20. Some of the dimensions are set out in the diagram at the top of the Schedule identified by their reference number. 38. 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. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. Instead the ministry maximized the vehicle carrying Weights creating problems within the transportation Industry. Trucks with multiple, widely spaced axles have difficulty turning on dry . 435/08, s.2. 368/17, s. 17. 3. 16/14, s. 21; O. Reg. (b) December 31 of the year that is 15 years after the model year of the vehicle in respect of which it was issued. (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. 167/12, s. 2(2). O.Reg. 12. More Isnt it time you joined? LEGAL DIMENSIONS Length: 53' semi-trailer (with some restrictions) 75 overall Overhang: 4'11" rear, with overall length not to exceed 75 Width: 8'6 Height: 13'7 Weight: Steer - 12,000 Single - 22,000 Tandem - 39,600 Tridem - 59,400 ROUTINE PERMIT LIMITS Length: 120' Width: 16'3 Height: 14 402/16, s. 1. (b) that is equipped with a rear single axle and a front tandem axle, whose inter-axle spacing is more than 2.5 metres, (i) is a self-steering axle capable of turning 20 degrees in either direction, and. O. Reg. ii. By accepting this notice and continuing to browse our website you confirm you accept our Terms of Use & Privacy Policy. O.Reg. SCHEDULE 9 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 9 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR SELF-STEER TRIAXLE SEMI-TRAILER. 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. 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, (a) automatically and without driver action lifts one, two or three of the smart lift axles of an axle unit or axle group, but, 457/10, s.2(14). SCHEDULE 16 DESIGNATED BUS OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE 1 STANDARD BUS OR COMPARABLE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. The pony trailers axle unit may be a single axle, tandem axle or tridem axle. Upgrading non-compliant dump trucks can cost $25,000 or more, the dump truck haulers add. If the mto or the ontario government is looking for revenue they should be looking into tagged plates on trailers over two axles. 368/17, s. 33; O. Reg. 457/10, s.5(2). Consolidation Period: From March 1, 2021 to the e-Laws currency date. The lead semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. The trailer converter dolly has one axle unit that is a single axle. (6) In Vehicle Weight Tables 1 to 29, subsections 25 (4) and (5) apply and subsection (5) of this section does not apply in determining front axle weight on an aggregate vehicle. TABLE OF DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATIONS, Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Pony Trailer, Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Full Trailer. The rearward hinge allows the rear portion of the trailer to articulate downward, but does not allow upward articulation relative to the front portion of the trailer. 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. 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. Designated Truck 6 is a 4-axle truck with a front single axle and a rear tri-drive axle. 167/12, s. 1; 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. A reference to an axle unit in a Configuration Description is to a deployed axle unit. Unemployment? 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). (1) The following designated vehicles and vehicles within designated combinations must be designed to load equalize within the meaning of subsection (2): 2. 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. You all have had 20 plus years to adapt. The second semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. 16/14, s. 34; O. Reg. Legislative History: 435/08, 368/17, s. 4; O. Reg. O.Reg. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 10 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. 457/10, s.14 (2). (a) on a semi-trailer consisting only of one axle unit, of the axle unit. The device is a flexible aerodynamic device. 457/10, s.6 (2). Equipment and components, see ss. Regulatory changes introduced last July will allow an in-cab switch to lift self-steering axles in emergency situations, when working with Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) trucks or tractors. The fifth wheel assembly is mounted on a drop frame located behind and below the centre of the rearmost axle of the tractor. The semi-trailer length, excluding any portion of auxiliary equipment or machinery that extends beyond the front or rear of the semi-trailer and that is not designed or used for the transportation of goods, exceeds the 14.65 metre limit specified in subsection 109 (10) of the Act; non-designated, with reference to a truck, bus, recreational vehicle or vehicle combination means a truck, bus, recreational vehicle or vehicle combination that is not, respectively, a designated truck, a designated bus or recreational vehicle, a designated tractor-trailer combination, a designated truck-trailer combination or a designated saddlemount combination; open-top hopper dump semi-trailer means a semi-trailer to which is permanently attached an open-top body or box with bottom hoppers that can be opened to dump from the bottom of the semi-trailer; pony trailer means a trailer that is designed and used so that the preponderance of the trailers weight and load is carried on its own axles and that is equipped with a drawbar rigidly attached to the trailer; quadruple axle means a four axle group in which the axles. 228/19, s. 18. Only the rearmost such vehicle may carry an additional vehicle whose wheels do not contact the highway. 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. 8/16, s. 8; O. Reg. SCHEDULE 21 DESIGNATED TRUCK 3 3-axle truck plus auxiliary axle. 16/14, s. 8; O. Reg. Our Company has 2 Tri Axle trucks- One is a 2004 Peterbilt that has low mileage and the other is a 2008 Kenworth. (b) the distance between the centres of the last axle of the first towed vehicle and the first axle of the second towed vehicle. 8/16, s. 3; O. Reg. Both are in great shape and should be grandfathered to the end of there life. Equipment and components, see ss. 457/10, s.5(2). 368/17, s. 3; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 27. O. Reg. 5, 6, 8, 9, 11. SCHEDULE 1 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 1 TRACTOR FIXED AXLE semi-trailer. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Designated Bus or Recreational Vehicle 1 is a bus or recreational vehicle. 413/05, s.25 (4). 457/10, s.13. At the end of the 1990s, there was a real threat from the (Ontario Ministry of Transportation) that lift axles would be outlawed due to the cost of damage that they were seeing to highways and bridges, says Don Moore, director government and industry relations for the association of trailer and vocational vehicle manufacturers. O.Reg. (2) A permit described in subsection (1) may be issued for the purpose of allowing the vehicle to operate in excess of the weight limits set out in Part VIII of the Act or in a regulation made under that Part, as specified in the permit, so long as the vehicle does not exceed its manufacturers gross vehicle weight rating or any manufacturers gross axle weight rating. 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. (4) Before January 1, 2021, subsection (1) applies to a non-designated truck-trailer combination that is composed of a twin-steer tandem axle truck and trailer and that meets the requirements in subparagraphs 6 i and ii of subsection (2), except that the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight is determined by subtracting the following amount from the weight determined under subsection (1): 1. O.Reg. 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. 16/14, s. 19; O. Reg. (3.1) A designated truck may be equipped with. (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. 4.0m or 42% of wheelbase (whichever is greater). O.Reg. Now the trucks are not compliant and for 20 years or more they were???. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has deferred enforcement around emergency override controls, giving manufacturers time to address related programming challenges. O. Reg. The damage to roads and infrastructure is far less with lift axles and the replacement of damaged axle seals tires and components is less. 457/10, s.12 (1). Introducing new smart lift axle technology while the province is in the midst of its 30 year transition to SPIF (safe, productive and infrastructure friendly) vehicles will take some planning, research, and regulatory development, with the onus on the trucking industry to drive the process. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Welcome to the new e-Laws. Designated Bus or Recreational Vehicle 2 has two or three axles. 457/10, s.24. If two sets of air bags are used, one set is inflated while. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 3 except that the self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 1. 5, 6, 8, 9,10. 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. Its now easier than ever to find Ontario laws. 5. VEHICLE WEIGHT TABLE 31 ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT ON DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATIONS (KILOGRAMS), VEHICLE WEIGHT TABLE 32 ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT ON NON-DESIGNATED vehicles and COMBINATIONS (OTHER THAN B-TRAIN COMBINATIONS) THAT are governed by section 21 (KILOGRAMS), VEHICLE WEIGHT TABLE 33 ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT ON NON-DESIGNATED B-TRAIN COMBINATIONS THAT are governed by section 21 (KILOGRAMS). 228/19, s. 12. 167/12, s. 2(2). O.Reg. 228/19, s. 25. 457/10, s.21. 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. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 13; O. Reg. 457/10, s.15(2). 5, 6, 8. 2. The money will always go back into circulation so no biggy. The pony trailer in designated truck-trailer combination 2. 457/10, s.29; 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. 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. O.Reg. Sorry for the questions but im desperate trying to find money to pay for , good day. (1) Every designated vehicle with a self-steering axle and every designated vehicle combination with a self-steering axle, other than a self-steering tag axle in designated bus or recreational vehicle 1 or 2, must comply with the wheel cut requirements of the Table to this section. O.Reg. 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. 34. 8. ii. O. Reg. Any new SPIF vehicle equipped with self-steering axles must also show the "SPIF" notation on a compliance label. (2) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to aggregate vehicles. SCHEDULE 14 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 14 stinger-steer TRACTOR semi-trailer auto or boat carrier. If a Schedule specifies one of Vehicle Weight Tables 1 to 29, the specified Vehicle Weight Table applies to a designated vehicle or combination. 5, 6, 8. 413/05, s.25 (5); O.Reg. Comments will no longer be published unless they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address. The vehicle is not equipped with a fifth wheel assembly. Equipment and components, see ss. iii. O.Reg. (a) that is not more than 14.65 metres in length. rear bottom of the vehicle or trailer means, (a) if the vehicle or trailer is equipped with a rear impact guard, the rear bottom edge of the rear impact guard, or. Permit is issued for the movement of overweight however: The load must not be made up of more than one article. Equipment and components, see ss. 16/14, s. 11; O. Reg. O.Reg. An articulated bus has two portions with articulation between the portions, or has three portions with articulation between each portion. SCHEDULE 4 DESIGNATED Tractor-Trailer COMBINATION 4 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 5-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-3-1). (3) For the purposes of this Regulation, where a tire width has been marked on the tire by the manufacturer, the width of the tire shall be deemed to be as marked. So I agree with John my older truck was good for 37000kg 1500kg for aggregate but now with spiff I can max out at 36000kg and do the same damage to roads. 368/17, s. 10; O. Reg. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 10 except that the self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 8. Click a category for more information. O.Reg. 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. 16/14, s. 30; O. Reg. Designated Truck 2 is a 3-axle truck with a front single axle and rear tandem drive axle. (3) The tractor in a designated tractor-trailer combination 12 may not be equipped with or have controls, whether remote or manual, that would allow the driver to lift, deploy or alter the weight on the tandem or tridem axles in the combination, unless the controls. An update of Ontario's axle weight pilot project. 228/19, s. 10. After December 31, 2020, a truck, bus or recreational vehicle that was manufactured before July 1, 2011. A street sweeper. 457/10, s.28. The ability for the segment of the industry operating multi-axle semi-trailers to spec longer tractors allows for environmental equipment (after exhaust treatment and APUs) without compromising fuel capacity or necessary space for tools and accessorial equipment and larger sleeper berths is a positive development, added Wood. No cars only roads this would enhance our infrastructure greatly. 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. The trailer has a single drawbar. It has a straight lift axle and I was wondering what the regulations are for that said axle to be used? 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 413/05, s.7 (3); O.Reg. 228/19, s. 11. The dash systems are all electronic now, Moore explains. 4. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. O. Reg. (a) contain the notation SPIF, signifying that the truck or trailer is safe, productive and infrastructure-friendly and was manufactured to meet the specifications of this Regulation; (b) identify 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 manufactured the truck or trailer; and. (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. 228/19, s. 1. O.Reg. We should all go back to tandems. maximum weight based on base length and inter-vehicle-unit distance: O.Reg. Cargo must not span the hinge of the trailer if secured to both portions of the trailer. O.Reg. (viii) It fully deploys the self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle. 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 must not exceed, Equipment and components, see ss. 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. 457/10, s.26(2). 21. The trailer has a single drawbar connected to a front turntable or trailer converter dolly and has two axle units consisting of a single axle in front of a rear single axle, a single axle in front of a rear tandem axle or a tandem axle in front of a rear tandem axle. 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. Tractor Drive Axle By tandem axle spread: 1) self-steer axle (load equalized): 7,500 kg, 2) self-steer axle (not load equalized): 6,600 kg, 3) tridem axle (load equalized): 22,500 kg, 4) tridem axle (not load equalized): 19,800 kg. O.Reg. The controls must also be limited to the forward self-steering axle on a semi-trailer, or a truck's self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle. Early technical challenges involving control systems and load equalization were addressed years ago, Moore added in a related interview with Todays Trucking. 16/14, s. 9; O. Reg. (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. The front axle unit is a single axle with single tires. Posted Tuesday July 09, 2019, in Operations/safety, Technology. Let it work itself out. 228/19, s. 21. 368/17, s. 6; O. Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. SCHEDULE 22 DESIGNATED TRUCK 4 twin-steer tandem-drive truck. This weight distribution does not wwork well within the construction industry especially with regards to excavation sites and material handling. 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. Comments will no longer be published unless they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address. Question 1: Do retractable or lift axles have to be equipped with brakes? 2,500 kilograms, if its base length is 19.25 metres or more. If a Schedule specifies Vehicle Weight Table 30 or 31, the specified Vehicle Weight Table applies to a designated truck-trailer combination. We use cookies to make your website experience better. O.Reg. Wheelbase if tractor wheelbase is 6.2 m or less, Wheelbase if tractor wheelbase is > 6.2 m to 6.3 m, Wheelbase if tractor wheelbase is > 6.3 m to 6.4 m, Wheelbase if tractor wheelbase is > 6.4 m to 6.5 m, Wheelbase if tractor wheelbase is > 6.5 m to 6.6 m, Wheelbase if tractor wheelbase is > 6.6 m to 6.7 m, Wheelbase if tractor wheelbase is > 6.7 m to 6.8 m, Inter-vehicle unit Distance + Inter-axle Spacing, 1. self-steer axle (load equalized): 7,500 kg, 2. self-steer axle (not load equalized): 6,600 kg, 3. tridem axle (load equalized): 22,500 kg, 4. tridem axle (not load equalized): 19,800 kg. (iii) The words Emergency Lift Axle Override appear adjacent to the control. I live in Quebec and read about them years ago. (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. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 14 is a stinger-steer combination composed of a tractor and semi-trailer. (2) Notice given by email is deemed to have been received on the first business day after it was sent. O.Reg. (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 O.Reg. The life axle is far greater to use in cities and towns for many reasons. "At the end of the 1990s, there was a real threat from the (Ontario Ministry of Transportation) that lift axles would be outlawed due to the cost of damage that they were seeing to highways and bridges," says Don Moore, director - government and industry relations for the association of trailer and vocational vehicle manufacturers. 413/05, s.19; O.Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a single or tandem axle. 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. O.Reg. The drive axle is a single or tandem axle. A Designated Saddlemount Combination is composed of tractors, trucks or both. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) 8/16, s. 7; O. Reg. 4. In calculating allowable gross vehicle weight, where a Schedule refers to the actual weight on the front axle, if that weight exceeds maximum allowable weight for the axle, the maximum allowable weight must be used in the calculation. The same challenge applies when it comes to the controls for liftable auxiliary axles in heavy applications. O.Reg. (1) In designated tractor-trailer combinations 2 and 9, if the axle spread of the tandem axle of the semi-trailer exceeds 1.85 metres, the designated combination must be equipped with an automatic device that locks the self-steering axle in the straight ahead position when the combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour. 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 comment from Mr. Moore saying that these axles are not unsafe is totally a mistake. 457/10, s.3. Smart lift axles. The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for an eight or more axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 23. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 413/05, s.14 (5); O.Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 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