Are you overweight? Not personally, but what about your truck? Is your payload pushing the limit? Might your truck be exceeding its gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)?GVWR is the weight your truck was built to safely carry. For a Class 7 vacuum truck it might be 33,000 pounds. Exceed that weight and you could pay a fine or face criminal charges. Being overweight strains your engine, drivetrain, brakes, axles, springs, tires and frame.Brian Amthor, marketing director for Amthor International in Gardiner, New York, says a truck with a 10,000-pound front axle and 23,000-pound rear axle should not exceed 33,000 pounds.“If
