Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1916 (2026)

Trucks and truck tractors.

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§ 1916. Trucks and truck tractors.

(a) General rule.--

(1) The annual fee for registration of a truck or truck tractor shall be determined by its registered gross weight or combination weight in pounds according to the following table:

Registered Fees

Class	Gross or Combination Weight in Pounds	Fiscal Year 2013-2014	Fiscal Year 2014-2015	Fiscal Year 2015-2016	Fiscal Year 2016-2017	Fiscal Year 2017-2018
1	5,000 or less	$58.50	$60	$60	$62	$62
2	5,001 - 7,000	81	83	83	86	86
3	7,001 - 9,000	153	158	158	164	164
4A	9,001 - 10,000	198	204	204	212	212
4B	10,001 - 11,000	198	204	204	212	212
5	11,001 - 14,000	243	263	283	303	323
6	14,001 - 17,000	288	312	336	359	383
7	17,001 - 21,000	355.50	385	414	443	473
8	21,001 - 26,000	405	438	472	505	539
9	26,001 - 30,000	472.50	511	550	589	628
10	30,001 - 33,000	567	614	661	707	754
11	33,001 - 36,000	621	672	723	775	826
12	36,001 - 40,000	657	711	765	820	874
13	40,001 - 44,000	697.50	755	813	870	928
14	44,001 - 48,000	751.50	813	875	937	999
15	48,001 - 52,000	828	896	965	1,033	1,101
16	52,001 - 56,000	882	955	1,028	1,100	1,173
17	56,001 - 60,000	999	1,081	1,164	1,246	1,329
18	60,001 - 64,000	1,111.50	1,203	1,295	1,387	1,487
19	64,001 - 68,000	1,165.50	1,262	1,358	1,454	1,550
20	68,001 - 73,280	1251	1,354	1,457	1,561	1,664
21	73,281 - 76,000	1,597.50	1,729	1,861	1,993	2,125
22	76,001 - 78,000	1,633.50	1,768	1,903	2,038	2,173
23	78,001 - 78,500	1,651.50	1,788	1,924	2,060	2,196
24	78,501 - 79,000	1,669.50	1,807	1,945	2,083	2,220
25	79,001 - 80,000	1,687.50	1,827	1,966	2,105	2,244

(2) A portion of the registration fee for any truck or truck tractor in Classes 9 through 25 shall be deposited in the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account within the Motor License Fund according to the following table:

Classes	Amount Deposited in Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account
9-12	$ 72
13-17	108
18-20	144
21-25	180

(3) A registration fee for a motor carrier vehicle in excess of 17,000 pounds shall be refunded if the vehicle is stolen or demolished and the vehicle has a nonrepairable certificate or certificate of salvage. The refund shall be prorated based on the number of months the vehicle was operational.

(4) In the case of apportioned registrations, only the fees paid for the Commonwealth portion of the fees shall be eligible for a refund.

(b) Optional registration.--Any vehicle falling within the range of weights for Classes 1 through 4, inclusive, shall notwithstanding any gross vehicle weight stamped on the manufacturer's serial plate, be registered, upon request of the person making application for registration, at the maximum allowable gross or combination weight for the particular weight class within which the gross vehicle weight determined by the manufacturer causes such vehicle to fall.

(Feb. 15, 1980, P.L.12, No.8, eff. imd.; June 18, 1980, P.L.229, No.68, eff. 60 days; Dec. 8, 1982, P.L.842, No.234, eff. Apr. 1, 1983; July 13, 1987, P.L.303, No.56, eff. imd.; Apr. 17, 1997, P.L.6, No.3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Dec. 23, 2002, P.L.1982, No.229, eff. 6 months; Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Nov. 4, 2016, P.L.1277, No.165)

2016 Amendment. Act 165 added subsec. (a)(3) and (4), effective in 90 days as to the addition of subsec. (a)(3) and 60 days as to the addition of subsec. (a)(4).

2013 Amendment. Act 89 amended subsec. (a). See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations.

1997 Amendment. See section 20 of Act 3 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to additional revenue from fee increases.

Cross References. Section 1916 is referred to in sections 1904, 1926, 1926.2, 9511.11 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1985–1988 · leading case: Am. Tr. Associations v. Scheiner, 509 A.2d 838 (Pa. 1986).

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Am. Tr. Associations v. Scheiner, 509 A.2d 838 (Pa. 1986). · cites it 2× “Section 1 of Act 234, however, simultaneously amended section 1916(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1916(a), and beginning with the weight class upon which the Axle Tax is first imposed (twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds), reduced the annual Pennsylvania truck registration…”

Am. Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Bloom, 487 A.2d 465 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1985). “Section 1 of Act 234, however, simultaneously amended Section 1916(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1916(a), and, beginning with the weight class upon which the Axle Tax is first imposed {viz, 26,001-30,000 pounds), reduced the annual, Pennsylvania truck registration fees…”

Am. Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Bloom, 487 A.2d 468 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1985). “See Section 2 of Act 68 amending Section 1916(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1916(a). Notwithstanding the vague “deemed” 6 language of Section 2102(b), the issue is whether the Legislature *350 intended to, and actually did, incorporate the $25.”

Commonwealth v. Barrett, 544 A.2d 1014 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1988). “Under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1916 the maximum weight at which the truck tractor could have been registered was 79,001 to 80,000 pounds, resulting in a registration fee of $945.”

— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1916(a) — 3 cases

Am. Tr. Associations v. Scheiner, 509 A.2d 838 (Pa. 1986). “Section 1 of Act 234, however, simultaneously amended section 1916(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1916(a), and beginning with the weight class upon which the Axle Tax is first imposed (twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds), reduced the annual Pennsylvania truck registration…”

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