Don’t Push the (GVWR) Limit

Exceeding your truck’s GVWR payload capacity can strain the drivetrain and suspension, and lead to cracks in the vacuum tank

By Ed Wodalski
June 22, 2015

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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...

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