Nebraska Truck Weight Limits

How much a truck can weigh in Nebraska

Nebraska's Interstate limit is the federal 80,000, but you can hit 95,000 with an Interstate Use Permit (Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,294). Off the Interstate there is no flat 80,000 cap. Run over 80,000 without a permit as long as every axle and group is legal under the bridge formula and you are registered for the weight. Single axle 20,000, tandem 34,000.

Axles, off-Interstate, and permits

• Off the Interstate: No fixed 80,000 cap - divisible loads over 80,000 run without a permit if legal on every axle and group under the bridge formula and registered for the weight
• Single axle: 20,000 lb (10,000 lb per wheel)
• Tandem axle: 34,000 lb
• With a permit: 95,000 lb on the Interstate via an Interstate Use Permit (divisible LCV). Natural-gas/electric trucks get +2,000 lb to 82,000; emergency vehicles 86,000 (Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,294)
• Off-Interstate a 6- or 7-axle rig legally grosses into the low- to mid-90,000s on axle spacing alone. Fines are percentage-over-gross and you are charged the greater of the gross or the axle-group violation. Natural-gas/electric +2,000 to 82,000; emergency vehicles 86,000.

Posted bridge and road limits

Cities, counties, and the state post lower limits on weak roads and bridges under Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,288 through 60-6,290, marked 'WEIGHT LIMIT __ TONS' (short tons). Posted wins over the legal max - you may not cross a bridge posted below your weight even at a legal 80,000. Damage a posted bridge and the carrier can be billed for the repair.

What running heavy costs

Percentage-over schedule (Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,296). Gross violations: 5% or less over = $25; over 5-10% = $100; over 10-15% = $200; over 15-20% = $350; over 20-25% = $600; over 25% = $1,000. Single-axle/group violations run steeper on the same percentage bands, topping out at $2,500 for more than 50% over. You pay the greater of the gross or axle violation.

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