(b) that is equipped with two tanks, one to store water and the other to store debris; (a) whose primary function is to clean sewage systems using a high-pressure water sprayer, a vacuum system, or a combination thereof, and. (a) manual controls to lift or deploy its self-steering axles; (b) manual controls to alter the weight on its self-steering axles, but only for use outside Ontario; (c) automatic controls that lift its self-steering axles when reversing and deploy them again when moving forward; and. (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. O.Reg. 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. 228/19, 368/17, s. 13; O. Reg. 457/10, s.24; O. Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 224. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. (2) A permit described in subsection (1) may be issued for the purpose of allowing the continued use of a vehicle by itself or in a combination referred to in subsection (1), but the permit shall be limited to the normal operating life of the vehicle and shall not be valid. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Effective July 1, 2019, Ontario Regulation 413/05 has been amended to eliminate the special vehicle configuration permits that were required to operate long wheelbase tractors with multi-axle semi-trailers, longer saddlemounts, and trailers equipped with smart lift axles. An articulated bus has two portions with articulation between the portions, or has three portions with articulation between each portion. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 2. 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 . 413/05, s.2 (1). 457/10, s.1. O.Reg. The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a 7-axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 16. Its not like the old days when I started and there was a bunch of spaghetti behind the dash.. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (6), Effective Rear Overhang (12), Hitch Offset (32) and Rear Tandem Axle Track Width (35) do not apply if the truck was built before July 1, 2011. 457/10, s.7 (1). A. if long combination or one of its trailers was built after 2005, maximum weight based on number of axles: B. if not long combination and both trailers are built before 2006, AGVW is amount shown in appropriate Vehicle Weight Tables 3 to 29. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Only the rearmost such vehicle may carry an additional vehicle whose wheels do not contact the highway. 167/12, s. 4; O. Reg. 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. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 10 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. Equipment and components, see ss. The front axle unit is a single axle with single tires. It is not equipped with a fifth wheel assembly. 413/05: VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS - FOR SAFE, PRODUCTIVE AND INFRASTRUCTURE-FRIENDLY VEHICLES. 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. Revoked: O.Reg. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Trucks with multiple, widely spaced axles have difficulty turning on dry . Track Width of tandem axle and tridem axle single tires, Track Width of tandem axle and tridem axle dual tires, Tandem axle (not load equalized): 14,000 kg, Tridem axle (not load equalized): 21,000 kg, 62,000 kg if actual front axle weight is less than 6,000 kg, 63,000 kg if actual front axle weight is 6,000 kg to less than 7,000kg, 63,500 kg if actual front axle weight is 7,000 kg or more. The technology exists is cheap and should be mandated. Designated Truck-Trailer Combination 5 is composed of a Designated Truck 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 combined with a tridem-axle full trailer. The roads would most definetely be safer and the cost of maintaining roads and bridges subjected to heavy loading conditions would be reduced immensely providing a longer life span for both our roadways and briges. (e) on a truck, bus or recreational vehicle, of the drive axle unit. Equally beneficial are allowances now for smart lift axles on all SPIF semi-trailers. (d) does not cause the semi-trailer to fail to meet any standard under the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act 457/10, s. 30; O. Reg. The self-steering axle must fully deploy as soon as a truck stops, when tractor power is turned off, or within three minutes of the switch itself being activated. 2. The biggest part of the axle is dragging well if you really look at a spot axle it drags around corners because the turning radius is to sharp for the draglink and tie rods to turn on most corners. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. 6. front axle weight, in respect of a vehicle or vehicle combination that is not an aggregate vehicle, means. 435/08, s.2. 4.0m or 42% of wheelbase (whichever is greater). The semi-trailer has two axle units and one axle group: a single self-steer axle in front, another single self-steer axle in the middle and a quadruple axle in the rear. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. A-train double means a vehicle combination composed of a tractor, a semi-trailer and, (a) a trailer converter dolly that is towed from a single hitch, as shown in Figure 1, on the centre line of the semi-trailer and another semi-trailer, or. Designated Truck 2 is a 3-axle truck with a front single axle and rear tandem drive axle. To achieve maximum output, a load equalizing steerable lift axle is used. Vancouver port to require post-2006 trucks beginning Sept. 15. O.Reg. 3. 368/17, s. 31; O. Reg. 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. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. Permit is issued for the movement of overweight however: The load must not be made up of more than one article. O.Reg. 228/19, s. 19. 2. Dont worrythere are only 100 MTO Officers left and they are busy stopping OTA members just to collect stats. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 21 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 368/17, s. 23. 16/14, s. 21; O. Reg. (5) For the purposes of the definitions in subsection (4), hydrovac, sewer cleaner and street sweeper do not include vehicles designed or used to transport a load other than a load that is essential to the vehicles primary function. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. (a) have their consecutive centres equally spaced. SCHEDULE 20 DESIGNATED TRUCK 2 TANDEM-AXLE TRUCK. Stay up to date on technology, regulations and trucking life. Equipment and components, see ss. 16/14, s. 13; O. Reg. SCHEDULE 28 DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATION 3 TRUCK AND FULL TRAILER. In the case of a truck drawing a trailer, until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply on or before December 31, 2025, if either the truck or the trailer it is drawing was built before July 1, 2011 or if both were built before July 1, 2011. The announced changes continue to strike a balance between safety, productivity and the protection of infrastructure while accommodating technological advances in truck and trailer equipment technology. Tel: (416) 249-7401 | Fax: 1 (866) 713-4188, http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/recent-regulation-changes.shtml, Trucking Industry and Ont Govt Ready to Work Together on ELD Enforcement to Improve Highway Safety, MTO Memo Outlines Inclusion of HoS Out-of-Service Declarations into Highway Traffic Act Regs Starting Jan 1, MTO Issuing Reminder & Info that ELD Enforcement Begins Jan 1, MTO Focusing Enforcement Efforts on Wheel Inspections, CTA Update on Fort Erie/Peace Bridge Closure, CTA Update on Fort Erie/Peace Bridge Closure Due to Extreme Weather, Update: ELD Cross Country Enforcement Landscape January 2023, CTA Notice: CBSA Says Fort Erie/Peace Bridge Closed, > MTO Approves Reg Change for Smart Lift Axles on Trailers and Longer Tractors with Multi-Axle Trailers. 457/10, s. 29; O. Reg. Its a unsafe axle, this is why nobody has ever used them until now that some idiot behind a desk thinks they are betteryou want safe and less damage to infastructure lower Ontario GVWR. (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. i have 2 trucks that are 1 year different in production date ..1 i can still use,,,the other i cannot..they are identical,,so tell me how 1 hurts the road ,but the other doesnt,, also they say the problem is drivers do not put axle down when loaded,,,i agree,,so ticket them,,,that is driver error,not axle error, i own 10 trucks ,and to this day i have not received anything telling me of the new spif laws ..so i have not had 15 years notice..maybe sending information with a CVOR renewal which is done yearly might have been a good idea. The total length, including load, exceeds the 23 metre limit specified in subsection 109 (7) of the Act. 8/16, s. 1; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 1. Ontario regulates vehicle weights in kilograms (kg) and dimensions in metres (m). 228/19, s. 27. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 36. The revenue made from these tagged plates could go to fixing roads in the province and a portion can go to cities and towns to fix their road that have truck traffic per say. 167/12, s.15. vehicle weight table 28 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, vehicle weight table 29 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more, VEHICLE WEIGHT TABLE 30 ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT ON DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATIONS (KILOGRAMS), 19.5 and over (front axle less than 8,000 kg), 19.5 and over (front axle 8,000 kg or more). The trailer has a single drawbar. My work truck is a 1996 Ford Louisville and was converted to flat bed. ii. O. Reg. 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. Designated Truck 7 is a 5-axle truck with a front tandem axle and a rear tri-drive axle. 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. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 26; O. Reg. 25. Weight Front axle weight must be at least 23 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 368/17, s. 10; O. Reg. Forget about Spiff axles the Ministry Should reduce allowable weights on all commercial vehicles. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 9 except that the self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 8. 34. The vehicle is not equipped with a fifth wheel assembly. 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. 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). 228/19, s. 10. The fifth wheel assembly is mounted on a drop frame located behind and below the centre of the rearmost axle of the tractor. ii. 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. 228/19, s. 24. schedule 24 designated truck 6 tri-drive 4-axle truck. (3.2) A trailer in a designated combination may be equipped with. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires and the drive axle is single or tandem. 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. Safety on our highways and roadways are tantamount to the transportation iindustry. 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. 4. 14. Posted Tuesday July 09, 2019, in Operations/safety, Technology. The semi-trailer must be equipped with a low air pressure warning system constructed so that, in the event the air pressure in any one of the service brake reservoirs falls below 483 kPa or 70 psi, a red LED warning lamp will illuminate. O. Reg. O.Reg. He is not driving these things daily as we are. 2. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply if the truck was built before 2011. 368/17, s. 6; O. Reg. SCHEDULE 9 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 9 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR SELF-STEER TRIAXLE SEMI-TRAILER. O.Reg. Inter-vehicle-unit Distance between tridem and tandem, ii. O. Reg. SCHEDULE 10 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 10 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR SELF-STEER QUAD SEMI-TRAILER. 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. (c) the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight prescribed by clause 22 (1) (c) of this Regulation. 2.1 If the axle unit or group is equipped with a smart lift axle, a reference to a tandem, tridem or quadruple axle in an axle unit description in a Dimensional Limit Chart or Weight Limit Chart shall be read as a reference to an axle unit or axle group of the number of axles actually deployed. The front axle unit is a single axle with single tires. 402/16, Tractor Drive Axle by tridem axle spread: actual weight on the front axle plus other axle maximums. (d) any designated truck-trailer combination that includes a trailer that was manufactured after August 31, 2007. 20. 228/19, s. 1. Track Width of tandem axle single tires, Refer to appropriate Weight Limit Charts (Schedules 20-25), trailer axle maximums (lowest of a, b and c). O.Reg. O.Reg. iii. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. 457/10, s.28. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 8/16, s. 4; O. Reg. 23., 24. OTA is the only trucking association in Ontario that represents all segments of the industry - for-hire carriers, private carriers, intermodal, suppliers, etc. ii. OTTAWA, Ont. (2) If the driver of the vehicle or vehicle combination does not have with him or her verification in writing of the manufacturers gross axle weight ratings of the axles of the vehicle or combination, or if the driver does not provide that verification when demanded by a police officer or officer appointed for carrying out the provisions of this Act, the axle unit weight on an axle unit shall not exceed, (a) for the front axle, the lower of 5,000 kilograms and the sum of the maximum tire load ratings specified on the tire side walls; and. 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. Equipment and components, see ss. 9,500 kilograms, if it has three or more axles. The override controls would give drivers extra traction when needed, but only under strictly defined conditions. 3.1 The Table to this section sets out three buses and two recreational vehicles that are designated buses or recreational vehicles 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 section 8. 457/10, s.21. 457/10, s.17. Cargo must not span the hinge of the trailer if secured to both portions of the trailer. 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. (5) A semi-trailer forming part of designated tractor-trailer combinations 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 15 must be equipped with, (a) a device that accurately displays the total weight on the trailer axles in kilograms; or. The semi-trailer has one axle unit that is either a single, tandem or tridem axle. Maximum width shall be determined in accordance with subsections 109 (1), (3) and (4) of the Act. 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. Equivalent imperial measures can be calculated using 39.37 inches per metre and 2.2046 pounds per kilogram. Inter-vehicle-unit Distance between single and single, tandem, or tridem, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance between tandem and tandem, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance between tandem and tridem, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance between tridem and tridem, Hitch Offset single or tandem drive truck, Refer to appropriate Weight Limit Charts (Schedules 19-25), trailer axle maximumS (lowest of a, b and c), i. AGVW of Designated Truck plus trailer axle maximums, 1. if trailer is built before July, 2011, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30, 2. if trailer is built after June, 2011, has a tridem axle, a wheelbase less than 8.75m and is drawn by Designated Truck 1, 37,350 kg, A. if trailer wheelbase is less than 8.75m, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 31, B. if trailer wheelbase is 8.75m or greater, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30, 1. if trailer has a tridem axle, a wheelbase less than 8.75m and is drawn by Designated Truck 1, 37,350 kg. 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