of two or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the gross weight given for the respective distance between the first and last axle of the group of axles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot as set forth in the following table:

  Distance in feet between first
and last axles of group Allowed load in pounds
on group of axles  4 34,320  5 35,100  6 35,880  7 36,660  8 37,440  9 38,220  10 39,000  11 39,780  12 40,560  13 41,340  14 42,120  15 42,900  16 43,680  17 44,460  18 45,240.   

B.     Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, the total gross weight with load imposed on the highway by any vehicle or combination of vehicles where the distance between the first and last axles is more than eighteen feet shall not exceed that given for the respective distances in the following table:

  Distance in feet between first
and last axles of group Allowed load in pounds
on group of axles  19 53,100  20 54,000  21 54,900  22 55,800  23 56,700  24 57,600  25 58,500  26 59,400  27 60,300  28 61,200  29 62,100  30 63,000  31 63,900  32 64,800  33 65,700  34 66,600  35 67,500  36 68,400  37 69,300  38 70,200  39 71,100  40 72,000  41 72,900  42 73,800  43 74,700  44 75,600  45 76,500  46 77,400  47 78,300  48 79,200  49 80,100  50 81,000  51 81,900  52 82,800  53 83,700  54 84,600  55 85,500  56 or over 86,400.   

C.     The distance between the centers of the axles shall be measured to the nearest even foot.  When a fraction is exactly one-half, the next larger whole number shall be used.

D.     The total gross weight with load limitations imposed by this section for any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be increased by four hundred pounds if the vehicle or combination of vehicles uses idle reduction technology.