lift axle regulations ontario

Capacity. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. O. Reg. Curves on the highway yes, but 90* corners at intersections in the city from a dead stop, no way. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. O.Reg. O.Reg. 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. (a) have their consecutive centres equally spaced. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has deferred enforcement around emergency override controls, giving manufacturers time to address related programming challenges. 5. 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. 16/14, s. 3. (a) for a single front axle, the axle unit weight on the front axle or, if that weight is more than the maximum weight permitted for a single axle under section 116 of the Act, the maximum weight permitted for a single axle under section 116 of the Act, (b) for a dual front axle, one-half of the axle unit weight on the dual front axle or, if that weight is more than one-half of the maximum weight permitted for a dual axle under section 116 of the Act, one-half of the maximum weight permitted for a dual axle under section 116 of the Act, and. 16/14, s. 19; O. Reg. 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. The life axle is far greater to use in cities and towns for many reasons. The combination consists of two or three motor vehicles whose wheels are in contact with the highway. The axle will need to lift as soon as the switch is activated, and the override must be limited to speeds of less than 60 km/h. After December 31, 2015, a trailer that forms part of a tractor-trailer combination with two trailers, if both trailers were manufactured before 2006. 36.1 (1) For the purposes of clauses 110.3 (3) (c) and 110.4 (3) (c) of the Act, sending the notice by email to the latest email address the permit holder provided to the Ministry is prescribed as a means of giving notice. (a) that is not more than 14.65 metres in length. You all have had 20 plus years to adapt. (c) do not include a self-steering axle or a liftable axle, other than a smart lift axle, (d) have the same number of tires at each wheel position, and. 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). 3. 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 override controls would give drivers extra traction when needed, but only under strictly defined conditions. Safety on our highways and roadways are tantamount to the transportation iindustry. axles, which can be raised or lowered by the driver, usually with air pressure. You mean to say in 15 years, with 10 trucks you have not read in any trucking magazine/newspaper about the SPIF changes. the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. (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. 413/05, s.12 (1); O.Reg. Welcome to the new e-Laws. O.Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. 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. SCHEDULE 30 DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATION 5 TRUCK AND TRIDEM-AXLE FULL TRAILER. 2. SCHEDULE 4 DESIGNATED Tractor-Trailer COMBINATION 4 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 5-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-3-1). 368/17, s. 31; O. Reg. We should all go back to tandems. O.Reg. After December 31, 2010, an end-dump semi-trailer or open-top hopper dump semi-trailer that was manufactured before 2003 and is part of a tractor-trailer combination. 13. 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. SCHEDULE 7 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 7 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 6-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-1-4). (2) Notice given by email is deemed to have been received on the first business day after it was sent. 228/19, s. 26. The semi-trailer has a single or tandem axle. 32,000 kg if the truck is drawing a trailer or has an effective wheelbase of 5.3 < 6.0m, 37,100 kg if the truck has an effective wheelbase of 6.0m or greater and is not drawing a trailer. (5) In this section and in the Vehicle Weight Tables. An update of Ontario's axle weight pilot project. If GAWR not verified the sum of the maximum tire load ratings. The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a 7-axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 16. 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. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) pushed for the allowance of smart lift axles and longer wheelbase tractors and lauded the announcement. 16/14, s. 32; O. Reg. O.Reg. Whats your PROBLEM. 413/05, s.2 (3). 3. As previously reported by OTA, work to introduce smart lift axles (SLA) for semi-trailers continues since it was given the green light last summer.. 2. Thanks. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 8 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. 413/05, Table 19; O.Reg. 413/05, s.10 (2); O.Reg. 16/14, s. 6; O. Reg. OTTAWA, Ont. Sorry for the questions but im desperate trying to find money to pay for , good day. O.Reg. Tractor Drive axle By tandem axle spread: 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. It has a straight lift axle and I was wondering what the regulations are for that said axle to be used? 16/14, s. 26; O. Reg. Im on my second SPIF straight truck and they DO NOT STEER in winter. O.Reg. 457/10, s.28. O.Reg. How many trucks in Ontario are licensed and how much is the MTO collecting every year. (a) the amount calculated under clause 118 (1) (a) of the Act; (b) the amount calculated under clause 118 (1) (b) of the Act; and. (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. If equipped with a hinge locking device, the device must be disengaged when operating on a highway, other than when reversing. (a) manual controls mounted outside the cab of the truck to lift or deploy its self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle; (b) manual controls mounted outside the cab of the truck to alter the weight on its self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle, but only for use outside of Ontario; (c) automatic controls that lift its self-steering axle when reversing and deploy it again when moving forward; and. Weight - The front axle weight must be at least 27 per cent of the tri-drive. TABLE OF DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATIONS, Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Pony Trailer, Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Full Trailer. SCHEDULE 28 DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATION 3 TRUCK AND FULL TRAILER. O.Reg. 457/10, s.25. 16/14, s. 27; O. Reg. When the device is not deployed, the device is capable of being folded so that no portion of it extends more than 0.305 metres beyond the rear of the vehicle or trailer. If an axle unit is not referred to in a Configuration Description, the designated combination does not have that axle unit unless it is an additional axle described in subsection 5 (1). And when you are about to sideswipe a lineup of cars at an intersection do you really have time to cycle the 4-way flashers on 3 or 4 seconds, off then back on??? (a) automatically and without driver action lifts one, two or three of the smart lift axles of an axle unit or axle group, but, (i) only lifts the smart lift axles if the weight on the remaining axle unit or group will be at or below the weight limits permitted under the Act and this Regulation, and. 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. 16/14, s. 35. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 368/17, s. 5; O. Reg. (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. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. O.Reg. This is a moderated forum. The pony trailer in designated truck-trailer combination 2. O.Reg. Designated Bus or Recreational Vehicle 1 is a bus or recreational vehicle. O.Reg. 5. The drive axle of the tractor is a single or tandem axle. 457/10, s.26(2). Designated Truck 5 is a 4-axle truck with a front single axle, a self-steer liftable pusher axle and a rear tandem drive axle. ii. 167/12, s.2(1). 457/10, s.28. 167/12, s.3; O. Reg. as usual half the story ,,twisted.before jan 1st 2021 i could haul 35800 kg on my truck..as of jan 1st 2021 i can haul 27000kg..but if i spend $ 25000.00 then i can haul 36000kg.. (3) Before January 1, 2021, subsection (1) applies to a non-designated tractor-trailer combination that includes a single tank semi-trailer with three or fewer axles deployed, other than a carbon dioxide tank semi-trailer, cryogenic tank semi-trailer or tag-axle tank semi-trailer, except that the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight is determined by subtracting 3,000 kilograms from the weight determined under that subsection. Youll be able to haul more weight and bring you in line with the guys who have already done this, Moore says. A Saddlemount Combination is exempt from the Overall Length (1) and Height (3) limits set out in the Dimension Limit Chart below if all vehicles in the combination (including any fully loaded vehicle) face forward. Maximum width shall be determined in accordance with subsections 109 (1), (3) and (4) of the Act. O. Reg. They can go directly to hell. Additionally, Federal law dictates that single axles should be limited to 20,000 lbs and tandem axles that are spaced more than 40" but less than 96" apart are limited to 34,000 lbs. Ontario regulates vehicle weights in kilograms (kg) and dimensions in metres (m). Tractor Tandem Drive Axle by axle spread: 1. self-steer axle (load equalized): 9,000 kg, 2. self-steer axle (not load equalized): 7,500 kg, 3. tandem axle (load equalized): 18,000 kg, 4. tandem axle (not load equalized): 15,000 kg. O.Reg. If the trailer is a pony trailer with a wheelbase of 8.75 metres or more or a full trailer with a wheelbase of 7.25 metres or more and the trailer is not a triaxle trailer. 16/14, s. 31; O. Reg. As this is also said on other comment sections. O.Reg. Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances. 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. (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. 402/16, s. 1. O.Reg. 6. 457/10, s.12 (1). United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 224. 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. O. Reg. O.Reg. figure 4 Revoked: O.Reg. After December 31, 2015, a single semi-trailer, other than a dump semi-trailer, with four or more deployed axles that was manufactured before 2006 and is part of a tractor-trailer combination. 368/17, s. 12. schedule 11 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 11 TRACTOR A-TRAIN DOUBLE TRAILERS. (4) In subsection (3) and in Schedule 12. 16/14, s. 25; O. Reg. O.Reg. 368/17, s. 11; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 12; O. Reg. The State bridge formula allows a gross weight of 84,000 lbs on a size-axle truck-semitrailer (TST) combination. 137/21, s. 1. 16/14, s. 9; O. Reg. Also the new Spiff Axle system will not work well on back road cottage country areas. 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. The semi-trailer has two axle units: a single self-steer axle in front and a tridem axle in the rear. 19. You can still have a tandem unit or twin steer . 5, 8, 9. 17. "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. iv. 6.4m, if Tandem Axle Spread (5) is 1.2 < 1.8m, Min. (d) on a tractor, full trailer or pony trailer, of the rear axle unit. 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. 5, 6, 8, 9,10. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (11), Effective Rear Overhang (12), Inter-vehicle-unit Distance (13), Track Width (19), Box Length (20) and Inter-Axle Spacing (27) do not apply if the trailer was built before July 1, 2011. trailer axle maximums (lowest of A, b and c). 413/05, s.19; O.Reg. (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. 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. 3. 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. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. O.Reg. 368/17, s. 33; O. Reg. 457/10, s.22(2). O.Reg. (c) indicate the gross vehicle and axle weight ratings. Standard 223 under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada). 16/14, s. 28; O. Reg. 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). A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 5 except that both self-steer axles of the semi-trailer are not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 1. The width of the tractor or trailer rear load overhang, including extendable support plates, if any, does not exceed 2.3m. 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. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. No cars only roads this would enhance our infrastructure greatly. 3. 20. "The Driver Inc. People 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. 5, 6, 8, 9, 11. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Designated Truck-Trailer Combination 2 is Just dont make the old system anymore and these regulations will eventually make there way to the new spif compliance or slowly the numbers will become lower and slowly be not even out there anymore- only but a few that dont put hardly any miles on them anyways so why make it a big deal. Our technical staff have been involved in numerous discussions around the various analyses performed on configurations to determine vehicle stability and maximum load capacity, etc.. 368/17, s. 8; O. Reg. After 2020, maximum weight based on number of axles: O.Reg. SCHEDULE 10 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 10 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR SELF-STEER QUAD SEMI-TRAILER. 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. If GAWR not verified, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings, Allowable Gross Vehicle Weight: (lower of i and ii), i. actual weight on the front axle plus other axle maximums, ii. Equally beneficial are allowances now for smart lift axles on all SPIF semi-trailers. 457/10, s.14(1). (b) the distance between the centres of the last axle of the first towed vehicle and the first axle of the second towed vehicle. The front axle weight must be at least 23 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 7. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires and the drive axle is single or tandem. ii. The drive axle of the tractor is a single or tandem axle. O. Reg. 457/10, s.7 (2). Equipment and components, see ss. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) Section 393.42: Brakes required on all wheels. 457/10, s.2 (1-13); O.Reg. 37. 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. 368/17, s. 14; O. Reg. OTTAWA, Ont. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 23 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 4. Shut up and get with the program. SCHEDULE 31 DESIGNATED saddlemount combination. We welcome your, O. Reg. (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. It is not a recreational vehicle. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 9 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. (b) on a semi-trailer consisting of more than one axle unit, of the axle unit containing more axles. 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. (3) In the case of non-designated combinations, if the gross weight transmitted to the highway by the rearmost vehicle of the combination is not at least five per cent of the gross weight of the combination, the axles of the rearmost vehicle are not included in calculating the base length and the number of axles when determining the combinations maximum allowable gross vehicle weight under a Vehicle Weight Table; instead, the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight of the combination is determined by adding the weight derived from the appropriate Vehicle Weight Table and the actual weight of the rearmost vehicle. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply 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. I concur shawn (a) any designated tractor-trailer combination that is a long combination whose rearmost trailer was manufactured after January 26, 1998; (b) designated tractor-trailer combination 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 or 10; (c) any designated tractor-trailer combination that includes a trailer that was manufactured after 2005; or. SCHEDULE 21 DESIGNATED TRUCK 3 3-axle truck plus auxiliary axle. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Perfect example of the government mandating stuff they know ZERO about. (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. 228/19, s. 1. 16/14, s. 33; O. Reg. 16/14, 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. O. Reg. (b) the distance between the centres of the third and fourth axles from the front of the vehicle; number of axles means the total number of axles on a vehicle or vehicle combination that are deployed. 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. 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. 167/12, s. 1; O. Reg. (c) on a semi-trailer containing a quadruple axle, of the quadruple axle. 457/10, s.5(2). O. Reg. 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. 3. wheelbase means the longitudinal distance. We use cookies to make your website experience better. 457/10, s.14 (3). You're using an outdated browser. (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. O.Reg. 2. (1) A designated tractor-trailer combination that is a long combination shall comply with the dimensional limits in the corresponding Schedule and not with the dimensional limits specified in section 109 of the Act, if the dimensional limits in the Schedule are greater than those in section 109 of the Act. 16/14, s. 8; O. Reg. (c) is not more than 0.56 metres above the ground when the trailer is unladen on a level surface. 457/10, s.22(2). 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