WAC 296-865-30020. Truck and trailer loads

You must make sure all loads transported on trucks or trailers are: (1) Properly secured and distributed; and (2) Limited to a safe operating load for the: (a) Condition of the roadway; and (b) Capacity of the bridges, trestles, and other structures. Note: The commercial motor vehicles unit of the Washington state patrol determines how much weight can be carried on a vehicle by factoring manufacture limitations, number of axles, and other variables. For more information: 1. See RCW 46.44.041 , Maximum gross weights—Wheelbase and axle factors; or 2. Contact the commercial motor vehicles unit of the Washington state patrol at Trucks@wsp.wa.gov .