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What is the difference between unloaded vehicle weight and gross vehicle weight?
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Unloaded weight is just what it implies. The vehicle with no occupants and no load. A gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is the maximum allowable total weight of a road vehicle when loaded - i.e including the weight of the vehicle itself plus fuel, passengers, cargo, and trailer tongue weight.
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What is the difference between basic operating weight and dry operating weight?
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What is the difference between curb weight and gross vehicle weight?
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What is the difference between curb weight MT and curb weight AT?
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What is the difference between semi floating and full floating rear ends?
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In calibrating a scale the word tare means what?
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What is the difference between gross vehicle weight and gross vehicle weight rating?
Gross Vehicle Weight is what a vehicle weighs at any given time. If you drove onto a scale you would see your present Gross Vehicle Weight. It can change depending on what you have in the vehicle (gas, passengers, cargo) and the tongue weight (the weight the tongue of a trailer places on your hitch) of any trailer you may be towing. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is the maximum allowable total weight of a your vehicle when loaded - i.e including the weight of the vehicle itself plus fuel, passengers, cargo, and trailer tongue weight. It is considered unsafe to exceed your vehicles GVWR and may void your warranty. Curb Weight is what a vehicle weighs when empty.
What is the mass of a Semi-Truck?
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Delivery truck with 10500 gvw how much weight can it hold?
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Why as a ship in harbour is being unloaded it slowly rises in higher?
the ship floats because its weight per volume (density) is less than water. When unloaded its weight is less and Archimedes principle says a body is equal in weight to the weight of the water it displaces; less weight displaces less water so ship rises
What is the difference between an alluminium and Iron block engine?
weight. the aluminum block is lighter therefore it uses less fuel and the vehicle is faster.
How much does an Unloaded truck weight versus a car?
12000
