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Legal Weight Shipments
The Bridge Formula Weights Calculator provides a convenient way to determine the maximum allowable weight that any set of axles on a motor vehicle may carry on the Interstate highway system.
Weight Permits
Century Express possesses Virginia State weight permits (international containerized cargo) to maximize your payloads and to deliver bottom-line savings in your transportation budget.
- Virginia
- 20′ to 87,000 lbs. (links to PDF file)
- 40′ to 93,000 lbs. (links to PDF file)
- Tri-Axle (links to PDF file)
- North Carolina
OCEMA Chart
Permits aside, the table below details the recommended cargo weights for international shipments by The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association (OCEMA).
|
U.S. Pounds |
Kilos |
|
|
20’ DRY on “slider chassis” |
39,200 |
17,780 |
|
20’ DRY on “TRI AXLE slider chassis” |
44,000 |
19,960 |
|
20’ REEFER on “slider” chassis |
34,900 |
15,830 |
|
20’ REEFER on “TRI AXLE slider chassis |
39,700 |
18,010 |
|
40’ DRY (H = 8ft 6in) on standard GN chassis |
44,000 |
19,960 |
|
40’ High Cube (H = 9ft 6in) on standard GN chassis |
43,700 |
19,820 |
|
40’ REEFER (H = 8ft 6in) on standard GN chassis |
39,800 |
18,050 |
|
40’ High Cube REEFER (H = 9ft 6in) on standard GN Chassis |
39,300 |
17,830 |