FMCSA has now published the final rule regarding the definition of Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR). The Final Rule is effective April 18, 2014. The Final Rule sets the definition of GCWR as: Â§ 390.5 Definitions. Gross combination weight rating (GCWR) is the greater of: (2) The sum of the gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWRs) or the gross vehicle weights (GVWs) of the power unit and the towed unit(s), or any combination thereof, that produces the highest value. Exception: The GCWR of the power unit will not be used to define a commercial motor vehicle when the power unit is not towing another vehicle.
Get to know the installation. Fast Facts. Location: USAG BENELUX/SHAPE-ChiÃ¨vres is located in Belgium, about 25 miles from the nearest city Mons. The Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is located in Casteau Belgium, about 45 miles southwest of Brussels, the capitol.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Allied Command Operations. Since 1967 it has been located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons, but it had previously been located, from 1953, at Rocquencourt, next to Versailles, France. From 1951 to 2003, SHAPE was the headquarters of Allied Command Europe, ACE. Since 2003 it has been the headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO), controlling all NATO operations worldwide.