MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT PER RA NO. 8794

Based on the maximum allowable axle load of 13,500 kgs.

TRUCKS/TRAILERS DESCRIPTION MAX. ALLOWABLE

GVW (In kgs.)

TRUCK WITH
CODE 1 - 1 2 AXLES
16,880
(6 WHEELS)

CODE 1 - 2 TRUCK WITH TANDEM

REAR AXLE 27,250
3 AXLES (10 WHEELS)

CODE 1 - 3 TRUCK WITH TANDEM

REAR AXLE 29,700
4 AXLES (14 WHEELS)

TRUCK SEMI-TRAILER
CODE 11 - 1 WITH 3 AXLES
(10 WHEELS) 30,380
 TRUCK SEMI-TRAILER
CODE 11 - 2 WITH 4 AXLES
(14 WHEELS) 30,380

TRUCK SEMI-TRAILER
CODE 12 - 1 WITH 4 AXLES
(14 WHEELS)
30,380

TRUCK SEMI-TRAILER
CODE 12 - 2 WITH 5 AXLES
(18 WHEELS)
37,800

TRUCK-TRAILER
CODE 11 - 3 WITH 2 AXLES
AT MOTOR VEHICLE 30,378
+ &
3 AXLES AT TRAILER
(18 WHEELS)

CODE 11 - 11 TRUCK-TRAILER
WITH 2 AXLES
AT MOTOR VEHICLE 30,378
&
2 AXLES AT TRAILER
(14 WHEELS)
 CODE 11 - 12 TRUCK-TRAILER
WITH 2 AXLES
AT MOTOR VEHICLE 36,900
&
3 AXLES AT TRAILER
(18 WHEELS)

TRUCK-TRAILER
CODE 12 - 3 WITH 3 AXLES
AT MOTOR VEHICLE 41,000
&
3 AXLES AT TRAILER
(22 WHEELS)

TRUCK-TRAILER
CODE 12 - 11 WITH 3 AXLES
AT MOTOR VEHICLE 37,800
&
2 AXLES AT TRAILER
(18 WHEELS)

TRUCK-TRAILER
CODE 12 - 12 WITH 3 AXLES
41,000
AT MOTOR VEHICLE
&
3 AXLES AT TRAILER
(22 WHEELS)
 PENALTY FOR OVERLOADING

LTO or its deputized officer shall require the owner of truck or trailer which is
loaded in excess of the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight (GVW) to pay a
penalty in the amount equivalent to twenty five percent (25%) of the MVUC
applicable to the vehicle at the time of infringement, provided that the penalty
shall be waived for loadings exceeding the GVW by a tolerance of less than five
percent (5%) and that no vehicle shall be permitted to proceed on the roadway if
either a dual-wheel axle load exceeds 13,500 kgs or the vehicle load exceeds one
hundred fifty percent (150) of the maximum allowable GVV. (Article 1 Section 7
Paragraph C Implementing Rules & Regulations of RA 8794)