{"data":{"id":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-4944","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"75 Pa.C.S. § 4944","heading":"Maximum wheel load.","body":"No motor vehicle or combination shall, when operated upon a highway, have a weight upon any one wheel in excess of 800 pounds for each nominal inch of width of tire on the wheel. Special mobile equipment may be authorized to carry up to 1,000 pounds per nominal inch of tire width subject to the issuance of a permit by the department.","path":["Title 75 - VEHICLES","PART IV VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS","CHAPTER 49 SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD","SUBCHAPTER C MAXIMUM WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=75\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=49\u0026sctn=44\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 75 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:49Z","sha256":"105dd042477f7ee0c27e5aee29354e66f3caea34fa6d3a6e2bf6a58488ed7007","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-4943","next":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-4945"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}