                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MAXIMUM TANDEM AXLE WEIGHT, GENERALLY (§ 46.2-1125)

The tandem axle weight of any vehicle or combination shall not exceed 34,000
pounds, and no one axle of such tandem unit shall exceed the weight permitted
for a single axle. Furthermore, the weight imposed on the highway by two or more
consecutive axles, individually attached to the vehicle and spaced not less than
forty inches nor more than ninety-six inches apart, shall not exceed 34,000
pounds and no one axle of such unit shall exceed the weight permitted for a
single axle.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-334; 1952, c. 454; 1956, cc. 141, 476; 1958, c. 541,
§ 46.1-339; 1962, c. 84; 1964, c. 354; 1974, c. 145; 1981, c. 187; 1982, c.
671; 1983, c. 515; 1987, c. 695; 1989, c. 727.