No, a ton is 2000 lbs or 1000kg, you’re using ton as 1000 lbs. Max US ordinary large truck loading is 80k lbs, or 40 tons. (Source, I trained as a civil engin

No, a ton is 2000 lbs or 1000kg, you’re using ton as 1000 lbs. Max US ordinary large truck loading is 80k lbs, or 40 tons. (Source, I trained as a civil engineer. Units in us practice were all over the place, but kip was generally the one that got used the most.)