Regulated Vehicles
In
general, vehicles in federal vehicle identification number (VIN) gross
vehicle weight classes 4,5,6,7 or 8 weigh over
14,000 pounds and are subject to the 5 minute idling restrictions
unless one or more of the regulation’s exceptions apply. The
regulation does not apply to
heavy equipment not required to be licensed as a
vehicle, such as construction equipment.
VIN Gross Vehicle Weight Classes
Class 4 (14,001 to 16,000 pounds)
Class 5 (16, 001 to 19,500 pounds)
Class 6 (19,501 to 26,000 pounds)
Class 7 (26,001 to 33,000 pounds)
Class 8 (33,001 to 150,000 pounds)
Delivery trucks, service body trucks such as utility trucks, beverage trucks, school buses, bucket trucks, rack trucks, some large motor homes, home-fuel trucks, garbage trucks, tow trucks, furniture trucks, transit buses, inter-city tour buses, tanker trucks, dump trucks, tractor trailer rigs
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Class 7
Class 8
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