NC 20-118. - NC 20-118.

§ 20-118. Weight of vehicles and load. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1), (2) Repealed by Session Laws 2018-142, s. 5(b), effective December 14, 2018. (3) Axle group. - Any two or more consecutive axles on a vehicle or combination of vehicles. (4) Gross weight. - The weight of any single axle, tandem axle, or axle group of a vehicle or combination of vehicles plus the weight of any load thereon. (5) Light-traffic roads. - Any highway on the State Highway System, excepting routes designated I, U.S. or N.C., posted by the Department of Transportation to limit the axle weight below the statutory limits. (6) Single axle weight. - The gross weight transmitted by all wheels whose centers may be included between two parallel transverse vertical planes 40 i...