gross weight of a vehicle is the weight of the vehicle and all load, not an empty weigh
The empty weight of a vehicle is the total weight minus the net weight. This is used to determine the cost of things that pay by weight.
Tare is the empty weight of a cargo vehicle.
The empty vehicle weight of your 1998 Chevy Cheyenne step side pickup truck is stated as 4374 pounds. The empty vehicle weight does not include any fluids or accessories.
The gross weight of a vehicle is the laden (loaded) weight. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is the maximum gross weight the vehicle is rated for. The opposite of this would be the tare weight, which is the empty weight of the vehicle.
Volume inside of a container or transportation vehicle. If the weight of the container or vehicle is known, you can weigh it and determine the weight of the load.
The purpose of getting a tare weight on a vehicle is to measure the weight of the goods in the vehicle. The tare weight is the weight of the empty vehicle so it is simply subtracted from the total weight to find the weight of the goods inside.
Max allowed weight - tare (empty) weight = permissible payload weight.
That depends on what the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of the vehicle is, and what the vehicle weighs empty (tare weight).
GVWR is the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. This is the weight of an empty vehicle plus the maximum carrying capacity of the vehicle recommended by the manufacturer
Tare weight is the weight of the empty vehicle or container. Please see the link.
The sticker on the vehicle's door jam will have the gross (maximum) weight. To find how much weight you can add to the vehicle, you can find the curb weight (car empty) on the title; subtract from gross weight.