NRS 484D.640
Limitations on weight for vehicle used by licensed hauler of garbage and refuse.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a vehicle used by a licensed hauler of garbage and refuse may be operated or moved upon a public highway, if the weight of the vehicle does not exceed:

(a)

On a single axle, 22,000 pounds; or

(b)

On a tandem axle, 40,000 pounds.

2.

A vehicle must not be operated or moved upon a highway within the designated interstate system, if the weight of the vehicle exceeds:

(a)

On a single axle, 20,000 pounds;

(b)

On a tandem axle, 34,000 pounds; or

(c)

On any group of two or more consecutive axles, the values set forth in the following formula: W=500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] wherein:

(1)

W equals the maximum load in pounds carried on any group of two or more consecutive axles computed to the nearest 500 pounds;

(2)

L equals the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles; and

(3)

N equals the number of axles in the group under consideration.

3.

As used in this section, “licensed hauler of garbage and refuse” means a person who holds the licenses and permits required to operate a business of collecting and disposing of garbage and refuse. The term includes a person who is licensed to operate a business of collecting recyclable materials.

Source: Section 484D.640 — Limitations on weight for vehicle used by licensed hauler of garbage and refuse., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-484D.­html#NRS484DSec640.

484D.600
Prohibited acts concerning size or weight of vehicle 484D.605
Height of vehicle: Maximum heights with load 484D.610
Height of vehicle: Maximum ground clearance 484D.615
Length of vehicle: Restrictions 484D.620
Length of vehicle: Penalty. 484D.625
Authorized movement of vehicle on public highway in excess of limits on size and weight 484D.630
Operation of motor vehicle exceeding its declared gross weight unlawful. 484D.635
Maximum weight of vehicle on any axle or per tire 484D.640
Limitations on weight for vehicle used by licensed hauler of garbage and refuse. 484D.645
Limitations on weight for vehicle used by regional transportation commission or its contractor to provide public mass transportation 484D.650
Measurement of distance between axles. 484D.655
Reduction of maximum weight limits: Authority and duties of Director of Department of Transportation 484D.660
Applicability of limits on weight to federal highways 484D.665
Certain larger vehicles prohibited from traveling on State Route 159 484D.670
Exemption for traction engine and tractor 484D.675
Enforcement by law enforcement agencies 484D.680
Fines for violations of limits on weight. 484D.685
Maximum width of vehicle 484D.690
Maximum width of bus. 484D.695
Maximum width of recreational vehicle. 484D.700
Maximum width of trailer, semitrailer, special mobile equipment or equipment for construction or maintenance of highway. 484D.705
Width of load of loosely piled agricultural products 484D.710
Applicability of limits on width to federal highways. 484D.715
Permit for movement of oversized manufactured or mobile home or similar structure: Requirements 484D.720
Permit for movement of oversized manufactured or mobile home or similar structure: Additional requirements and conditions 484D.725
Permit to operate or move vehicles with oversized loads. 484D.730
Contents of application for permit. 484D.735
Continuous and multiple trip-limited time permits: Maximum weight per axle 484D.740
Carrying and inspection of permit.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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