I thought the license permit every year was to cover the costs of road repairs. 5, 8, 11. 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. (c) if the truck or tractor was built on or after January 1, 2020, the control is an emergency lift axle override control that meets all of the following conditions: (i) It allows the driver from the cab of the truck or tractor to lift, alter or deploy the weight on a self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle of the truck or of any drawn trailer. axles, which can be raised or lowered by the driver, usually with air pressure. Equipment and components, see ss. iii. (2) The original compliance label or the manufacturers identification plate on the truck or trailer must. After December 31, 2020, a truck, bus or recreational vehicle that was manufactured before July 1, 2011. SCHEDULE 28 DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATION 3 TRUCK AND FULL TRAILER. If GAWR not verified the sum of the maximum tire load ratings. O.Reg. SCHEDULE 22 DESIGNATED TRUCK 4 twin-steer tandem-drive truck. (Canada). The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a 7-axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 16. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 25; O. Reg. (5) In this section and in Vehicle Weight Tables 1 to 29. 228/19, s. 6. 16/14, s. 23; O. Reg. O.Reg. 21. O.Reg. 2. The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) is publicly supporting Ontario updates to Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) dump truck configurations and notes that such changes actually helped to save lift axles in the province. 167/12, s.3; O. Reg. O.Reg. No cars only roads this would enhance our infrastructure greatly. 368/17, s. 28; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 13; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 2. 368/17, s. 20; O. Reg. When the device is deployed, no portion of the device that is 1.9 metres or less above the ground extends beyond a transverse vertical plane that, i. starts from the rear bottom of the vehicle or trailer, and. Designated Truck 3 is a 4-axle truck with a front single axle, a liftable auxiliary self-steer axle or an optionally liftable forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle, and a rear tandem drive axle. (4) Subject to subsection (5), in this section, (a) whose primary function is to inject pressurized water into the ground and to vacuum the resulting liquefied soil and debris, and. O. Reg. O.Reg. The rear axles are a single or tandem drive axle or a two axle group. O.Reg. The switch is meant to offer drivers extra traction when its needed at relatively low speeds. O.Reg. The benefits of taking another look at incorporating updated lift axle technology into MTO's weights and dimension regime is important to ongoing national GHG reduction efforts .. To move the issue forward, MTO presented OTA with a terms-of . 368/17, s. 22. 16/14, s. 6; O. Reg. O.Reg. 368/17, s. 29; O. Reg. SPIF regulations define the way any truck that was purchased from July 1, 2011 - onward has to be built to get maximum pay load in Ontario. The current cab control allowance as described in SPIF Regulation 413/05Section 5(2)(b) will be allowed until Nov. 1, 2020, when the new emergency control identified in Section 5(2)(c) will be enforced, says Don Moore, a CTEA spokesman. 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. 4. TABLE OF DESIGNATED BUSES OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, Standard Bus or Comparable Recreational Vehicle, Inter-city Bus or Comparable Recreational Vehicle. (2) Subsection (1) applies to the following non-designated vehicles and vehicle combinations before the specified date: 1. 457/10, s.7 (2). 167/12, s.11; O. Reg. (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). It is not an articulated bus. 16/14, s. 21; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 24. schedule 23 designated truck 5 self-steer triaxle truck. When such optional controls are used, the axle will need to lift as soon as the switch is activated, but only stay up at speeds below 60 km/h. (1), (2) Revoked: O.Reg. It has a straight lift axle and I was wondering what the regulations are for that said axle to be used? 457/10, s.13. 16/14, s. 16; O. Reg. 413/05, Table 18; O.Reg. 413/05, s.25 (4). O.Reg. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) 36.2 A fire apparatus is exempt from sections 116, 117 and 118 of the Act if the fire apparatus does not exceed the axle unit, axle group or gross vehicle weight ratings specified by the manufacturer. Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances. If GAWR not verified, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings, as specified on the tire side walls. The semi-trailer consists of two portions permanently attached by a dual hinging system designed to prevent rotation (roll freedom) between the two portions of the semi-trailer. 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. 16/14, s. 34; O. Reg. 457/10, s.1. O.Reg. The damage to roads and infrastructure is far less with lift axles and the replacement of damaged axle seals tires and components is less. 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. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 15; O. Reg. The ability for the segment of the industry operating multi-axle semi-trailers to spec longer tractors allows for environmental equipment (after exhaust treatment and APUs) without compromising fuel capacity or necessary space for tools and accessorial equipment and larger sleeper berths is a positive development, added Wood. 368/17, s. 33; O. Reg. 228/19, Equipment and components, see ss. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation will defer the enforcement of new rules that govern the emergency controls for self-steering lift axles in whats known as a SPIF configuration. Lead Tractor or Truck and drawn Tractors or Trucks: O.Reg. 16/14, s. 22; O. Reg. 3. the other vehicle is a designated truck or is a trailer that meets all of the requirements in order to be part of a designated truck-trailer combination. What now? 228/19, s. 2. Until January 1, 2020, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (11), Effective Rear overhang (12), Inter-vehicle-unit distance (13) and Track Width (19) do not apply if the semi-trailer was built before 2006 and is not more than 14.65 metres long. Where a tire weight limit is expressed as weight per millimetre, the reference is to a millimetre of tire width. Until January 1, 2020, maximum weight in appropriate Vehicle Weight Table (9-15), if Semi-trailer Wheelbase (11), as provided in Exceptions note, is less than the minimum specified in the Dimensional Limit Chart. (vii) It does not allow the axle to be lifted or its weight altered when the truck or vehicle combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour. O. Reg. This is a mistake to impose laws that one day you are safe and next day your not. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 413/05, Table 19; O.Reg. O.Reg. On July 1, 2019, O.Reg.413/05 was modified to allow self-steer axles to be lifted in emergency situations via controls installed in the cab of Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) trucks or tractors. 16/14, s. 32; O. Reg. The hinge position shown in the diagram refers to the articulation point of the forward horizontal hinge. (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. (2) This Regulation sets out weight limits for the purposes of sections 115 to 118 of the Act. O.Reg. 8. The sum of the maximum tire load ratings shall be determined by adding the highest tire load ratings of the tires as specified on the tire side walls. If GAWR not verified, the lower of: 1. Before January 1, 2021, a tractor-trailer combination that includes a single carbon dioxide tank semi-trailer, cryogenic tank semi-trailer or tag-axle tank semi-trailer, if the semi-trailer has three or fewer deployed axles. 228/19, s. 25. Forget about Spiff axles the Ministry Should reduce allowable weights on all commercial vehicles. 8/16, s. 2. The second semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single, tandem or tridem axle. Equipment and components, see ss. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. Can we still use it or am I not allowed to use it at all? Or at least keep the self-equalizing feature of SPIF and the steering axle, but leave the up and down control to the DRIVER. 457/10, s.22 (3, 4). The semi-trailer has two axle units: a single self-steer axle in front and a tandem axle in the rear. Until January 1, 2020, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (11) and Track width (19) do not apply if the semi-trailer was built before 2006 and is not more than 14.65 metres long. Spif axles respond way differently on straight trucks then they do on trailers . SCHEDULE 10 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 10 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR SELF-STEER QUAD SEMI-TRAILER. O.Reg. They can go directly to hell. (1) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to designated vehicles and combinations. Combined, we have a regulatory change that further enhances the provinces commitment to GHG reduction and the health and wellness of professional truck operators.. Wheelbase if tractor wheel base is 6.2 m or less, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance if tridem spread is 3.0 < 3.6m, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance if tridem spread is 3.6 to 3.7m, Track Width tridem trailer with single tires built before 2010, Track Width tridem trailer with single tires built after 2009, Track Width tridem all other trailers. Certain truck and trailer configurations have been identified as causes of significant damage to roads and bridges. (1) This section applies to aggregate vehicles, but does not apply to designated vehicles and combinations or to non-designated vehicles and combinations to which section 21 applies. 16/14, s. 15; O. Reg. wheelbase means the longitudinal distance. (2) A rear impact guard must consist of a single horizontal beam that is rigidly attached to the trailer and that. ii. 228/19, s. 27. 3. 5, 6 and 8. Stay up to date on technology, regulations and trucking life. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 5 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. Load equalization One of the axle weight and dimension compliance challenges frustrating aggregate haulers is related to the requirement for load equalization, which was introduced to industry during the implementation of SPIF regulations from 2000 to 2011, when the province began a four-phase overhaul of its vehicle weight and dimension . OTA has been working with MTO to address the use of longer tractors on multi-axle semi-trailers and the use of smart lift axles on semi-trailers. Sum of Trailer Wheelbases if tractor wheelbase is 6.2m or less, Sum of Trailer Wheelbases if tractor wheelbase is >6.2m to 6.3m, Sum of Trailer Wheelbases if tractor wheelbase is >6.3m to 6.4m, Sum of Trailer Wheelbases if tractor wheelbase is >6.4m to 6.5m, Sum of Trailer Wheelbases if tractor wheelbase is >6.5m to 6.6m, Sum of Trailer Wheelbases if tractor wheelbase is >6.6m to 6.7m, Sum of Trailer Wheelbases if tractor wheelbase is >6.7m to 6.8m, Kingpin behind rearmost axle of lead trailer, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance single to tandem or tridem. 16/14, s. 33; O. Reg. The association has been working with the Society of Automotive Engineers to establish a solution. 457/10, s.1. The override controls would give drivers extra traction when needed, but only under strictly defined conditions. O.Reg. (2) Notice given by email is deemed to have been received on the first business day after it was sent. O.Reg. Upgrading non-compliant dump trucks can cost $25,000 or more, the dump truck haulers add. 2. O.Reg. ii. SCHEDULE 6 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 6 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 6-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-4-1). 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. The semi-trailer must display a clearly visible label with the name and telephone number of the semi-trailer manufacturer and the appropriate brake system circuit diagram number. If the trailer is a triaxle pony trailer or a triaxle full trailer, 2,500 kilograms. He can ask any owner operator and drivers and they will give him the right answer to that comment. 2. 457/10, s.7 (1). 368/17, s. 7; O. Reg. A label indicating that the vehicle is equipped with gladhand screens and stating that the gladhand screens must be inspected regularly and kept clean to prevent brake system malfunction must be placed adjacent to the gladhands. The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a 5-axle A-train double or C-train double is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 8. figure 4 Revoked: O.Reg. 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. Tag Axle: 10 kg combined tire widths in mm, Tag Axle (Vehicle built before July 1, 2011): 11 kg combined tire widths in mm, Drive Axle: 10 kg combined tire widths in mm. concerned about the 20 year life of the trailers and now every lift axle has to be steerable, but nearly every driver complains about not being able to back them up. The trailer has two axle units: an optionally liftable single self-steer axle in front and a tandem axle in the rear. O.Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tri-drive. (b) December 31 of the year that is 15 years after the model year of the vehicle in respect of which it was issued. 16/14, s. 19; O. Reg. 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. 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. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 228/19, s. 12. 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. 6. 5. 8,500 kilograms, if it has two axles, or. 7. I think the real problem is the weight that we carry and that is what is damaging the roads, and as the roads deterior the weights do more damage to the roads as we travel. composed of a designated truck, other than Designated Truck 1, and a self-steer triaxle pony trailer. 228/19, s. 26. (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. 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). 9. (2) A designated truck or a tractor in a designated combination may not be equipped with or have controls, whether remote or manual, that would allow the driver from the cab of the truck or tractor to lift, deploy or alter the weight on a self-steering axle or a forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle of the truck or of any drawn trailer unless. 3. SCHEDULE 17 DESIGNATED BUS OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE 2 INTER-CITY BUS OR COMPARABLE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. O.Reg. O.Reg. 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. 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, (a) automatically and without driver action lifts one, two or three of the smart lift axles of an axle unit or axle group, but, 16/14, (e) from the centre of the hitching device to the turn centre, in the case of a pony trailer or of a full trailer, other than a full trailer in designated truck-trailer combination 3. SCHEDULE 4 DESIGNATED Tractor-Trailer COMBINATION 4 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 5-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-3-1). OTTAWA, Ont. After 2020, maximum weight based on number of axles: O.Reg. 16/14, s. 3. The front axle weight must be at least 19 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 368/17, s. 25; O. Reg. 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). 8/16, s. 7; O. Reg. Capacity. Shut up and get with the program. The front axle unit is a single axle with single tires. The axle unit weight for a designated vehicle or combination is that specified in the corresponding Schedule instead of the axle unit weight specified or referred to in subsection 116 (1) of the Act. (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. Any differential locks on a tri-drive axle of any designated vehicle or vehicle combination must remain unlocked while the vehicle or combination is operated on a highway. 457/10, s.5(2). 457/10, s.3. Now the trucks are not compliant and for 20 years or more they were???. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Section 393.42: Brakes required on all wheels. 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. 457/10, s.28. The semi-trailer length, excluding any portion of auxiliary equipment or machinery that extends beyond the front or rear of the semi-trailer and that is not designed or used for the transportation of goods, exceeds the 14.65 metre limit specified in subsection 109 (10) of the Act; non-designated, with reference to a truck, bus, recreational vehicle or vehicle combination means a truck, bus, recreational vehicle or vehicle combination that is not, respectively, a designated truck, a designated bus or recreational vehicle, a designated tractor-trailer combination, a designated truck-trailer combination or a designated saddlemount combination; open-top hopper dump semi-trailer means a semi-trailer to which is permanently attached an open-top body or box with bottom hoppers that can be opened to dump from the bottom of the semi-trailer; pony trailer means a trailer that is designed and used so that the preponderance of the trailers weight and load is carried on its own axles and that is equipped with a drawbar rigidly attached to the trailer; quadruple axle means a four axle group in which the axles. 228/19, s. 18. 413/05, s.2 (2); O.Reg. 5, 6, 8. (a) the truck, truck-trailer combination or tractor-trailer combination is designed to carry raw forest products; (b) if the truck or tractor was built before January 1, 2020, the controls. 368/17, s. 6; O. Reg. O.Reg. 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. 167/12, s. 2(2). If the mto or the ontario government is looking for revenue they should be looking into tagged plates on trailers over two axles. O.Reg. O. Reg. 457/10, s.11. The switch configuration is a major issue because of the digital nature of dashes now. 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. (3) The rearmost trailer in a combination described in subsection (5) must be equipped with a rear impact guard that meets one of the following standards, as that standard read on the date of the trailers manufacture: 1. The trailer has a single drawbar. We use cookies to make your website experience better. O.Reg. O.Reg. O.Reg. 457/10, s.6(3). SCHEDULE 16 DESIGNATED BUS OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE 1 STANDARD BUS OR COMPARABLE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. of special permit, Exemption from all maximum weights fire apparatus, Schedules of Designated Vehicles and Combinations, Designated tractor-trailer combination 1 tractor fixed axle semi-trailer, Designated tractor-trailer combination 2 tractor self-steer triaxle semi-trailer, Designated tractor-trailer combination 3 tractor self-steer quad semi-trailer, Designated tractor-trailer combination 4 tractor self-steer 5-axle semi-trailer (1-3-1), Designated tractor-trailer combination 5 tractor self-steer 5-axle semi-trailer (1-1-3), Designated tractor-trailer combination 6 tractor self-steer 6-axle semi-trailer (1-4-1), Designated tractor-trailer combination 7 tractor self-steer 6-axle semi-trailer (1-1-4), Designated tractor-trailer combination 8 tri-drive tractor fixed axle semi-trailer, Designated tractor-trailer combination 9 tri-drive tractor self-steer triaxle semi-trailer, Designated 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metres, Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.3 metres to less than 3.6 metres, Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more, Allowable gross weight on designated truck-trailer combinations (kilograms), Allowable gross weight on non-designated vehicles and combinations (other than b-train combinations) that are governed by section 21 (kilograms), Allowable gross weight on non-designated b-train combinations that are governed by section 21 (kilograms). 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