Many different sizes, materials, and lid configurations are available. Choose which style and brand you need based on the following pages of materials and size. Choose which performance level you need based on the load ratings in the following tables.
| Class Vehicle | GVW (lb) | Max Wheel Load (lb) | Design Load | Test Load | Specification | Load Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedestrian/Greenbelt Light Duty |
Pedestrian | 300 lb/ft | ASTM C 857 | A-0.3 | |||
| Pedestrian | 3000 lb | ANSI/SCTE 77 | Light Duty Pedestrian | ||||
| Pedestrian | 850 lb | 2200 lb | Telcordia GR-902 | Greenway | |||
| Passenger Vehicle | 6000 | 2400 | 2000 lb | 4340 lb | | Ped, Greenway Category 1 |
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| Non-deliberate Traffic Medium Duty  |
Light Duty Truck, up to Class 3 | 14000 | 5600 | 5000 | 7500 | ANSI/SCTE 77 | Tier 5 |
| 8000 | 12000 | Tier 8 | |||||
| 3900 | 10400 | Telcordia GR-902 | Pedestrian/Light Duty Incidental | ||||
| Medium Duty Truck, up to Class 5 | 19500 | 7800 | 7800 | 20800 | Telcordia GR-902 | Non-Continuous Traffic | |
| 8000 | 17360 | ANSTM C 857 | A-8 | ||||
| 8000 | 17360 | WUC, Guide 3.6 | Non-Continuous Traffic, Category 2 | ||||
| Meduim Duty Truck, up to Class 7 | 33000 | 13200 | 15000 | 22500 | ANSI/SCTE 77 | Tier 15 | |
| Non-deliberate Heavy Traffic Heavy Duty  |
Heavy Duty Truck, up to Class 8 | 40000 | 16000 | 16000 | 34720 | ANSTM C 857 | 1-16 |
| 22500 | 33750 | ANSI/SCTE 77 | Tier 22 | ||||
| 16000 | 34720 | WUC, Guide 3.6 | In should or parking area outside traffic lane, Category 3 | ||||
| Continuous Roadway Traffic Traffic Related  |
Vehicles up to Class 8 | 40000 | 16000 | 16000 | 45136 | ANSTM C 857 | A-16 |
Load Ratings are Determined by the Lowest Component Rating
Traffic Rated products require steel covers to meet Traffic Rating Standards. Other cover options will meet Heavy Duty Standards.
The Rural Utility Service (RUS) is a department of the US Department of Agriculture organized to facilitate rural developments. You will find Oldcastle Enclosure Solutions brand enclosures conform to the RUS “Tamper Resistant” fastener design for buried pedestals found listed by code and group.
The “Test Load” term is used in ANSI/SCTE 77-2010 to designate the minimum load that an enclosure must be able to sustain to qualify for a particular performance rating. The term is synonymous with (minimum) Failure Load. It should be noted that within the ANSI/SCTE 77-2010 specifications, the “Test Load” is 1.5 x the Design Load. Some specifications and Operating Companies select higher multiple or Safety Factor for Proof of Design Load.