Vehicle Weight Ratings Explained (GVWR, GCWR, GAWR, GTWR) with HaulGauge founder Michael Hall

Founder of HaulGauge, Michael Hall, explains the various weight ratings that can be found on the stickers in your door jamb and in your owners manual:

- Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
- Gross Combined Weight Rating
- Gross Axle Weight Rating
- Gross Trailer Weight Rating

He also explains why you need to look for your Gross Combined Weight Rating instead of simply adding the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and Gross Trailer Weight Rating.

Share your thoughts in the comments below!

[freeinhabitant]

wow, it's Ray Romano talking about vehicle weight ratings!!
Thanks for the info.

[jonathancabrera]

is it me? or manufacturers don't want you to know quickly and accurately how much you can tow so you end up busting all kinds of parts?

[philadv]

People! Stop complain about the music, at list he did a video and helped others... TkS for the video Sr!!!!

[rawblow]

Hey thanks buddy! Now all i have to do is watch this maybe 100 more times and i might be able to figure it out!

[bocfat]

Not simple to know what a vehicle can tow if you don't have the manual, this was a very helpful video that really helps clarify

[maz]

Next time get rid of the music, it’s harder to hear you.

[JoshuaCarvalho]

Thanks for breaking this down so quickly and clearly. You did it better than anyone else I could find on YT

[singerdancerlaugher]

Front GAWR, Rear GAWR - Gross axle weight rating

Tire loading - total weight you can add to the vehicle

GCWR - maximum that the vehicle, anything in it, and anything attached to it can weigh

GTWR - max tow rating (with vehicle empty and only the driver inside).

[JG-noqr]

where do you find the friggin curb weight? I’m trying to jack up cars and need to know which ones my jack can lift.

[MichaelRHead-zvzf]

You literally told us about everyone except the one I needed the GVWR If you did explain it I'm sorry I missed it but that's the one I needed.

[DavidStewart-npcj]

It's simple:
a Dodge/Chevy1500 Truck can HAUL 1, 500 pounds MAX and the manufacturer allow 5, 000 trailer with it...
OR it can TOW 10, 000 pounds MAX and the manufacturer allow 500 pounds of cargo to go with...BUT NOT BOTH (give or take 1-2k pounds for cab, , bed gear ratio, drivetrain/powertrain configurations). If you do both you are well over the GCWR

[hdms]

All this vehicle weight stuff is about as simple & straightforward as your yearly Federal Tax return.

[JoaquinSanchez-dbgk]

What about GAWR? I know it's Gross Axle Weight Rating, but that includes the weight of the car? For example my truck has in the door sticker that my GAWR is 3800 should I then subtract the wight of the truck and cargo and fuel and all that?

[MrRxac]

Thanks. This video helps me understand GV, GC, GTWR, Xyz, etc in preparation for my CDL written test. One thing is for sure, folks, Federal Agencies such as DOT or TSA do not make things easy for the public to understand as to ensue our lives safer. GCWR should be noted at our vehicular door jams instead of the owners' manual. Washington is full of overpaid and political appointed Number Crunchers wasting our hard-earned tax money. Incidentally deleting the music from this video would calm our anxiety in learning, Mr.Hall.

[jeremymcmichael]

The 1750 Is that the combined weight with the truck and the trailer?

[barbmccoy]

So, I can't locate the GCWR for my vehicle anywhere... it's not in the owner's manual, it's not on a sticker, it's not on some website or chat on the web. I've come across many, many chats and forums where other people are also trying to find it, but to no avail. NOBODY KNOWS!!! Is there a way I can estimate it?

[candacedouglas]

So we have a 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3L V8 Crew Cab 2WD. We are wanting to get a travel trailer and trying to determine how much weight we can pull. Our specs from the sticker on the door of our truck. Curb Wt=4982, GVWR= 6900, GCWR=15000. So what we figured was our Gross Vehicl Wt= Vehicle 4982+Passengers 500+fuel 144+Cargo 200= 5826 so we are good and under our GVWR of 6900. So does this mean that if I subtract my GVW of 5826 from the GCWR of 15000 which comes out to 9174. Is that the max weight I can tow? The trailer I want to purchase has a dry weight of 7069lbs and a GVWR 8815.

[holyscience]

im just now learning about GVWR and i was wondering if you know how to change the GVWR from a 33, 000 rating down to a 26, 000 rating so i can avoid getting a cdl

[fasteddie]

The actual weight of the truck + the actual payload weight + the actual trailer weight = Combined Vehicle Weight. Is that correct?
My Trucks GCVWR is 10, 000 lbs
The Truck weight - 6, 500 lbs
The Payload weight - 3, 000 lbs
The Trailer weight - 5, 700 lbs Over the GCVWR (- 5, 200 lbs) is that correct?

[STEAMBOLTANNIE]

IF MY TRUCK GVWR IS 7000 AND THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING INCLUDING HITCH WEIGHT.... AND MY TRAILER DRY WEIGHT IS 6400 DO I ADD THESE TWO TOGETHER?... MY MAX TOWING CAP ON MY TRUCK IS 13200???