Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 1 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. 457/10, s.6 (1). 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. (a) from the centre of the kingpin to the turn centre, in the case of a semi-trailer or in the case of a full trailer without a turntable in designated truck-trailer combination 3. 4. O.Reg. 413/05, Table 19; O.Reg. 457/10, s.7 (1). SCHEDULE 20 DESIGNATED TRUCK 2 TANDEM-AXLE TRUCK. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a tandem or tridem axle. O.Reg. We use cookies to make your website experience better. 228/19, s. 28. 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. SCHEDULE 25 DESIGNATED TRUCK 7 TWIN STEER TRI-DRIVE 5-AXLE TRUCK. (i) do not activate unless the emergency 4-way flashers are activated, (ii) contain a device that prevents lifting the axle or altering the axle weight when the truck or vehicle combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour, and, (iii) in the case of a tractor-trailer combination, operate only on the most forward self-steering axle of the semi-trailer; or. 228/19, s. 4. 228/19, s. 12. 5, 6, 7, 8. 3. A liftable auxiliary self-steer axle must not be deployed if the resulting weight on the axle is less than 3,000 kilograms. Instead the ministry maximized the vehicle carrying Weights creating problems within the transportation Industry. 4. 167/12, s.7; O. Reg. 457/10, s.6 (4). The width of the tractor or trailer rear load overhang, including extendable support plates, if any, does not exceed 2.3m. The drive axle of the tractor is a tri-drive. 228/19, s. 23. Not controlled means that no measurement is prescribed. O.Reg. 368/17, s. 29; O. Reg. After 2020, maximum weight based on number of axles: O.Reg. O.Reg. (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. (5) In this section and in the Vehicle Weight Tables. ii. The semi-trailer has a single or tandem axle. (c) the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight prescribed by clause 22 (1) (c) of this Regulation. 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. 5, 6, 8, 9, 11. Single Drive Axle (Dual Tires) on Urban Transit Bus: 11,400 kg. O.Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. O.Reg. 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. 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. 7. When the device is deployed, no portion of the device that is more than 1.9 metres above the ground extends more than 1.52 metres beyond the rear of the vehicle or trailer, as shown in Figure 4. O.Reg. (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. (4) If the determination of the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight under subsection (3) produces a result greater than 63,500 kilograms, the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for the non-designated combination is 63,500 kilograms. O. Reg. 368/17, s. 20; O. Reg. O.Reg. After December 31, 2020, a trailer in a truck-trailer combination, if the trailer was manufactured before July 1, 2011. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has deferred enforcement around emergency override controls, giving manufacturers time to address related programming challenges. O.Reg. 228/19, s. 3. The following limits apply to exempted Saddlemount Combinations: Front axle (towed vehicle) 11 kg combined tire widths in mm, Not front axle (lead or towed vehicle) 10 kg combined tire widths in mm. street sweeper means a vehicle whose primary function is to clean or sweep roadways with a power brush or broom or by means of a vacuum and to store collected debris in a mounted storage container. Before January 1, 2016, a tractor-trailer combination with two trailers, if both trailers were manufactured before 2006. 16/14, s. 9; O. Reg. (e) in the case of the pony trailer in designated truck-trailer combination 2, the weight of the self-steering axle is not more than 500 kilograms greater or less than the average weight per axle of the tandem axle. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 5. (2) The original compliance label or the manufacturers identification plate on the truck or trailer must. The association has been working with the Society of Automotive Engineers to establish a solution. (C) within three minutes after the lifting or altering of weight. Equivalent imperial measures can be calculated using 39.37 inches per metre and 2.2046 pounds per kilogram. 228/19, (c) indicating the revised gross vehicle and axle weight ratings. 16/14, s. 11; O. Reg. Moore, however, says the cost of such upgrades can be recovered by the revenue that comes with heavier weights. 413/05, s.10 (1); O.Reg. 3. My work truck is a 1996 Ford Louisville and was converted to flat bed. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. O.Reg. 368/17, 368/17, s. 23. Spif axles respond way differently on straight trucks then they do on trailers . 413/05, s.12 (1); O.Reg. After December 31, 2020, a truck, bus or recreational vehicle that was manufactured before July 1, 2011. 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. 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. Or at least keep the self-equalizing feature of SPIF and the steering axle, but leave the up and down control to the DRIVER. 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. I concur shawn 368/17, s. 19; 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. 457/10, s.1. (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. 457/10, s.21. (b) for other axles, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings specified on the tire side walls. A vehicle that is required to comply with subsection 109 (2) of the Act and that does comply with that subsection shall be deemed to be in compliance with the width limits in Schedules 1 to 31. O.Reg. (a) have their consecutive centres equally spaced. 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. 413/05, s.9 (2). 457/10, s.3. The hinge position shown in the diagram refers to the articulation point of the forward horizontal hinge. Legislative History: 435/08, (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. 16/14, s. 22; O. Reg. If the inter-vehicle-unit distance between the trailers is less than 3 metres, the sum of the weight of the axles of the lead semi-trailer and the trailer converter dolly or forward axle of a full trailer must not exceed, (a) 17,000 kg, if there is a single axle on the lead semi-trailer; or. O.Reg. since most inprovince truck haul over 85 thousand lbs GVW. The switch configuration is a major issue because of the digital nature of dashes now. O.Reg. 368/17, s. 17. 16/14, s. 8; O. Reg. 228/19, s. 27. Both are in great shape and should be grandfathered to the end of there life. O.Reg. 413/05, s.19; O.Reg. (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.14(1). Good afternoon John ; may i ask if do you know any grant from government or insurance company in Ontario ; to releasing the huge money amount that we have to pay for retrofitting our dump trucks ? The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. No cars only roads this would enhance our infrastructure greatly. Dont worrythere are only 100 MTO Officers left and they are busy stopping OTA members just to collect stats. The switch is meant to offer drivers extra traction when its needed at relatively low speeds. 228/19, s. 1. 167/12, s.5; O. Reg. 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. Unemployment? 457/10, s.22 (5). To achieve maximum output, a load equalizing steerable lift axle is used. O.Reg. O. Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. (a) on a semi-trailer consisting only of one axle unit, of the axle unit. (2) This Regulation sets out weight limits for the purposes of sections 115 to 118 of the Act. Comments will no longer be published unless they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address. The life axle is far greater to use in cities and towns for many reasons. Some of the dimensions are set out in the diagram at the top of the Schedule identified by their reference number. 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. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. The front axle unit is a single axle with single tires. 9. 16/14, s. 29; O. Reg. O.Reg. 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. The front axle is a single axle with single tires. O.Reg. 6.85m, if Tandem Axle Spread (5) is 1.8 to 1.88m, 3. tandem drive axle (load equalized): 18,000 kg, 4. tandem drive axle (not load equalized): 15,000 kg. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. (5) In this section and in Vehicle Weight Tables 1 to 29. (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. Designated Truck 2 is a 3-axle truck with a front single axle and rear tandem drive axle. 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. 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. 457/10, s.24. ii. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply if the truck was built before July 1, 2011. 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. The association has been working with the Society of Automotive Engineers to establish a solution upgrades! On the truck or trailer rear load overhang, including extendable support,! For other axles, the sum of the tractor is a major issue of... 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