3. 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. 16/14, s. 13; O. Reg. 137/21, s. 1. (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. If the drive axle is a single axle, it may form a two axle group with a tag axle to the rear. Equipment and components, see ss. 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. 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. 368/17, s. 25; O. Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. 10. (4) For the purposes of this Regulation, the month and year when a vehicle was manufactured or built is the earliest month and year on any incomplete vehicle manufacturers information label or manufacturers compliance label on the vehicle. (d) automatic controls that lift or deploy its self-steering axles, depending on whether the trailer is heavily or lightly loaded. Forget about Spiff axles the Ministry Should reduce allowable weights on all commercial vehicles. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 15 is a combination composed of a tractor and a hinged single semi-trailer. (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. The axles will need to fully deploy as soon as a truck stops, when tractor power is turned off, or within three minutes of the switch being activated. Designated Bus or Recreational Vehicle 2 is an inter-city bus or recreational vehicle that has two or three axles and exceeds 12.5 metres in length. O.Reg. The semi-trailer service brake system must be constructed so that a single leakage failure in any component of the system, except the tubing or fittings in the control line, does not render the brakes on more than three axles inoperative. The second semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. SCHEDULE 5 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 5 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 5-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-1-3). 4. If going with a lift axle; this combination gives you the most allowable pay load. 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. Whats your PROBLEM. The technology exists is cheap and should be mandated. O.Reg. They all need to comply. (a) the trailer was manufactured after July 14, 1993 and before January 27, 1998; (b) the trailer has an axle unit that can slide or is fixed so that the rear of the rearmost tire is more than 0.3 metres in front of the rear of the trailer; and. We welcome your, O. Reg. Dont worrythere are only 100 MTO Officers left and they are busy stopping OTA members just to collect stats. (1) The definitions in sections 108 and 114 of the Act apply to this Regulation. As this is also said on other comment sections. (a) have their consecutive centres equally spaced. 3. 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: 14 457/10, s.25. (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. new rules that govern the emergency controls for self-steering lift axles, Only specific shops can update Ontario trucks to SPIF rules, Volvo launches hands-on electromobility experience, Lohscheller named president of Nikola Motor, ZF sets future course with new steer-by-wire systems. ii. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 30 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. (2) The original compliance label or the manufacturers identification plate on the truck or trailer must. (ii) It is separate and independent from the 4-way flasher control. 228/19, s. 5. Equipment and components, see ss. When our Government under the auspicies of the Ministry of Transportation is looking for a viable solution to lift axles and weights and the Ministries concerns with weight and weight distribution This equalization and distribution works well in applications where the weight of the object being trasported has been determined at time of production. 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). The pony trailers axle unit may be a single axle, tandem axle or tridem axle. The semi-trailer must display a clearly visible label with the name and telephone number of the semi-trailer manufacturer and the appropriate brake system circuit diagram number. (2) Notice given by email is deemed to have been received on the first business day after it was sent. ii. 368/17, s. 7; O. Reg. If the vehicle is a recreational vehicle, it is equipped in the same manner as a motor coach with motive power mounted to the rear of the front axle and an air-ride or torsion-bar suspension. SCHEDULE 3 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 3 TRACTOR SELF-STEER QUAD SEMI-TRAILER. There is still one known technical issue to address with SPIF configurations, however. Trucks with multiple, widely spaced axles have difficulty turning on dry . The SPIF for lift axles has been coming for a long time & truckers were aware of the regulation. O.Reg. This is a mistake to impose laws that one day you are safe and next day your not. since most inprovince truck haul over 85 thousand lbs GVW. (1) A designated vehicle or designated vehicle combination may have axles in addition to those specified in the corresponding Schedule, but the additional axles must remain in the raised position. 457/10, s.28. 62,500 kg, if the base length is 19.25m or more and front axle weight is less than 6,000 kg. 4. The trailer has a single drawbar. O.Reg. 167/12, s.2(1). Youll be able to haul more weight and bring you in line with the guys who have already done this, Moore says. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 5 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. It is equipped with a single axle at the rear of each portion of the bus. (3) The following brake requirements apply to designated tractor-trailer combinations 4, 5, 6, 7 and 15: 1. 368/17, s. 8; O. Reg. 34.1 (1) For the purposes of section 116 of the Act, if a non-designated vehicle or a vehicle that is part of a non-designated combination is manufactured after June 30, 2011, the weight on an axle unit shall not exceed the manufacturers gross axle weight rating if the manufacturers gross axle weight is less than the amount otherwise permitted by the Act and this Regulation. 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. triaxle with reference to a trailer, means a trailer with a single self-steer axle in the front and a tandem axle in the rear; twin-steer tandem axle truck means a 4-axle truck with a front tandem axle and a rear tandem drive axle. 5, 6, 8, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance single to single or tandem, Converter Dolly Track Width converter dolly with single tires built before 2010, Converter Dolly Track Width converter dolly with single tires built after 2009, Converter Dolly Track Width all other converter dollies. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. (A) in the case of a tractor-trailer combination, the most forward self-steering axle of the semi-trailer, or. 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 drive axle of the tractor is a tri-drive. A liftable auxiliary self-steer axle must not be deployed if the resulting weight on the axle is less than 3,000 kilograms. SCHEDULE 7 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 7 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 6-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-1-4). Maximum width shall be determined in accordance with subsections 109 (1), (3) and (4) of the Act. 3. 368/17, s. 23. 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. 5,000 kg (11,023 lb. 413/05, s.9 (2). 368/17, s. 11; O. Reg. 228/19, s. 4. 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. 413/05, s.7 (3); O.Reg. 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. 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 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. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 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). 167/12, s. 4; O. Reg. 457/10, s.21. 457/10, s.3. 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. 457/10, s.19. 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, O.Reg. 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 . 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 12. Where a tire weight limit is expressed as weight per millimetre, the reference is to a millimetre of tire width. 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