{"id":33870,"date":"2024-04-14T21:26:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=33870"},"modified":"2025-01-07T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T01:02:06","slug":"you-received-a-fine-for-being-overweight-on-one-or-more-axles-why-and-what-can-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/you-received-a-fine-for-being-overweight-on-one-or-more-axles-why-and-what-can-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"You received a fine for being overweight on one or more axles. Why, and what can you do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working out how much your truck can weigh on each axle is complex and, if you get it wrong, you can receive a fine if CVST weighs your truck. Most people who receive fines have either been given the wrong information, they don&#8217;t know how to calculate the maximum weights, or they don&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/course\/axle-weights-vdam-calculations-training\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/axle-weights-and-vehicle-dimensions-and-mass-vdam.jpg\" alt=\"Axle weight limits - how to calculate them\" class=\"wp-image-33871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/axle-weights-and-vehicle-dimensions-and-mass-vdam.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/axle-weights-and-vehicle-dimensions-and-mass-vdam-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, how do you know the maximum weight your truck can weigh when you&#8217;re loaded?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can&#8217;t tell by looking at it, counting the axles, reading the certificate of loading or the truck&#8217;s data plate, or looking at the figures on NZTA&#8217;s website. There are four things you need to look at to calculate your own maximum weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The axle and axle group limits as per the certificate of loading<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The axle and axle group limits as per the vehicle dimensions and mass rule (VDAM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The tare weight of the vehicle and the gross vehicle mass (GVM) or gross combination mass (GCM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The type of tyres you are using.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you have this information, you can calculate the maximum weight based on the tyre guidance supplied by NZTA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are running high-productivity motor vehicles (HPMV) they can run heavier, but must meet certain requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn about this so that you don&#8217;t receive another fine, the axle weight limits are explained in the course mentioned above. This is a short course that could save you thousands of dollars in fines and delays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working out how much your truck can weigh on each axle is complex and, if you get it wrong, you can receive a fine if CVST weighs your truck. Most people who receive fines have either been given the wrong<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/you-received-a-fine-for-being-overweight-on-one-or-more-axles-why-and-what-can-you-do\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heavy-vehicle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33870"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33874,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33870\/revisions\/33874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}