New California Law for Out of State Trucks and RV's

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Chris1529

What is the GVW of most 3500 trucks? 10-12K? or are they going by what you have it licensed for?

Being California, they will probably leave it to the discretion of law enforcement. A Ram 4500 is 16500.

[GUMP]

Wouldn't GVW include the trailer. My Chevrolet 3500 has a 25,000 lb tag.

[pmrphil]

Originally Posted by GUMP

Wouldn't GVW include the trailer. My Chevrolet 3500 has a 25,000 lb tag.

That would depend on which state it's registered in. Yeah, screwy, right? In CT you can't have the truck registered for any more (or less) than the factory sticker shows for GVW. Any trailer has the GVW on it's own.

[63corvette]

I know first hand CA Highway Patrol sometimes uses the tire weight ratings on each tire on the roadway and adds those up for a gross weight of the vehicle no matter what it the vehicle registered for.
That seems a little crazy however it is CA.
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

[Greg Reimer 7376]

About ten or so years ago, I entered a freeway which for once was moving pretty fast- the speed limit or faster, and about half way down the ramp was a sign that read, Survey Party. I was probably wide open throttle the I passed the sign, and there was a small table set up off to the side with two guys sitting there, looking pretty legit. My vehicle was my 91 Chevy 1500 pick up, 5.7 liter TBI engine, pure stock and all. About two weeks later,I got a letter from the state informing me that my vehicle, the before described truck, was observed at that location, on ramp and all, and that it was excessively exceeding emissions and instructing me to get it repaired. It wasn't a citation, no deadline, but the thing that stood out in my mind was that there was no indication of an emission check or anything else other than the falsely labeled survey party. Face it, here's government lying again, doing what it does best. Next time that a smog inspection was required for a registration renewal, it still passed with flying colors. Now, what good is a government that lies to its constituency? What would happen if we did that to them? What kind of treasonous reaction would they do in response to our gross anarchy? Also, if your big rig is registered out of state and you ignore all their correspondence and never bring it back out here, just what are they going to be able to do about it? Good question that deserves an answer.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

Also, if your big rig is registered out of state and you ignore all their correspondence and never bring it back out here, just what are they going to be able to do about it? Good question that deserves an answer.

I once got a court summons in Wisconsin for speeding (they are very strict). Before I left the state, I tried meeting with the DA. He would not see me. I paid the ticket by mail along with a letter stating why I couldn't travel from NC to Wisconsin over a speeding ticket. The result was a letter from the NC DMV telling me that if I got one moving violation within 12 months, they would revoke my license....

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

Being California, they will probably leave it to the discretion of law enforcement. A Ram 4500 is 16500.

Discretion of the state? An oxymoron if there ever was one.

[Jack Zimmerman]

The GVWR of a vehicle is the maximum allowable loaded weight of the vehicle which includes the curb (empty) weight of the vehicle plus all passengers and cargo AND the trailer tongue weight if there is any. The weight of the trailer itself is figured into the mix as a part of the Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) of the vehicle which is the allowable total weight of the connected truck and trailer. If you tow a trailer, the GCW is also the weight that the truck needs to be registered for in a lot of states in order to be legal.

[mopacltd]

Either way, I will not be visiting the golden state again!

[Brett C]

And this is the head quarters of the National Hot Rod Association????