(a) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed twenty thousand pounds.
(b) For the purpose of this article an axle load shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers are included between two parallel transverse vertical planes forty inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 17C. Traffic Regulations and Laws of the Road
Article 17. Size, Weight and Load
§17C-17-3. Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles
§17C-17-4. Height and Length of Vehicles and Loads
§17C-17-5. Special Load Limits
§17C-17-6. Loads to Be Securely Fastened and Not Allowed to Leak, Escape, etc.
§17C-17-6a. Vehicles Transporting Compressed Gas Containers
§17C-17-7. Trailers and Towed Vehicles
§17C-17-8. Single-Axle Load Limit
§17C-17-8a. Tandem-Axle Load Limit for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
§17C-17-9a. Gross Weight of Vehicles and Loads
§17C-17-11. Permits for Excess Size and Weight
§17C-17-11c. Designating an Industrial Road; Setting Weight Limits
§17C-17-11d. Establishing Maximum Road Highway Weights
§17C-17-12. When State Road Commission or Local Authorities May Restrict Right to Use Highways
§17C-17-13. Liability for Damage to Highway or Structure
§17C-17-14. Penalties for Violation of Weight Laws; Impounding Vehicles