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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 430<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68738,"section_number":"46.2-1139","catch_line":"Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1139\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229577,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83278,"identifier":"46.2-1043.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/4\/46.2-1043.1","url":"\/46.2-1043.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1043.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/4\/46.2-1043.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tire loading","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1043.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person shall operate for a commercial purpose a truck<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> with tires on any highway<\/span> in the Commonwealth if any officer authorized to enforce overweight vehicle<\/span> laws<\/span> determines upon weighing such truck<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> that any such tire carries a weight greater than 125 percent of that marked on the sidewall of the tire.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not apply to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Any vehicle<\/span> that is being operated under the terms of a permit issued under Article 18 (§ 46.2-1139<\/a> et seq.) and is being operated at a reduced speed as required by the permit to compensate for the tire loading in excess of the manufacturer’s rated capacity for the tire; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any vehicle<\/span> having a gross vehicle<\/span> weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Any manufactured home<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any vehicle<\/span> not required to be registered. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIRE LOADING (\u00a7 46.2-1043.1)\n\nNo person shall operate for a commercial purpose a truck, trailer, or\nsemitrailer with tires on any highway in the Commonwealth if any officer\nauthorized to enforce overweight vehicle laws determines upon weighing such\ntruck, trailer, or semitrailer that any such tire carries a weight greater than\n125 percent of that marked on the sidewall of the tire.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not apply to:\n\n1. Any vehicle that is being operated under the terms of a permit issued under\nArticle 18 (§ 46.2-1139 et seq.) and is being operated at a reduced speed\nas required by the permit to compensate for the tire loading in excess of the\nmanufacturer’s rated capacity for the tire;\n\n2. Any vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more;\n\n3. Any manufactured home; or\n\n4. Any vehicle not required to be registered.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, c. 430.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}