General Freight Weight Check

General freight use only

Enter a known cargo weight or total your freight by quantity and weight per item. Add operating equipment tare to screen gross weight.

1. Operating equipment tare

Weight units

All equipment, cargo and limit weight fields use this unit. Results are shown in pounds.

Truck / trailer or combination IDSaved equipment combinations

How is your empty equipment weight recorded?

Operating tare (lb)

Include the driver, fuel, trailer when used, and carried equipment once. For a straight truck, use its known operating tare. Account for residue or other carried material; do not count it again as new cargo.

Save / update this equipment combination

Weight last verifiedVerification source

Saves the total operating tare, verification date and source on this device. It does not save a load or create a carrier account.

2. Cargo weight

Freight weight entry

Known total cargo weight (lb)

Cargo only, not loaded truck gross. Include all carried cargo and packaging not already in operating tare.

Verified equipment payload limit (lb) — optional

Use the lowest applicable verified net cargo rating for your equipment. This is not an assumed trailer capacity or a road permit.

3. Gross screening limit

Choose the basis

A lower bridge, route, registered weight or equipment limit may apply. This calculator does not determine those limits or axle distribution.

Before you roll

A result below the gross screen is not dispatch approval. Use an actual loaded scale ticket and your carrier’s process.

Verify actual axle weights, axle spacing and bridge limits.
Confirm equipment and tire ratings, load distribution, the authorized route and applicable permit conditions.
Verify cargo securement, load placement, floor loading and trailer ratings. This tool does not calculate axle distribution or a securement plan.
If a weight is unknown, a limit is exceeded or a document does not match, stop and contact Dispatch / Safety.

How the calculation works

Estimated road gross = operating equipment tare + total cargo weight.

In item mode, each quantity is multiplied by its weight per item, then additional packaging is added once. In known-weight mode, enter total cargo mass directly.

The general Interstate gross screen starts at 80,000 lb. Bridge limits can require a lower weight. This tool does not calculate axle or bridge compliance, or select a state permit.

Official FHWA weight and bridge guidance ↗