GVWR and gross vehicle weight are often thought to be the same – but they aren’t. A truck’s GVWR, or gross vehicle weight rating, is the maximum weight rating established by the chassis manufacturer.

Engineers are a precise bunch, and as such, the names they give to measurements are also precise and often explain exactly what they entail. At least in terms engineers can understand. But for us ...

Too much truck wastes resources and drives up ownership cost while too little truck compromises safety and increases downtime and maintenance costs. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) is ...

Often, GVWR and gross vehicle weight (GVW) are thought to be the same, but they are not. A truck’s GVWR is the maximum weight rating established by the chassis manufacturer. GVW is the total weight of ...

Companies with vehicle certification responsibilities are familiar with chassis gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) and gross axle weight ratings (GAWR), and their importance in the labeling portion ...

Back in November of last year, GM Authority exclusively reported that GM and Navistar were exploring jointly developing and producing a new Class 7 Truck, with a possible Chevrolet model becoming and ...

Have you ever wondered what all those letters and numbers mean on the door tag of your pickup truck? Have you ever overloaded your vehicle so that the rear axle was touching the bump stops? How do you ...

Learning the idiomatic differences among modern half-, three-quarter- and one-ton pickups is a rite of passage in becoming a truck enthusiast. We understand truck lingo, and we use its terms fluidly ...

Workhorse Custom Chassis has introduced a 16,000 lb. GVWR version of its W42 chassis. The platform is available with either a diesel or gas engine for companies using walk-in trucks in the package ...

As with ancient hieroglyphics, a pickup truck’s payload metrics can seem indecipherable; a language of numerical values lost to time. There’s GVWR, GCVWR, payload and towing rates, not to mention all ...