Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 484D.635. Maximum weight of vehicle on any axle or per tire; exceptions

(a) The maximum weight on any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds.

(b) The maximum weight on any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds.

(c) The maximum weight per tire, measured by pounds per inch of tire width, does not exceed 600 pounds per inch for a steering axle and 500 pounds per inch for all other axles.

(d) Except for a steering axle and axles that weigh less than 10,000 pounds, each axle has at least four tires if the tire width of each tire on the axle is less than or equal to 14 inches. If the maximum weight per tire does not exceed 500 pounds per inch of tire width, an axle may be equipped with tires that have a width of more than 14 inches.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the maximum overall gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles does not exceed the values set forth in the following formula: W=500 [LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] wherein:

(a) Powered primarily by one or more electric motors or by an engine fueled primarily by natural gas may exceed the limits of this section by not more than 2,000 pounds.

(b) Equipped with idle reduction technology, including, without limitation, an auxiliary power unit, may exceed the limits of this section by not more than 550 pounds.

(a) “Auxiliary power unit” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 16104.

(b) “Idle reduction technology” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 16104.

(c) “Tire width” means the width set by the manufacturer of the tire and inscribed on the sidewall of the tire.