NationMaster - Encyclopedia: GVWR

A gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is the estimated total weight of a road vehicle that is loaded to capacity, including the weight of the vehicle itself plus fuel, passengers, cargo, and other miscellaneous items such as extra aftermarket parts. In the United States, two important GVWR numbers are 6,000 pounds (2,721 kg) and 8,500 pounds (3,856 kg). Vehicles over 6,000 pounds are restricted from many city roadways (though there is some dispute about whether this restriction is for actual weight or GVWR), and vehicles over 8,500 pounds do not have to display a Monroney sticker. Weight is the force exerted upon an object by virtue of its position in a gravitational field. ... A road is a strip of land, smoothed or otherwise prepared to allow easier travel, connecting two or more destinations. ... Vehicles are non-living means of transport. ... For the workstation, see SGI Fuel. ... A passenger is a person using but not operating an airplane, train, bus or other mode of transport. ... Cargo is a term used to denotes goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or lorry. ... Aftermarket (automotive), the term aftermarket can refer to the addition of non-factory parts, accessories and upgrades to a motor vehicle. ... Officially the pound is the name for at least three different units of mass: The pound (avoirdupois). ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... In the United States, all new automobiles are required to include an official form listing certain information about the car; this window sticker is commonly called a Monroney sticker in the industry, named after Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney, the Oklahoma senator who sponsored the Automobile Information Disclosure Act of 1958. ...

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating - Fr (572 words)
	The GVWR includes the net weight of the vehicle, plus the weight of passengers, fuel, cargo and any accessories added to the vehicle after purchase.
	The GVWR is a safety standard used to prevent overloading.
	Exceeding the GVWR by excessively overloading your vehicle is illegal, unsafe and can reduce the service life of the vehicle.

Gross vehicle weight gvw (1086 words)
	A company that modifies a vehicle to increase the GVWR must ensure the GVWR is increased in accordance with the original manufacturer's written recommendations, or within the load-carrying capacity of the vehicle's components, when the completed vehicle is loaded for its intended use.
	This is an expensive option for light truck owners and because of the criteria associated with increasing a vehicle's GVWR, it may be difficult to find a facility willing to do the work.
	When a vehicle is licensed, the owner pays a licensing fee based on the weight they plan to carry and tow.

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