Weight limitations of vehicles.
Reno Administrative Code § 6.14.020
in effectSec. 6.14.020. - Weight limitations of vehicles.
Except as otherwise provided in sections 6.14.040, 6.14.080, 6.14.090, and NRS 484.769, no vehicles shall be operated or moved upon any public street, highway or alley within the city, except upon the following conditions:
(a) The maximum weight on any single axle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds.
(b) The maximum weight on any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds.
(c) The maximum weight on any tridem axle shall not exceed 42,000 pounds.
(d) The maximum allowable weight for a single vehicle is 80,000 pounds.
(e) The maximum allowable weight for a combination of vehicles is 80,000 pounds.
(f) Every vehicle, whether operated singly or in a combination of vehicles, must comply with the following:
1. The total gross weight with load imposed on the street, highway or alley by any group of two or more consecutive axles or a vehicle or of a combination of vehicles where the distance between the first and last of the two or more consecutive axles is 18 feet or less, shall not exceed that given for the respective distance in the following table:
Distance in Feet Between First and Last Axles of Group | Allowed Load in Pounds on Group of Axles
4 | 32,000
5 | 32,000
6 | 32,200
7 | 32,900
8 | 33,600
9 | 34,300
10 | 35,000
11 | 35,700
12 | 36,400
13 | 37,100
14 | 43,200
15 | 44,000
16 | 44,800
17 | 45,600
18 | 46,400
2. Except as to any street or highway which is part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as described in subsection (d) of Section 103 of Title 23 U.S.C., the total gross weight with load imposed on the street, highway or alley by any vehicle or combination of vehicles where the distance between the first and last axles is more than 18 feet shall not exceed that given for the respective distances in the following table:
Distance in Feet | Allowed Load in Pounds
18 | 46,400
19 | 47,200
20 | 48,000
21 | 48,800
22 | 49,600
23 | 50,400
24 | 51,200
25 | 55,250
26 | 56,100
27 | 56,950
28 | 57,800
29 | 58,650
30 | 59,500
31 | 60,350
32 | 61,200
33 | 62,050
34 | 62,900
35 | 63,750
36 | 64,600
37 | 65,450
38 | 66,300
39 | 68,000
40 | 70,000
41 | 72,000
42 | 73,280
43 | 73,280
44 | 73,280
45 | 73,280
46 | 73,280
47 | 73,280
48 | 73,280
49 | 73,280
50 | 73,280
51 | 73,280
52 | 73,600
53 | 74,400
54 | 75,200
55 | 76,000
56 (or over) | 76,800
(Code 1966, § 8.52.020; Ord. No. 6052, § 1, 8-20-08)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT6VETR_CH6.14TRRE_S6.14.020WELIVEFetched: 11/1/2026