Subject to the limitations imposed on wheel and axle loads by Section 63-5-27, and to the further limitations hereinafter specified, the total combined weight (vehicles plus load) on any group of axles shall not exceed the value given in the following table (Table II) corresponding to the distance in feet between the extreme axles of the group, measured longitudinally to the nearest foot, on those highways or parts of highways found by the Mississippi Transportation Commission to be suitable to carry such increased load limits from an engineering standpoint, and so designated as such by order of said commission entered on its minutes and published once each week for three successive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation in this state:
TABLE II Distance in Feet Betweenthe Extreme of Any Group of Axles Maximum Load in PoundsCarried on any Group of Axles 432,000 532,000 632,000 732,000 832,610 933,779 1034,942 1136,097 1237,246 1338,387 1439,522 1540,649 1641,770 1742,883 1843,990 1945,089 2046,182 2147,267 2248,346 2349,417 2450,482 2551,539 2652,590 2753,633 2854,670 2955,699 3056,722 3157,737 3258,746 3359,747 3460,742 3561,729 3662,710 3763,683 38 and greater64,650 maximum
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Moreover, in addition to the per axle weight limitations specified by Section 63-5-27, the maximum load carried on a combination of vehicles shall be subject to the following additional limitations: The maximum load carried on any group of two (2) axles shall not exceed twenty-seven thousand (27,000) pounds in instances where one or more of such axles is a driving axle (that is, an axle turned by the vehicle's engine power).
An axle group shall consist of any two (2) or more consecutive axles of any vehicle or combination of vehicles.