Nevada's heavy freight is mining. Metal mines work at Carlin, Elko, Battle Mountain, Eureka, Crescent Valley and Golconda, with a cement plant at Fernley and industrial-mineral pits at Gabbs and Goodsprings. Intermodal ramps run at Las Vegas and Reno, liquid-bulk terminals at Sparks and Fernley, and rail yards at Reno, Elko, Winnemucca and North Las Vegas.
A Western Star haul truck off a Carlin job, a Kenworth day cab out of Reno, a Freightliner sleeper running through Las Vegas or a Ram dually out of Elko are handled the same way: send us photos and details, an offer comes back, and if it works we'll come to you, buy it remotely, or you can bring it to us.
Nevada’s trucking industry is a growing logistics state with Reno emerging as a major West Coast distribution hub and Las Vegas driving strong freight demand.
Over ten thousand pounds, it is chains or nothing
On a highway posted for traction devices this state does not leave it to judgement. Under NAC 484D.235 and NAC 484D.240 a vehicle at or under 10,000 lb gross may use traction devices, chains or snow tyres — but a vehicle above 10,000 lb MUST use tyre chains. Not snow tyres. Chains, on at least two driving wheels and at least two braking wheels of any trailing vehicle fitted with brakes. Most of what we buy is over 10,000 lb, so it is the hard half of that rule that applies; the permissive limb is for the lighter end, a pickup or a service body.
NAC 484D.235 and NAC 484D.240, authority NRS 484D.515–.525.
The table reaches 129,000 lb, and then the federal system takes it away
The same trucks run under an axle-group table that goes a very long way up. NAC 484D.455 runs from 34,000 lb at 4 feet to 129,000 lb — nine or more axles from 101 feet, eight axles from 110, seven from 118. Underneath it NRS 484D.635 sets 20,000 lb on a single axle and 34,000 lb on a tandem, with 600 lb per inch of tyre width on steering axles and 500 lb elsewhere, plus 2,000 lb for a primarily electric vehicle and 550 lb for idle-reduction technology.
NAC 484D.455; NRS 484D.635 and NRS 484D.660.