NRS484D.640. Limitations on weight for vehicle used by licensed hauler of garbage and refuse.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a vehicle used by a licensed hauler of garbage and refuse may be operated or moved upon a public highway, if the weight of the vehicle does not exceed:

      (a) On a single axle, 22,000 pounds; or

      (b) On a tandem axle, 40,000 pounds.

      2.  A vehicle must not be operated or moved upon a highway within the designated interstate system, if the weight of the vehicle exceeds:

      (a) On a single axle, 20,000 pounds;

      (b) On a tandem axle, 34,000 pounds; or

      (c) On any group of two or more consecutive axles, the values set forth in the following formula: W=500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] wherein:

             (1) W equals the maximum load in pounds carried on any group of two or more consecutive axles computed to the nearest 500 pounds;

             (2) L equals the distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two or more consecutive axles; and

             (3) N equals the number of axles in the group under consideration.

      3.  As used in this section, “licensed hauler of garbage and refuse” means a person who holds the licenses and permits required to operate a business of collecting and disposing of garbage and refuse. The term includes a person who is licensed to operate a business of collecting recyclable materials.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1693; A 1993, 1415; 2005, 75)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.748)