load capacity; carrying capacity
Technical term used in engineering, logistics, and transportation to describe the maximum load a vehicle, structure, or system can handle.
This truck has a load capacity of 5 tons.
Vehicles exceeding the bridge's carrying capacity cannot pass.
積載量 refers to the actual load amount or weight being carried, while 積載能力 is the maximum capacity.
Compound of 積載 (loading) and 能力 (ability/capacity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern technical compound.