lift axle regulations ontario

(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. 3.4 A saddlemount combination is a designated saddlemount combination if it meets the configuration description in Schedule 31 and complies with the dimensional limits of the Schedule and with all of the relevant preconditions for the designated saddlemount combination in the Schedule. 368/17, s. 3; O. Reg. The dash systems are all electronic now, Moore explains. The semi-trailer has a single or tandem axle. 5, 6, 8, 9,10. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. (4) If a semi-trailer was manufactured or converted before 2006, the label required by subsection (2) or (3) may bear the notation Reg 597 (Ont) 3 or Reg 597 (Ont) 4 instead of the notation SPIF. A truck-trailer combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Truck-Trailer Combination 2, except that the liftable axle of the trailer is not deployed, shall be deemed to be Designated Truck-Trailer Combination 1. 6. 16/14, s. 11; O. Reg. 402/16, Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply if either the truck or the trailer that it is drawing was built before July 1, 2011 or if both were built before July 1, 2011. Can we still use it or am I not allowed to use it at all? (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. 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. (C) within three minutes after the lifting or altering of weight. The front axle is a single axle with single tires. 34.0.1 (1) For the purposes of clause 110.1 (2) (d) of the Act, a permit may be issued under subsection 110.1 (1) of the Act in respect of any of the following vehicles, if the vehicle was manufactured prior to January 1, 2017: 3. The front axle weight must be at least 23 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 457/10, s.5(2). 2. 228/19, s. 27. 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. 5, 6, 8. O.Reg. If there is no trailer converter dolly, the full trailer has two axle units: a single axle in front and a single or tandem axle in the rear. (1) Tandem axles with an axle spread of at least 1.2 metres and less than 1.6 metres are prescribed axle units for the purposes of section 116 of the Act when they form part of a three-axle tractor that is not part of a designated combination, that has both a front single axle equipped with single tires and a rear tandem axle and that has no other axles deployed. Now the trucks are not compliant and for 20 years or more they were???. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 368/17, s. 22. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Dont worrythere are only 100 MTO Officers left and they are busy stopping OTA members just to collect stats. You all have had 20 plus years to adapt. Common sense is all thats required the easy fix is reduce the allowable carrying capacity on commercial vehicles subjected to heavy loading conditions. 16/14, s. 8; O. Reg. If the trailer has a manufacturers gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 kilograms, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (11), Inter-vehicle-unit Distance (13) and Track Width (19) do not apply. 228/19, s. 29. vehicle weight table 1 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with three axles (kilograms), vehicle weight table 2 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with FOUR axles (kilograms), vehicle weight table 3 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with FIVE axles (kilograms) iNTER-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE, LESS THAN 2.4 METRES (OR INTRA-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE), vehicle weight table 4 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with FIVE axles (kilograms) iNTER-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE, 2.4 METRES TO LESS THAN 2.7 METRES (OR INTRA-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE), vehicle weight table 5 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with FIVE axles (kilograms) iNTER-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE, 2.7 METRES TO LESS THAN 3.0 METRES (OR INTRA-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE), vehicle weight table 6 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with FIVE axles (kilograms) iNTER-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE, 3.0 METRES TO LESS THAN 3.3 METRES (OR INTRA-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE), vehicle weight table 7 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) iNTER-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE, 3.3 METRES TO LESS THAN 3.6 METRES (OR INTRA-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE), vehicle weight table 8 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) iNTER-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE, 3.6 METRES or more (OR INTRA-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE), vehicle weight table 9 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.1 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 10 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.1 metres to less than 2.4 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 11 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.4 metres to less than 2.7 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 12 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.7 metres to less than 3.0 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 13 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.0 metres to less than 3.3 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 14 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.3 metres to less than 3.6 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 15 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 16 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.1 metres, vehicle weight table 17 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.1 metres to less than 2.4 metres, vehicle weight table 18 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.4 metres to less than 2.7 metres. 457/10, s.13. It is not a recreational vehicle. O. Reg. O.Reg. 21. A truck that meets every requirement to be Designated Truck 5 except that the liftable axle of the truck is not deployed is Designated Truck 2. The semi-trailer has one axle unit that is either a single, tandem or tridem axle. iv. O.Reg. 5,500 kilograms, if its base length is less than 18.25 metres. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a tandem or tridem axle. They say it wont necessarily work due to computer issues. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 10 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) pushed for the allowance of smart lift axles and longer wheelbase tractors and lauded the announcement. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. O. Reg. Its now easier than ever to find Ontario laws. 8/16, s. 4; 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. The second semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. Designated Truck-Trailer Combination 1 is composed of any designated truck and a pony trailer with one axle unit. Do retractable or lift axles have to be equipped with brakes? 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 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. (1) For the purpose of section 118 of the Act, the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a non-designated vehicle or vehicle combination described in subsection (2) and before the date specified in that subsection is the lowest of. 16/14, s. 26; O. Reg. The fifth wheel assembly is mounted on a drop frame located behind and below the centre of the rearmost axle of the tractor. you couldnt have said that any better,Congrats. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. O.Reg. 402/16, s. 1. 457/10, s.15(2). Lift axle suspensions use air bags to carry weight, and either air bags or steel springs to raise the axle when it's not needed. Spif axles respond way differently on straight trucks then they do on trailers . 228/19, s. 24. schedule 24 designated truck 6 tri-drive 4-axle truck. 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. Equivalent imperial measures can be calculated using 39.37 inches per metre and 2.2046 pounds per kilogram. 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??? O.Reg. 3. 5, 6 and 8. 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 . 5. 20. (2) A long combination that is a designated tractor-trailer combination 4, 6 or 7 in every respect except that both self-steering axles are raised, and in the case of designated tractor-trailer combination 7 no smart lift axles are raised, 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 and if the gross vehicle weight of the long combination does not exceed the amount permitted in Vehicle Weight Table 32. Tractor Drive Axle by tandem axle spread: 1. self-steer axle (load equalized): 8,000 kg, 2. self-steer axle (not load equalized): 6,900 kg, 3. tridem axle (load equalized): 24,000 kg, 4. tridem axle (not load equalized): 20,700 kg, 1. self-steer axle (load equalized): 8,500 kg, 2. self-steer axle (not load equalized): 7,400 kg, 3. tridem axle (load equalized): 25,500 kg, 4. tridem axle (not load equalized): 22,200 kg, iii. We use cookies to make your website experience better. if a 7, 8 or 9-axle combination, maximum weight based on number of axles and base length: O.Reg. O.Reg. SCHEDULE 2 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 2 TRACTOR SELF-STEER TRIAXLE SEMI-TRAILER. 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 CTEA reinforced its support for SPIF regulations late yesterday, in a letter to Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 10; O. Reg. 457/10, s.13. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. (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. 16/14, s. 30; O. Reg. If the trailer is a pony trailer with a wheelbase of less than 8.75 metres or a full trailer with a wheelbase of less than 7.25 metres and the trailer is not a triaxle trailer, ii. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 1 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. It may be a school bus, motor coach or double-decker bus. 5, 6, 8, 9, 11. 16/14, s. 19; O. Reg. The semi-trailer has two axle units and one axle group: a single steer axle in front, a quadruple axle in the middle and a single self-steer axle in the rear. ii. 457/10, s.21. If the trailer is a triaxle pony trailer or a triaxle full trailer, 2,500 kilograms. 14. (2) This Regulation sets out weight limits for the purposes of sections 115 to 118 of the Act. 457/10, s. 29; O. Reg. (c) from the centre of the kingpin to the geometric centre of the tridem axle, in the case of the front portion of a hinged semi-trailer, and from the articulation point of the forward hinge to the geometric centre of the tandem axle, in the case of the rear portion of a hinged semi-trailer. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 3 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. (c) contain a device that prevents lifting the axle or altering the axle weight when the combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour. O. Reg. O.Reg. (2) A rear impact guard must consist of a single horizontal beam that is rigidly attached to the trailer and that. 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. My work truck is a 1996 Ford Louisville and was converted to flat bed. 137/21, s. 1. This weight distribution does not wwork well within the construction industry especially with regards to excavation sites and material handling. SCHEDULE 26 DESIGNATED TRUCK-trailer combination 1 truck and fixed axle pony trailer. 11. This is a moderated forum. 2. but in subsection 38 (2), Schedules 11, 12 and 13 and Vehicle Weight Tables 3 to 29, it means the lesser of clauses (a) and (b); long combination means a tractor-trailer combination to which one or more of the following applies: 1. An articulated bus has two portions with articulation between the portions, or has three portions with articulation between each portion. 413/05, Table 19; O.Reg. (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. The drive axle is a single or tandem axle. O.Reg. Until January 1, 2020, maximum weight in appropriate Vehicle Weight Table (16-22), if Semi-trailer Wheelbase (11) or Inter-vehicle-unit Distance (13), as provided in Exceptions note, are less than the minimums specified in the Dimensional Limit Chart. 368/17, s. 14; O. Reg. The vehicle is not equipped with a fifth wheel assembly. 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). If tandem axle spread is 1.8 to 2.8m: 1. self-steer axle (load equalized): 9,550 kg, 2. self-steer axle (not load equalized): 8,000 kg, 3. tandem axle (load equalized): 19,100 kg, 4. tandem axle (not load equalized): 16,000 kg, Allowable Gross Vehicle Weight: (lowest of i, ii and iii), iii.