Freight forwarders and fleet operators calculate the payload limit as the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) minus the tare weight of the empty vehicle—the result is the maximum cargo mass the vehicle may legally carry.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload_(vehicle)
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