[Redbob]

80K lbs would be no problem for an American-made Class 8 truck - but it would be illegal in many states, 80K lbs being the max allowable GVW.
Places like Michigan and Illinois (notice their roads!) allow 150K lbs or so for intra-state travel.

[crz]

Mich allows 164,000 lbs max. Depending on axle configuration. Better roads overall here than in Wisconsin where its 80,000 lbs. Although I would like to see it lowered to 125,000 max. Kinda hard to stop one of them when some idiot pulls out right in front of you in a car.

[Fabozz]

"80K lbs would be no problem for an American-made Class 8 truck - but it would be illegal in many states, 80K lbs being the max allowable GVW."

I don't think you'd have a problem getting out of the ticket, though. "What's that, officer? My rig's overloaded? Gosh, we can't have that—why don't you take one of these bricks and then we'll see whether I'm still overweight."

[wcbtinman]

80K of cargo would be way over gross weight for a class 8 truck, and would probably break a few a bunch of parts if you tried to move it, especially over the kinds of roads they have in Iraq.

US trucks typically haul around 45 thousand in cargo weight for an all up weight of 80,000lbs.

I haven't seen the truck involved, but it is possible to haul this much weight with several additional axles, and other specialized equipment.

[lewislynn]

80K lbs would be no problem for an American-made Class 8 truck - but it would be illegal in many states, 80K lbs being the max allowable GVW.

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