(a) The gross weight imposed on the national system of interstate and defense highways by the wheels of a tandem-axle of a vehicle shall not exceed thirty-four thousand pounds.
(b) For the purpose of this article a tandem-axle load shall be defined as the total load transmitted to the road by two or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel transverse vertical planes spaced more than forty inches and not more than ninety-six inches apart, extending 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