37. TABLE OF DESIGNATED TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATIONS, Tractor Self-steer 5-Axle Semi-trailer (1-3-1), Tractor Self-steer 5-Axle Semi-trailer (1-1-3), Tractor Self-steer 6-Axle Semi-trailer (1-4-1), Tractor Self-steer 6-Axle Semi-trailer (1-1-4), Tri-drive Tractor Fixed Axle Semi-trailer, Tri-drive Tractor Self-steer Triaxle Semi-trailer, Tri-drive Tractor Self-steer Quad Semi-trailer, Stinger-Steer Tractor Semi-trailer Auto or Boat Carrier. If the drive axle is a single axle, it may form a two axle group with a tag axle to the rear. O.Reg. 2. 3.2 The Table to this section sets out seven trucks that are designated trucks if the vehicle meets the configuration description in the correspondingly numbered Schedule and complies with the dimensional limits of the Schedule and with all the relevant preconditions for the designated vehicle in the Schedule and in sections 5 to 14. 457/10, s.21. 228/19, s. 27. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a tandem or tridem axle. 457/10, s.3. O.Reg. ii. A truck that meets every requirement to be Designated Truck 3 except that the liftable axle is not deployed is Designated Truck 2. 413/05, s.6 (1); O.Reg. If the vehicle is a recreational vehicle, it is equipped in the same manner as a motor coach with motive power mounted to the rear of the front axle and an air-ride or torsion-bar suspension. United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 224. 16/14, s. 8; O. Reg. e-Laws provides access to official copies of Ontarios statutes and regulations. I thought the license permit every year was to cover the costs of road repairs. 368/17, s. 23. Equally beneficial are allowances now for smart lift axles on all SPIF semi-trailers. 368/17, s. 31; O. Reg. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) O.Reg. Equipment and components, see ss. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) was founded in 1926, and provides services and public policy advocacy for trucking companies hauling freight into, out of and within the Province of Ontario. 137/21, s. 1. 16/14, s. 18; O. Reg. The CTEA staff has been engaged in the process since the late 1990s and have been involved in most of the meetings leading up to the release of each phase since then. Designated Truck 7 is a 5-axle truck with a front tandem axle and a rear tri-drive axle. O.Reg. (a) the maximum weight permitted on the front axle under section 116 of the Act plus the sum of the maximum allowable weights for all other axle units of the vehicle or vehicle combination as set out in section 116 of the Act; (b) the maximum weight permitted on the front axle under section 116 of the Act plus the sum of the maximum allowable weights for any two axle groups, three axle groups or four axle groups, or any combination of them, as set out in section 117 of the Act, plus the maximum allowable weight for any axle unit or units excluding any axle unit or units that are part of an axle group, as set out in section 116 of the Act; or. By reducing the weight capacity the transportation Industry would be better served. This is a moderated forum. 228/19, s. 15. figure 4 Revoked: O.Reg. Capacity. Trucks with multiple, widely spaced axles have difficulty turning on dry . (2) For the purpose of clause 118 (1) (c) of the Act, (a) the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight of a designated vehicle or vehicle combination is the amount prescribed by the weight limit charts of the appropriate Schedule; and. 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. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. O.Reg. but rather a common sense solution reduce the weights on these monster trucks that are over powered with engines in excess of 400 to over 500 horsepower jokeyed in many instances by inexperienced unprofessional drivers. Before January 1, 2016, a tractor-trailer combination that includes a single semi-trailer, if the semi-trailer has four or more deployed axles, was manufactured before 2006 and is not an end dump semi-trailer or an open-top hopper dump semi-trailer. (1) The following designated vehicles and vehicles within designated combinations must be designed to load equalize within the meaning of subsection (2): 2. SCHEDULE 1 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 1 TRACTOR FIXED AXLE semi-trailer. Equipment and components, see ss. Moore, however, says the cost of such upgrades can be recovered by the revenue that comes with heavier weights. 228/19, s. 3. 413/05, s.25 (3); O.Reg. 368/17,
Common sense has always been lacking within the confines of good government. 3. The semi-trailer must be equipped with an antilock brake system that directly or indirectly controls each wheel of the semi-trailer. SCHEDULE 21 DESIGNATED TRUCK 3 3-axle truck plus auxiliary axle. 3. Tractor Drive Axle By tandem axle spread: 1) self-steer axle (load equalized): 7,500 kg, 2) self-steer axle (not load equalized): 6,600 kg, 3) tridem axle (load equalized): 22,500 kg, 4) tridem axle (not load equalized): 19,800 kg. The second semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single, tandem or tridem axle. Its not just taking a wire and jumping the wires, said Jeremy Harrower, manager of technical programs for the CTEA, during a recent presentation on the topic. 16/14, s. 9; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 35. 16/14, s. 32; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 25; O. Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 4. Wheelbase if tractor wheelbase is 6.2 m or less, Wheel base if tractor wheel base is > 6.2 m to 6.3 m, Wheel base if tractor wheel base is > 6.3 m to 6.4 m, Wheel base if tractor wheel base is > 6.4 m to 6.5 m, Wheel base if tractor wheel base is > 6.5 m to 6.6 m, Wheel base if tractor wheel base is > 6.6 m to 6.7 m, Wheel base if tractor wheel base is > 6.7 m to 6.8 m, Track Width tandem trailer with single tires built before 2010, Track Width tandem trailer with single tires built after 2009, Track Width tandem all other trailers, Front Axle Maximum (lowest of a, b and c), other axle maximums (lowest of a, b and c), Self-steer axle: 11 kg combined tire widths in mm, Not self-steer axle: 10 kg combined tire widths in mm. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. Were did that money go too ?? 457/10, s.28; O.Reg. Where a tire weight limit is expressed as weight per millimetre, the reference is to a millimetre of tire width. Shut up and get with the program. (3) The trailer converter dolly of a designated tractor-trailer combination 13 must meet the requirements of section 903 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada). The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a 7-axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 16. (d) whose axles automatically equalize its load such that the weight on the self-steering axle is not more than 500 kilograms greater or less than the average weight per axle of the tandem axle; tandem axle means a dual axle as defined in section 114 of the Act that does not include a self-steering axle or a liftable axle, other than a smart lift axle, and that has the same number of tires at each wheel position; tank full trailer means a full trailer that is permanently attached to a closed tank having a capacity of 2.3 kilolitres or more; tank pony trailer means a pony trailer that is permanently attached to a closed tank having a capacity of 2.3 kilolitres or more; tank semi-trailer means a semi-trailer that is permanently attached to a closed tank having a capacity of 2.3 kilolitres or more; tractor means a commercial motor vehicle designed to draw one or more semi-trailers, or a semi-trailer and a full trailer, to which it is coupled by means of a fifth wheel assembly; tridem axle means a triple axle as defined in section 114 of the Act that does not include a self-steering axle or a liftable axle, other than a smart lift axle, and that has the same number of tires at each wheel position; tri-drive axle means a drive axle composed of a tridem axle in which each axle of the tridem axle transmits tractive power to its wheels; truck does not include a tractor or a bus; turn centre means the geometric centre. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply if the truck was built before July 1, 2011. Also the new Spiff Axle system will not work well on back road cottage country areas. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 5 except that the front self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 3. 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. 457/10, s.5(2). If GAWR not verified, the lower of: 1. Question 1: Do retractable or lift axles have to be equipped with brakes? new rules that govern the emergency controls for self-steering lift axles, Only specific shops can update Ontario trucks to SPIF rules, Volvo launches hands-on electromobility experience, Lohscheller named president of Nikola Motor, ZF sets future course with new steer-by-wire systems. you couldnt have said that any better,Congrats. Its now easier than ever to find Ontario laws. The comment from Mr. Moore saying that these axles are not unsafe is totally a mistake. The SPIF for lift axles has been coming for a long time & truckers were aware of the regulation. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. A vehicle or vehicle combination described in sections 3 to 3.4 is a designated vehicle or a designated combination even if it does not meet the limits in the weight limit charts of the corresponding Schedule. 457/10, s.21. composed of a designated truck, other than Designated Truck 1, and a self-steer triaxle pony trailer. (2) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to aggregate vehicles. 228/19, s. 6. After December 31, 2015, a trailer that forms part of a tractor-trailer combination with two trailers, if both trailers were manufactured before 2006. Track Width quadruple axle trailer with single tires built before 2010, Track Width quadruple axle trailer with single tires built after 2009, Track Width quadruple axle all other trailers, Front axle maximum (lowest of A, b and c). 457/10, s.11. 457/10, s.28. (ii) does not begin to lift any smart lift axle if any self-steering axle is deployed; (b) maintains the braking power of the remaining axles within the axle unit or axle group when the smart lift axles are lifted; (c) automatically deploys all axles within the axle unit or axle group when the semi-trailer is parked, the tractor power is off or the system malfunctions; and. An articulated bus has two portions with articulation between the portions, or has three portions with articulation between each portion. Trucks configured to meet the SPIF requirements are allowed a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 36 metric tonnes, while the trucks that dont comply with the rules have seen GVWRs limited to 27 tonnes. They all need to comply. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Any new SPIF vehicle equipped with self-steering axles must also show the "SPIF" notation on a compliance label. He is not driving these things daily as we are. Subject to subsection (4), before January 1, 2021, a truck-trailer combination if, i. either the truck or the trailer, but not both, was manufactured before July 1, 2011, and. 457/10, s.3. 5, 6, 8, 9. O.Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Another ex of absolute stupidity a desk jockey telling me how to drive a truck and whats safe,they should spend a couple weeks with me so they can see its not worth the effort they should do their job and Ill do mine. AL-1200/1600/1900 Non-Steerable Tag Lift Axle 12K-19K . O.Reg. (1) Despite section 21, the Registrar may issue permits under clause 110.1 (1) (b) of the Act allowing the operation of the following non-designated vehicles and of the following vehicles that form part of a non-designated vehicle combination in compliance with the maximum allowable gross vehicle weights specified in subsection 22 (1) or section 25: 1. 5, 6, 8, 9,10. 457/10, s.5(2). (1) An aerodynamic device with which a commercial motor vehicle or trailer is equipped is exempt from clauses 109 (13.1) (a) and (b) of the Act if the device meets all of the following conditions: 1. This website will not display correctly and some features will not work.Learn more about the browsers we support for a faster and safer online experience. (a) extends within 0.1 metres of each side of the trailer; (b) is not more than 0.3 metres in front of the rear of the trailer and is as close to the rear as possible; and. the Ministry should refer to allowable weights for commercial vehicle guidelines that existed in the 1960s. 413/05, Table 19; O.Reg. The switch configuration is a major issue because of the digital nature of dashes now. 413/05, s.14 (5); O.Reg. 457/10, s.1. The position of the rearward hinge is not controlled. (5) In this section and in the Vehicle Weight Tables. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Overall refers to the total combination. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. (b) where the weight limit charts of the appropriate Schedule refers to a Vehicle Weight Table, the appropriate Vehicle Weight Table, determined in accordance with section 38, applies. O.Reg. 2. SCHEDULE 20 DESIGNATED TRUCK 2 TANDEM-AXLE TRUCK. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. A vehicle combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 2 except that the self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 1. 5.1 (1) Smart lift axle technology is a system on a semi-trailer in a designated tractor-trailer combination consisting of a load sensing control device and a lifting mechanism that. O. Reg. (6)-(8) Revoked: O.Reg. By accepting this notice and continuing to browse our website you confirm you accept our Terms of Use & Privacy Policy. 457/10, s.17. Truck is in hamilton now for spif axle. (d) automatic controls that lift or deploy its self-steering axles, depending on whether the trailer is heavily or lightly loaded. 457/10, s.13. (b) in the case of truck or tractor, means the longitudinal distance from the turn centre of the truck or tractor to the articulation point of the hitch or coupling device used to tow a trailer; inter-city bus means a bus commonly known as a motor coach that has. 402/16, s. 1. O.Reg. The lamp must be side-facing, located on the outside of the semi-trailer near the front side marker lamp, within the field of view of the tractors rear view mirror, and must include a bulb check feature. 228/19, s. 17. 457/10, s.15(2). The money will always go back into circulation so no biggy. Min. since most inprovince truck haul over 85 thousand lbs GVW. 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. 457/10, s.6(3). 8/16, s. 3; O. Reg. Dont worrythere are only 100 MTO Officers left and they are busy stopping OTA members just to collect stats. The same challenge applies when it comes to the controls for liftable auxiliary axles in heavy applications. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires and the drive axle is single or tandem. O. Reg. 457/10, s.13. The front axle is a single axle with single tires. In the case of a concrete mixer fitted with a revolving drum that was built before July 1, 2011, these dimensional limits do not apply on or before December 31, 2030. O.Reg. I agree 100% with everything you have said we have to stand together and fill the courts up with this once we start getting overload tickets, The air lift never should of been allowed it only helped to create the haul more for less that the industry seems to want.The same ton mile rate remains the same as it was with an old Ford gas truck with a tag axle. 5. O.Reg. (c) for a triple front axle, one-third of the axle unit weight for the triple front axle or, if that weight is more than one-third of the maximum weight permitted for a triple axle under section 116 of the Act, one-third of the maximum weight permitted for a triple axle under section 116 of the Act; intra-vehicle-unit distance, for a five or six-axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle, means the greater of, (a) the distance between the centres of the second and third axles from the front of the vehicle, and. The width of the tractor or trailer rear load overhang, including extendable support plates, if any, does not exceed 2.3m. 5,500 kilograms, if its base length is less than 18.25 metres. (2) A permit described in subsection (1) may be issued for the purpose of allowing the vehicle to operate in excess of the weight limits set out in Part VIII of the Act or in a regulation made under that Part, as specified in the permit, so long as the vehicle does not exceed its manufacturers gross vehicle weight rating or any manufacturers gross axle weight rating. 402/16, s. 1. (1) The foremost semi-trailer of a designated tractor-trailer combination 13 must be equipped with a hitch that meets the requirements of section 904 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada). (1) Subject to any by-law made under subsection 109 (12) of the Act, this Regulation sets out dimensional limits for the purposes of section 109 of the Act. ii. 368/17, s. 30; O. Reg. (1) The following interpretive rules apply to Schedules 1 to 31: 1. O.Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. O.Reg. 1. if trailer is built before July 2011, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30, 2. if trailer is built after June 2011 and, A. trailer wheelbase is less than 7.25m, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 31, B. trailer wheelbase is 7.25m or greater, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30, 1. if trailer wheelbase is less than 7.25m, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 31, 2. if trailer wheelbase is 7.25m or greater, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. (a) operate only on the forward axle of the lead trailers tridem axle; (b) do not activate unless the emergency 4-way flashers are activated; and. 457/10, s.28; O. Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tri-drive. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. Equipment and components, see ss. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Auxiliary axle: 11 kg combined tire widths in mm, Not auxiliary axle: 10 kg combined tire widths in mm, Auxiliary axle (load-equalized): 6,000 kg, Auxiliary axle (not load-equalized): 4,500 kg, Tandem drive axle (load-equalized): 18,000 kg, Tandem drive axle (not load-equalized): 15,000 kg. To achieve maximum output, a load equalizing steerable lift axle is used. 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. 413/05: VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS - FOR SAFE, PRODUCTIVE AND INFRASTRUCTURE-FRIENDLY VEHICLES. 16/14, s. 3. O.Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. "We are very pleased with the release of the permits and glad our members interested in moving forward can do so in the short term," said Geoff Wood senior vice-president, policy, OTA. Designated Truck 4 is a 4-axle truck with a front tandem axle and a rear tandem drive axle. The semi-trailer in designated tractor-trailer combinations 2 to 7, 9, 10 and 15. A non-enclosed auto or boat carrier where only the loaded motor vehicles or boats and support plates, if any, on which the motor vehicles or boats rest extend beyond the Overall Length (1), Height (3) and Tractor Effective Rear Overhang (12) limits set out in the Dimensional Limit Chart below is exempt from those limits. 3.3 The Table to this section sets out five truck-trailer combinations that are designated truck-trailer combinations if the vehicle combination meets the configuration description in the correspondingly numbered Schedule and complies with the dimensional limits of the Schedule and with all the relevant preconditions for the designated vehicle in the Schedule and in sections 5 to 14. O.Reg. SCHEDULE 25 DESIGNATED TRUCK 7 TWIN STEER TRI-DRIVE 5-AXLE TRUCK. Table Minimum Required Self-steering axle Wheel Cut, Distance from Turn Centre to Self-steering Axle, More than 4.65 metres and less than or equal to 5.85 metres, More than 5.85 metres and less than or equal to 7.10 metres. "At the end of the 1990s, there was a real threat from the (Ontario Ministry of Transportation) that lift axles would be outlawed due to the cost of damage that they were seeing to highways and bridges," says Don Moore, director - government and industry relations for the association of trailer and vocational vehicle manufacturers. 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 July 1, 2011. If equipped with a hinge locking device, the device must be disengaged when operating on a highway, other than when reversing. SCHEDULE 18 DESIGNATED BUS 3 ARTICULATED BUS. 8/16, s. 1; O. Reg. 2. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. A provincial grandfathering period dump trucks that dont comply with SPIF rules ended Jan. 1, leading to a series of protests by the Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA), which argues that members were not given sufficient notice about the changes, and that the cost of equipment upgrades place a heavy burden on small operators. SCHEDULE 13 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 13 TRACTOR C-TRAIN DOUBLE TRAILERS. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 31; O. Reg. The semi-trailer has one axle unit that is either a single, tandem or tridem axle. front axle weight, in respect of an aggregate vehicle, means, (a) for a single front axle, the maximum weight permitted under section 116 of the Act for a single axle, and. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 12 is a B-train double. 167/12, s.14. vehicle weight table 20 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.0 metres to less than 3.3 metres, vehicle weight table 21 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.3 metres to less than 3.6 metres, vehicle weight table 22 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more, vehicle weight table 23 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.1 metres, vehicle weight table 24 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.1 metres to less than 2.4 metres, vehicle weight table 25 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.4 metres to less than 2.7 metres, vehicle weight table 26 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.7 metres to less than 3.0 metres, vehicle weight table 27 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.0 metres to less than 3.3 metres. 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