lift axle regulations ontario

The trailer has two axle units composed of a single, non-liftable self-steer axle ahead of a tandem axle. Revoked: O.Reg. SCHEDULE 27 DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATION 2 TRUCK AND SELF-STEER TRIAXLE PONY TRAILER. Equipment and components, see ss. 8/16, s. 7; O. Reg. wheelbase means the longitudinal distance. 368/17, s. 16; O. Reg. O.Reg. Additional modifications to the regulations will also allow for: For detailsplease visit http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/recent-regulation-changes.shtml, Additional references to regulation 228/19, which includes the specific details for smart lift axles and longer tractor that will be incorporated into the SPIF Regulation can be found byclicking here. Im on my second SPIF straight truck and they DO NOT STEER in winter. O.Reg. The second and any subsequent vehicle is connected to the vehicle ahead by means of a saddlemount device which performs as a fifth wheel assembly. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 3 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. O.Reg. 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 damage to roads and infrastructure is far less with lift axles and the replacement of damaged axle seals tires and components is less. 368/17, s. 26. The semi-trailer in designated tractor-trailer combinations 2 to 7, 9, 10 and 15. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 21 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. (d) any designated truck-trailer combination that includes a trailer that was manufactured after August 31, 2007. Designated Truck 1 is a 2-axle truck with a front single axle and rear single drive axle. If the mto or the ontario government is looking for revenue they should be looking into tagged plates on trailers over two axles. 5, 6, 8. O.Reg. (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. Or put a grant to keep smaller companies who cant buy new trucks and then allow 50 % cost grant to upgrade. 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. AGVW means allowable gross vehicle weight; allowable gross vehicle weight means the maximum permissible weight of a vehicle or vehicle combination for the purpose of section 118 of the Act; bed length means the external measurement of a trailer from the front of its cargo carrying space to the rear of its cargo carrying space, but excluding any portion of auxiliary equipment or machinery that extends beyond the front of the trailer and that is not designed for the transportation of goods; box length, in a truck-trailer combination, means the external measurement from the front of the load-carrying portion of the truck to the rear of the trailer, including load, but excluding any portion of auxiliary equipment or machinery that extends beyond the front of the load-carrying portion of truck and that is not designed or used for the transportation of goods; converter dolly drawbar length means the longitudinal distance from the centre of the hole in the fifth wheel of a converter dolly to the centre of its eye or equivalent device; effective rear overhang, except where otherwise specified, means the longitudinal distance from the turn centre of the vehicle to its rearmost point, including any load; effective wheelbase means the longitudinal distance between the geometric centres of front and rear axle units of a truck; GAWR means manufacturers gross axle weight rating; (a) in the case of an A-train or C-train, means the longitudinal distance from the turn centre of the foremost semi-trailer to the articulation point of the hitch used to tow the rearmost trailer, and. 2. (3) A permit described in subsection (1) is valid until the later of. 167/12, s.7; 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). (2) Designated tractor-trailer combinations 4 and 6 must be equipped with an automatic device that locks the rearmost self-steering axle in the straight ahead position when the combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour. 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. 167/12, s.10; O. Reg. 413/05, s.12 (1); O.Reg. To achieve maximum output, a load equalizing steerable lift axle is used. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. (a) that is not more than 14.65 metres in length. They would have better off to just get the Ministry to do their job and enforce axle weight fines when they catch you not using your lift axle. 413/05, s.2 (2); O.Reg. If the drive axle is a single axle, it may form a two axle group with a tag axle to the rear. O.Reg. 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. (3.2) A trailer in a designated combination may be equipped with. Designated Truck 6 is a 4-axle truck with a front single axle and a rear tri-drive axle. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 14 is a stinger-steer combination composed of a tractor and semi-trailer. 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. (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. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Equipment and components, see ss. the Ministry should refer to allowable weights for commercial vehicle guidelines that existed in the 1960s. (1) The rearmost trailer of any designated tractor-trailer combination that is a long combination must be equipped with a rear impact guard meeting the requirements of subsection (2) if. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 5 to 10, Track Width tridem axle trailer with single tires built before 2010, Track Width tridem axle trailer with single tires built after 2009, Track Width tridem axle all other trailers, other Axle Maximums (lowest of a, b and c). 457/10, s.5(2). O.Reg. Now the trucks are not compliant and for 20 years or more they were???. 10. (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. 9. What now? (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. 8/16, s. 1; O. Reg. (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. (a) in the case of an open-top hopper dump semi-trailer, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (b) in the case of a tank full trailer or a tank pony trailer, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (b.1) in the case of a tank semi-trailer, for longer than 25 years after the year of its manufacture; (c) in the case of a semi-trailer, other than a tank semi-trailer, with four or more axles, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (d) in the case of a semi-trailer, other than a tank semi-trailer, that forms part of a tractor-trailer combination with two trailers, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (e) in the case of a truck that is a concrete mixer fitted with a revolving drum, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (f) in the case of a vehicle not referred to in clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), for longer than 15 years after the year of its manufacture. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 28; O. Reg. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Does anyone in the mto have the smarts to accually know about this stuff or the cost. Equipment and components, see ss. Designated buses and recreational vehicles, Weight limit chart not determinative of designated vehicle or combination, Preconditions for Designated Vehicles or Designated Combinations, Rules Applicable to Designated Vehicles and Designated Combinations, Maximum allowable gross vehicle weight designated vehicles and combinations, Rules Applicable to Non-Designated Vehicles and Combinations, Maximum allowable gross vehicle weight non-designated vehicles and combinations, Maximum allowable gross vehicle weight transition for non-designated vehicles and combinations, Special permits to exceed dimension and weight limits, certain vehicles, Flexible aerodynamic devices not included in length, Notice of suspension etc. 3. (a) the maximum weight permitted on the front axle under section 116 of the Act plus the sum of the maximum allowable weights for all other axle units of the vehicle or vehicle combination as set out in section 116 of the Act; (b) the maximum weight permitted on the front axle under section 116 of the Act plus the sum of the maximum allowable weights for any two axle groups, three axle groups or four axle groups, or any combination of them, as set out in section 117 of the Act, plus the maximum allowable weight for any axle unit or units excluding any axle unit or units that are part of an axle group, as set out in section 116 of the Act; or. 4. you couldnt have said that any better,Congrats. 457/10, s.3; 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. Inter-vehicle-unit Distance between tridem and tandem, ii. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 457/10, s.6 (1). 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 228/19, s. 15. A street sweeper. We welcome yourfeedback. the maximum weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. 8/16, 20. 5, 6, 8, 12, B. if not long combination and both trailers are built before 2006, amount shown in appropriate Vehicle Weight Tables 3 to 29. O.Reg. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 7, except that both self-steer axles and one or more smart lift axles of the semi-trailer are not deployed, is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 1. 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. 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. 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.15(2). SCHEDULE 13 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 13 TRACTOR C-TRAIN DOUBLE TRAILERS. 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. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a tandem or tridem axle. (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. 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.21. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 30 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 4. On the hwy they work fine in towns and cities they create major damage to the roads. 457/10, s.11. I agree 100% with everything you have said we have to stand together and fill the courts up with this once we start getting overload tickets, The air lift never should of been allowed it only helped to create the haul more for less that the industry seems to want.The same ton mile rate remains the same as it was with an old Ford gas truck with a tag axle. Original Equipment Manufacturers [OEMs] have only recently expressed that meeting the provisions of the regulatory conditions is possible, but would require about one year to plan, engineer and implement a proper technical solution, writes Ian Freeman, director of the ministrys carrier safety and enforcement branch. O.Reg. SCHEDULE 28 DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATION 3 TRUCK AND FULL TRAILER. An articulated bus has two portions with articulation between the portions, or has three portions with articulation between each portion. SCHEDULE 26 DESIGNATED TRUCK-trailer combination 1 truck and fixed axle pony trailer. O.Reg. O.Reg. The semi-trailer has three axle units: a single self-steer axle in front, a tridem axle in the middle, and a single self-steer axle in the rear. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 6 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. O.Reg. O.Reg. A non-enclosed auto or boat carrier where only the loaded motor vehicles or boats and support plates, if any, on which the motor vehicles or boats rest extend beyond the Overall Length (1), Height (3) and Tractor Effective Rear Overhang (12) limits set out in the Dimensional Limit Chart below is exempt from those limits. if a 7, 8 or 9-axle combination, maximum weight based on number of axles and base length: O.Reg. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 2 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. The news came today through a letter to the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA). Spif axles respond way differently on straight trucks then they do on trailers . Compliant with Ontario, Canada "SPIF" Regulations, 20 Degree Wheel Cut Available, for Use with Dual or Single Tires, 5 Year Limited Warranty, 25,000 lb. This is a mistake to impose laws that one day you are safe and next day your not. 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. O.Reg. Overall refers to the total combination. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 4 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. 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). 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. Until January 1, 2020, maximum weight in appropriate Vehicle Weight Table (1-15), 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. 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. 19. Moore, however, says the cost of such upgrades can be recovered by the revenue that comes with heavier weights. It is equipped with a single axle at the rear of each portion of the bus. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Weight Front axle weight must be at least 23 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 368/17, s. 17. SCHEDULE 31 DESIGNATED saddlemount combination. If GAWR not verified, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings specified on tire side walls, i. AGVW of Designated Truck plus the maximum allowable weights of all axles of trailer, 1. if trailer is drawn by Designated Truck 3, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 31, 2. if trailer is built before July 2011 and is drawn by a designated truck other than Designated Truck 3, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30, 1. if trailer is drawn by Designated Truck 3 or has wheelbase less than 8.75m, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 31, 2. if trailer is not drawn by Designated Truck 3 and has wheelbase of 8.75m or greater, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. 5,000 kg (11,023 lb. O.Reg. (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. 402/16, s. 1. 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. Both are in great shape and should be grandfathered to the end of there life. O.Reg. 5, 8, 11. 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). 16/14, s. 12; O. Reg. 5, 6, 8, 9. 228/19, s. 18. O.Reg. Put concisely, the CTEA has been and continues to be supportive of the SPIF regulations, including the implementation and grandfathering schedules, since the regulations were first promulgated in Phase 1 back in 2000, Moore wrote in the letter. e-Laws provides access to official copies of Ontarios statutes and regulations. 5. Where a tire weight limit is expressed as weight per millimetre, the reference is to a millimetre of tire width. (3) A designated truck-trailer combination 3, a designated bus or recreational vehicle 2 or 3 and a designated saddlemount combinaton 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. SCHEDULE 5 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 5 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 5-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-1-3). (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. (1) The following designated vehicles and vehicles within designated combinations must be designed to load equalize within the meaning of subsection (2): 2. SCHEDULE 2 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 2 TRACTOR SELF-STEER TRIAXLE SEMI-TRAILER. Any new SPIF vehicle equipped with self-steering axles must also show the "SPIF" notation on a compliance label. 413/05, s.5 (4). 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.. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 10 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. Until January 1, 2020, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (11), 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 and the Inter-vehicle-unit Distance (13) is not less than 4.5 metres. No cars only roads this would enhance our infrastructure greatly. The semi-trailer has two axle units: a single self-steer axle in front and a tridem axle in the rear. 9,500 kilograms, if it has three or more axles. 457/10, s.7 (2). 8/16, s. 8; O. Reg. 457/10, s.10 (1). Weight The front axle weight must be at least 38 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. O.Reg. O.Reg. (b) have their consecutive centres more than one metre apart. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. (3) An axle unit or axle group that is equipped with smart lift axle technology must maintain, at a minimum, the fixed axles set out in the following table: Smart Lift Technology Fixed axle requirement. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 11 is an A-train double. New steer axle technology was seen as a mechanism to not only avoid this, but to realize heavier loads while causing less roadway damage.. (4) Where the calculation of front axle weight for an aggregate vehicle powered by a tractor results in a weight over 6,500 kilograms, the front axle weight shall be deemed to be 6,500 kilograms. Pure stupidity. How many trucks in Ontario are licensed and how much is the MTO collecting every year. 457/10, The front portion of the semi-trailer has a tridem axle and the rear portion of the trailer has a tandem axle. It is not an articulated bus. 8/16, s. 5; 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. 368/17, s. 2. Stay up to date on technology, regulations and trucking life. 5, 8, 9. The drive axle of the tractor is a tri-drive. If tandem axle spread is 1.8 to 1.85m: ii. (e) on a truck, bus or recreational vehicle, of the drive axle unit. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 17; O. Reg. After December 31, 2020, a trailer in a truck-trailer combination, if the trailer was manufactured before July 1, 2011. The following limits apply to these exempted auto or boat carriers: Tractor Effective Rear Overhang (12) 4.6 metres, Effective Rear Overhang (excluding rear load overhang), Max. (A) in the case of a tractor-trailer combination, the most forward self-steering axle of the semi-trailer, or. It cannot be a school bus but can be a double-decker bus. 413/05, s.14 (5); O.Reg. O.Reg. O.Reg. O.Reg. O.Reg. 3. An update of Ontario's axle weight pilot project. 16/14, s. 29; O. Reg. (2) For the purpose of subclause (1) (a) (i), in determining whether the weight remaining on the axle unit or group meets the weight requirements under the Act or this Regulation, the applicable weight requirements are those for the axle unit or group with the number of axles deployed. (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. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 15 is a combination composed of a tractor and a hinged single semi-trailer. 6. 4. (2) In subparagraph 3 i of subsection (1). 2. (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, (a) the truck, truck-trailer combination or tractor . For more information on SPIF axle arrangements, visit the Ontario Ministry of Transport (MTO) or call us at 877.396.1414 or info@cottrill.ca and we will work with you to determine if your truck is right the right truck to convert . SCHEDULE 20 DESIGNATED TRUCK 2 TANDEM-AXLE TRUCK. Comments will no longer be published unless they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address. Just like the new DEF on trucks, you can buy used predef trucks but eventally most will comply, so dont go back and legislate all trucks need to have DEF system installed. O.Reg. 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