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Registered Gross Weight (RGW) refers to the total gross weight that a Truck is licenced to carry (Truck + Load).
Typically, the cost to purchase a licence for a Truck is based on an RGW proposed by the Trucks Owner.
In general, the RGW amount should not exceed the Allowable Gross Weight (AGW) or a combination of Truck, trailer(s) and load(s).
If a Truck can be used in combination with one or more trailers, the Truck must be registered to allow for the maximum load carried by any expected combination of truck, trailer(s) and load(s).
Allowable Gross Weight (AGW) is the weight that a Truck can carry as determined by the physical characteristics of the Truck.
Examples of the physical characteristics used to determine the AGW are: number of drive axles, distance between drive axles, number of steering axles, amount of weight that can generated on the steering axles.
The Allowed weight is the lesser of the RGW and the AGW.
During Weigh Operations, if the value of the Allowed weight is 0 (in other words RGW and AGW are both 0) it will be ignored.