Around here, and im pretty sure it applies all over, the weight that the vehicle is registered for has nothing to do with the weight it can carry. When pulled over for a weight check by DOT they look at the GVWR. That number is what Ford says the truck is designed to carry, and that is the number that DOT will give you a ticket for being over.

Im not 100% positive that is the same over state lines, but i think that it would be. I dont think that ford would say it can only carry 6,000lbs and then the government comes along and says its good to 7,000lbs

As for transporting fluids. i wouldn't go over 250gallons in the back of a truck. If you want more, i would look at maybe a 500-750gallon tank on a trailer. If your gonna use a trailer, you might as well make it worth while and get as much as you can.

 

I'm quite sure that the weight ratings on trucks was one of the loopholes that guys with lifted truck exploited. Your max bumper height was more if your GVWR was more, so guys would have their trucks registered as being able to carry some massive amount so they could get away with their lifts.

Not sure on how this whole thing works though.

 

HEY WAMBA put that tank in your truck and go fill it up , you can stop at any gallons you want if you think your truck is squatting to much !! you have 4 miles to go its not like your doing 60 MPH in rush hour traffic !! i also haul my own water as i live out in the weeds and the water is not good to drink from a well , i have a double axle trailer with 1200 gallon tank on it and pull it with a 91 f-250 4x4 with 7.3 diesel and E4OD tranny 3.55 gears.
it works fine i did stack 2 sets of leaf springs in the rear and it rides like a buck board .
i am 15 miles away and nothing but farm fields and i travel around 30 MPH no need to be in a hurry !!

 

Nope. It's GVWR. 7000 is the lowest number for a truck plate, then there's 9000, 10000, 11000, 16,000, 20,000, and so on up to 80k.

I've never heard of anyone in Indiana getting weighed in a non-commercial vehicle, either, so I see plenty of guys in 3/4 or 1-ton trucks with 7000 lb plates. It used to be that the truck plate got you a seatbelt exemption, too, but that went away a few years back.

Jason

 

thanks for clearing that up. So does that mean he could weigh that little s10 down to 7000 and drive legally in IN?

 

you poor fallas lol joke. in wyoming they dont have that system you will not get weighed in a personal vehicle. it's nice hell if you are using a commercial vehicle for personal use you don't have to stop at weigh stations GOD i love it here. i didn't know they had anything anywhere else as far as the plate thing.

 

That I can't say for sure. However, there are other laws regarding loads and how they're secured and whether or not they're safe, so if someone loaded an S10 to 7k lbs and then broke down along the side of the road, a passing cop might cite him for a dangerous load. The problem is less likely to be in getting pulled over than in the event of an accident where an investigation might conclude that the safe operating limits of the vehicle were exceeded.

Jason

 

also true but to keep it on topic as i posted above ive hauled a 425 in my 89 f250 and it handles fine so long as i fill the tank. Nice safe load nowhere near toching the overloads on the springs. But, I don't know how a 500 gallon would be. Also if I had the cash I would just get a gooseneck trailer and haul 1000 gallons at once I borrowed a setup and did it once but my trailer brake controller was no good so haven't since but it hauled fine and I'm a trucker by profession so that's saying something.