Its now easier than ever to find Ontario laws. the Ministry should refer to allowable weights for commercial vehicle guidelines that existed in the 1960s. (1) The semi-trailer in designated tractor-trailer combinations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 15, the trailer in designated truck-trailer combinations 2 and 4 and designated trucks 3 and 5 must bear their original compliance labels and comply with subsections (2) and (3). The semi-trailer has two axle units: a single self-steer axle (in front) and a tandem axle (in the rear). An overhanging boom of a rear-facing crane that extends 1.0 metre or less past the rearmost point of the truck is exempt from the dimensional limit for Effective Rear Overhang (12). 16/14, s. 20; O. Reg. 413/05, s.19; O.Reg. The semi-trailer has three axle units: two single self-steer axles in front and a tridem axle in the rear. 228/19, s. 18. O.Reg. Stay up to date on technology, regulations and trucking life. Capacity. O.Reg. 1) self-steer axle (load equalized): 6,500 kg, 2) self-steer axle (not load equalized): 5,750 kg, 3) quadruple axle (load equalized): 26,000 kg, 4) quadruple axle (not load equalized): 23,000 kg, iii. Tag Axle 10 kg combined tire widths in mm, Tag Axle (vehicle manufactured before July 1, 2011) 11 kg combined tire widths in mm, Drive Axle 10 kg combined tire widths in mm, Single Drive Axle (Dual Tires) on Urban Transit Bus not equipped with a tag axle: 11,400 kg. And the controls must be limited to the forward self-steering axle on a semi-trailer, while in the case of a truck they can control a self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle. O. Reg. SCHEDULE 2 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 2 TRACTOR SELF-STEER TRIAXLE SEMI-TRAILER. Lead Tractor or Truck and drawn Tractors or Trucks: O.Reg. 457/10, s.13. 228/19, s. 8. If the mto or the ontario government is looking for revenue they should be looking into tagged plates on trailers over two axles. 167/12, s.2(1). wheel cut means the number of degrees the wheels of a self-steering axle are capable of turning in either direction from the straight ahead position. Latest News Regulations CTA, Teamsters Canada, call for specific actions against Driver Inc. fleets The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Teamsters Canada have joined together in calling for specific enforcement action against Driver Inc. fleets that misclassify employees as independent contractors. The trailer has two axle units composed of a single, non-liftable self-steer axle ahead of a tandem axle. 34.0.1 (1) For the purposes of clause 110.1 (2) (d) of the Act, a permit may be issued under subsection 110.1 (1) of the Act in respect of any of the following vehicles, if the vehicle was manufactured prior to January 1, 2017: 3. Common sense is all thats required the easy fix is reduce the allowable carrying capacity on commercial vehicles subjected to heavy loading conditions. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 23 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. If the drive axle is a single axle, it may form a two axle group with a tag axle to the rear. 16/14, s. 21; O. Reg. The CTEA reinforced its support for SPIF regulations late yesterday, in a letter to Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney. 16/14, s. 17; O. Reg. 8/16, s. 4; O. Reg. Weight - The front axle weight must be at least 27 per cent of the tri-drive. (4) In the case of designated tractor-trailer combination 7, the smart lift axle technology must prevent the lifting of only the second or third axle or only both second and third axles of the quadruple axle. (a) containing the notation SPIF, signifying that the truck or trailer is safe, productive and infrastructure-friendly and was converted to meet the specifications of this Regulation; (b) identifying the company authorized under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) to apply a national safety mark, the foreign manufacturer registered under that Act or the authorized dealer of either of them, that converted the truck or trailer; and. My work truck is a 1996 Ford Louisville and was converted to flat bed. O.Reg. 35. The life axle is far greater to use in cities and towns for many reasons. 457/10, s.28. Or put a grant to keep smaller companies who cant buy new trucks and then allow 50 % cost grant to upgrade. 15. 2. tridem axle means a triple axle as defined in section 114 of the Act that does not include a self-steering axle and that has the same number of tires at each wheel position, and includes an axle unit that is equipped with a device for altering the weight transmitted to the highway surface. O.Reg. ii. This is a moderated forum. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 10 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. (3) A permit described in subsection (1) is valid until the later of. Let it work itself out. Smart lift axles. 10. 435/08, s.2. Ontario Axle Regulations FRONT AXLE MAXIMUM (LOWEST OF A, B AND C) Feature Weight Limit a) by manufacturer's axle rating or default i. GAWR (if verified), or ii. 368/17, s. 4; O. Reg. triaxle with reference to a trailer, means a trailer with a single self-steer axle in the front and a tandem axle in the rear; twin-steer tandem axle truck means a 4-axle truck with a front tandem axle and a rear tandem drive axle. 457/10, s. 29; O. Reg. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. 6. ii. 5 to 10, Track Width tridem axle trailer with single tires built before 2010, Track Width tridem axle trailer with single tires built after 2009, Track Width tridem axle all other trailers, other Axle Maximums (lowest of a, b and c). O.Reg. 457/10, s.5(2). 413/05, s.12 (3); O.Reg. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) 457/10, s.20. 167/12, s. 4; O. Reg. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limits for Effective Rear Overhang (12) and Tandem Axle Track Width (35) do not apply if the truck was built before July 1, 2011. The total length, including load, exceeds the 23 metre limit specified in subsection 109 (7) of the Act. (c) on a semi-trailer containing a quadruple axle, of the quadruple axle. O.Reg. 413/05, s.14 (5); O.Reg. If the trailer has a manufacturers gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 kilograms, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (11), Inter-vehicle-unit Distance (13) and Track Width (19) do not apply. The axle group weight for a quadruple axle in a designated tractor-trailer combination 6 or 7 is that specified in the corresponding Schedule instead of the axle group weight for a four axle group referred to in clause 117 (1) (c) of the Act. 457/10, s.13. 413/05, s.12 (1); O.Reg. But the vehicle option requires an independent switch that also activates the four-way flashers at the same time. The sum of the weights of the converter dolly axle and the second trailer axles must not exceed the sum of the weights of the tractor drive axles and the lead semi-trailer axles. 228/19, s. 25. O.Reg. After December 31, 2015, a trailer that forms part of a tractor-trailer combination with two trailers, if both trailers were manufactured before 2006. Single Drive Axle (Dual Tires) on Urban Transit Bus: 11,400 kg. (d) any designated truck-trailer combination that includes a trailer that was manufactured after August 31, 2007. (c) indicate the gross vehicle and axle weight ratings. (6)-(8) Revoked: O.Reg. 16/14, s. 6; O. Reg. 457/10, s.10 (2). 457/10, s.3; O. Reg. 167/12, s.8; O. Reg. SCHEDULE 1 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 1 TRACTOR FIXED AXLE semi-trailer. Dump truck drivers are hitting a wall of safety concerns as they push Ontario to relax new rules long in the works requiring rigs more than 15 years old to get expensive new axles or cut . The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 228/19, s. 4. 368/17, s. 6; O. Reg. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (11), Effective Rear Overhang (12), Inter-vehicle-unit Distance (13), Track Width (19), and Box Length (20) do not apply if the trailer was built before 2011. It may not be able to be certified for spit even though spif is installed. In response to the manufacturers difficulties, the ministry will defer enforcement of the regulations governing the in-cab emergency override controls until Nov. 1, 2020. We use cookies to make your website experience better. O.Reg. O.Reg. O.Reg. Overall refers to the total combination. composed of a designated truck, other than Designated Truck 1, and a self-steer triaxle pony trailer. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if one of the standards described in that subsection exempts the rearmost trailer in a combination described in subsection (5) from having a rear impact guard. SCHEDULE 18 DESIGNATED BUS 3 ARTICULATED BUS. 457/10, s.14 (3). Before January 1, 2021, a truck, bus or recreational vehicle, if the truck, bus or recreational vehicle was manufactured before July 1, 2011. Designated Truck 6 is a 4-axle truck with a front single axle and a rear tri-drive axle. 16/14, s. 9; O. Reg. This is a mistake to impose laws that one day you are safe and next day your not. O.Reg. If there is a trailer converter dolly, it has a single axle and the second semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. Safety on our highways and roadways are tantamount to the transportation iindustry. The appropriate Vehicle Weight Table from Vehicle Weight Tables 1 to 29 applies to a non-designated vehicle or combination to which section 22 applies. Also since I can't find the info on MTO site does anyone know if we're allowed to have a lift control in the cab or just an automatic drop when the weight hits it. 457/10, s.11. (1) In designated tractor-trailer combinations 2 and 9, if the axle spread of the tandem axle of the semi-trailer exceeds 1.85 metres, the designated combination must be equipped with an automatic device that locks the self-steering axle in the straight ahead position when the combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 10 except that the self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 8. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a tandem or tridem axle. The override controls would give drivers extra traction when needed, but only under strictly defined conditions. 457/10, s.25. The front axle unit is a single axle with single tires. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 15 is a combination composed of a tractor and a hinged single semi-trailer. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 3. the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. Cargo must not span the hinge of the trailer if secured to both portions of the trailer. 167/12, s.12; O. Reg. In 2005, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation released a study that determined non-steering lift axles caused about $300 million in annual damage to the provinces roads and bridges. 62,500 kg, if the base length is 19.25m or more, the inter-vehicle-unit distance is 3.6m or more, and front axle weight is less than 6,000 kg. (1) The rearmost trailer of any designated tractor-trailer combination that is a long combination must be equipped with a rear impact guard meeting the requirements of subsection (2) if. The column heading Ref refers to a reference number associated with a dimension of the designated vehicle or combination. (b) a full trailer attached to the semi-trailer as if a trailer converter dolly were used and towed from a single hitch, as shown in Figure 1, on the centre line of the semi-trailer; aggregate vehicle means a vehicle or vehicle combination that is designed for dumping or spreading sand, gravel, crushed or uncut rock, asphalt, slag or rubble or any mixture of such materials and that is transporting a load consisting mostly of any of these materials; axle spread means the longitudinal distance between the centres of the foremost and rearmost axles of an axle unit; B-train double means a vehicle combination composed of a tractor and two semi-trailers, the rearmost of which is attached by a fifth wheel assembly whose lower half is mounted on the rear of the foremost semi-trailer, as shown in Figure 2; base length means the distance measured between the centres of the first axle of the front axle of a vehicle or vehicle combination and the last axle of a vehicle or vehicle combination; C-train double means a vehicle combination consisting of a tractor and two semi-trailers, the second of which is attached to the first by a trailer converter dolly that has a frame rigid in the horizontal plane and that is towed from two hitches located in a horizontal transverse line on the foremost semi-trailer that preclude any rotation in the horizontal plane about the hitch point, as shown in Figure 3; carbon dioxide tank semi-trailer means a tank semi-trailer that is used regularly to transport carbon dioxide, was manufactured to Transport Canada specification TC331 or United States Department of Transportation specification MC331 and bears the appropriate specification number on the compliance label or manufacturers identification plate affixed to the vehicle; combination and vehicle combination mean a combination of vehicles; cryogenic tank semi-trailer means a tank semi-trailer that was manufactured to United States Compressed Gas Association specification CGA341 or Transport Canada specification TC341 and bears the appropriate specification number on the compliance label or manufacturers identification plate affixed to the vehicle; designated bus or recreational vehicle, when followed by a number, means the designated bus or recreational vehicle identified by the same number in the Table to section 3.1; designated tractor-trailer combination, when followed by a number, means the designated tractor-trailer combination identified by the same number in the Table to section 3; designated truck, when followed by a number, means the designated truck identified by the same number in the Table to section 3.2; designated truck-trailer combination, when followed by a number, means the designated truck -trailer combination identified by the same number in the Table to section 3.3; drawbar means a towing structure that is connected to a trailer or a trailer converter dolly and that includes an eye or equivalent device for coupling to a trailer hitch; drive axle means an axle unit that is connected to the power source of a motor vehicle and that transmits tractive power to the wheels; end dump semi-trailer means a semi-trailer to which is permanently attached a body or box that is hinged and that can be raised to dump from the rear of the semi-trailer; fifth wheel assembly means a plate-type coupling device comprised of a kingpin, locking jaws and plates, the lower half of which is mounted on the rear portion of a vehicle frame or the frame of a trailer converter dolly and the upper half of which is fastened to the underside of the forward portion of a semi-trailer for the purpose of supporting and towing the semi-trailer; forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle means an axle that articulates in response to forces generated through mechanisms and linkages operated by the driver, but does not include the front axle of a vehicle or vehicle combination; full trailer means a trailer designed so that the whole of its own weight and of any load are carried on its own axles and includes a vehicle combination consisting of a semi-trailer and a trailer converter dolly; inter-axle spacing means the longitudinal distance separating two consecutive axle units within a vehicle or vehicle combination, measured from the centre of the rearmost axle of the foremost axle unit to the centre of the foremost axle of the other axle unit; inter-vehicle-unit distance, for a vehicle combination, means, (a) the distance between the centres of the last axle of the motor vehicle or road building machine and the first axle of the towed vehicle, and. 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