Construction of such a development involves numerous access routes for vehicles up to 38 tonnes gross axle weight along tracks overlying open mine voids and the potential for danger to life and limb is paramount.
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The federal gross weight limit for a Class 8 truck is ( combined weight of truck, trailer, and cargo ) with axle weights limited to ( steering axle ) and ( tandem axles ).
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These could limit vehicle axle weights and speeds-a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour ( mph ) is often associated with the Light Railways Act but no speed limit is specified in the Act.
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Florida also allows for a load to be shifted ( e . g ., moved from the front towards the rear of the vehicle ) for the vehicle to comply with axle weight limits, without penalty.
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A CMV may exceed the bridge formula limits ( or gross weight and its axle weight limits ) by up to if the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary power unit ( APU ) or idle reduction technology.
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The body, which exploits large aluminium extrusion technology, has substantial modularity and allows for extremely low axle weight, whilst fully respecting the highest safety standards, and allows the best exploitation of the space with different loading gauges.
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Additionally, the maximum front gross axle weight rating ( GAWR ) is increased by about 10 percent, from 4, 600 lb ( 2087 kg ) to a class-leading 5, 000 lb ( 2268 kg ).
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;Lift axle : An air-powered axle that may be raised or lowered to the ground to provide greater load-carrying capacity, or to comply with axle weight requirements ( see also Federal Gross Weight Bridge Formula ).
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This addressed a perception that the free use of roads was unfairly subsidising the railway's competitors, through the introduction of an additional axle weight duty within the VED in order to charge commercial motor vehicles for the costs they generated.
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A single axle truck scale or axle weighing system can be used to check individual axle weights and gross vehicle weights to determine whether the vehicle is safe to travel on the public highway without being stopped and fined by the authorities for being overloaded.
