Maximum axle load definition
Maximum axle load means the maximum value, as indicated by the manufacturer, of the total vertical force between the contact surfaces of the tyres or tracks of one axle and the ground and resulting from the part of the vehicle mass supported by that axle; this load may be higher than the "authorized axle load" laid down by the national administration. The sum of the axle loads may be greater than the value corresponding to the total mass of the vehicle;
Maximum axle load means the maximum value, as indicated by the manufacturer, of the total vertical force between the contact surfaces of the tyres or tracks of one axle and the ground and resulting from the part of the vehicle mass supported by that axle; this load may be higher than the "authorized axle load" laid down by the national administration. The sum of the axle loads may be greater than the value corresponding to the total mass of the vehicle.
Maximum axle load means the gross weight of vehicle and load imposed by any axle upon the road surface.
More Definitions of Maximum axle load
Maximum axle load. , in relation to a vehicle, means the weight of the vehicle (including its load and the weight of the axle and wheels) borne by any axle of the vehicle;
Maximum axle load means the maximum value, as indicated by the manufacturer, of the total vertical force between the contact surfaces of the tyres or tracks of one axle and the ground and resulting from the part of the vehicle mass supported by that axle; this load may be higher than the "authorized axle load" laid down by the national administration. The sum of 1 As defined in the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3.), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.6, para. 2 - ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/transport/standards/transport/vehicle- regulations-wp29/resolutions. the axle loads may be greater than the value corresponding to the total mass of the vehicle;
Maximum axle load means the maximum value, as indicated by the manufacturer, of the total vertical force between the contact surfaces of the