{"data":{"id":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-4948","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"75 Pa.C.S. § 4948","heading":"Maximum weight and seating capacity of buses.","body":"(a) Gross, axle and wheel weights.--No bus shall be operated upon any highway with a gross weight in excess of 73,280 pounds, or with a weight on any axle in excess of the lesser of the manufacturer's rated axle capacity or 22,400 pounds on any single axle. Buses operated upon interstate highways shall not have a weight on any axle in excess of 20,000 pounds. No bus shall be operated on a highway with a weight upon any wheel in excess of 800 pounds on any one wheel for each nominal inch of width of tire on the wheel.\n(b) Seating capacity load.--A bus shall not be operated on a highway with a load exceeding by more than 25% its registered seating capacity except when operated within a business or residence district. A child under the age of six years shall not be counted when computing the load on the bus.\n(c) Penalties.--Any person owning or operating a bus with a gross weight or with weight on any axle or wheel exceeding by more than 5% the maximum allowed in subsection (a) is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100. If the excess weight is more than 10% above the maximum weight allowed, the fine shall be $300. Any person in violation of subsection (b) is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100.","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=48\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 75 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:49Z","sha256":"e623025518ac417edf9148362749c8a560137cdc8283ccea7fb073dc874d02ee","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-4947","next":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-4949"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}