457/10, s.14 (3). A street sweeper. (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. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply if the truck was built before July 1, 2011. 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. ii. Any new SPIF vehicle equipped with self-steering axles must also show the "SPIF" notation on a compliance label. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. O.Reg. We welcome yourfeedback. 457/10, s.4; O. Reg. 228/19, s. 21. 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. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. If GAWR not verified, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings, as specified on the tire side walls. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 9 except that the self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 8. There is still one known technical issue to address with SPIF configurations, however. Moore, however, says the cost of such upgrades can be recovered by the revenue that comes with heavier weights. ii. O. Reg. 228/19, s. 17. Equipment and components, see ss. The association has been working with the Society of Automotive Engineers to establish a solution. 413/05, s.19; O.Reg. TABLE OF DESIGNATED BUSES OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, Standard Bus or Comparable Recreational Vehicle, Inter-city Bus or Comparable Recreational Vehicle. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 167/12, s. 2(2). (1), (2) Revoked: O.Reg. 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.3; O. Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. Just dont make the old system anymore and these regulations will eventually make there way to the new spif compliance or slowly the numbers will become lower and slowly be not even out there anymore- only but a few that dont put hardly any miles on them anyways so why make it a big deal. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 34; O. Reg. 5. Instead the ministry maximized the vehicle carrying Weights creating problems within the transportation Industry. Equipment and components, see ss. SCHEDULE 31 DESIGNATED saddlemount combination. O. Reg. Weight Front axle weight must be at least 23 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 457/10, s.14(1). (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. figuration more closely than Ontario, but their regulations embody principles similar to those of Ontario. 228/19, s. 20. 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). If GAWR not verified, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings, Allowable Gross Vehicle Weight: (lower of i and ii), i. actual weight on the front axle plus other axle maximums, ii. 228/19, s. 11. (b) that is equipped with two tanks, one to store water and the other to store debris; (a) whose primary function is to clean sewage systems using a high-pressure water sprayer, a vacuum system, or a combination thereof, and. Thanks. O.Reg. The same challenge applies when it comes to the controls for liftable auxiliary axles in heavy applications. the maximum weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. Im on my second SPIF straight truck and they DO NOT STEER in winter. If two sets of air bags are used, one set is inflated while. (a) for a single front axle, the axle unit weight on the front axle or, if that weight is more than the maximum weight permitted for a single axle under section 116 of the Act, the maximum weight permitted for a single axle under section 116 of the Act, (b) for a dual front axle, one-half of the axle unit weight on the dual front axle or, if that weight is more than one-half of the maximum weight permitted for a dual axle under section 116 of the Act, one-half of the maximum weight permitted for a dual axle under section 116 of the Act, and. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 14 is a stinger-steer combination composed of a tractor and semi-trailer. Smart lift axles. Capacity. The front portion of the semi-trailer has a tridem axle and the rear portion of the trailer has a tandem axle. Sorry for the questions but im desperate trying to find money to pay for , good day. If equipped with a hinge locking device, the device must be disengaged when operating on a highway, other than when reversing. Curves on the highway yes, but 90* corners at intersections in the city from a dead stop, no way. O.Reg. 413/05, s.35 (2). 4. 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. 228/19, s. 16. (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. O.Reg. 10. (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. SCHEDULE 15 DESIGNATED TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION 15 TRACTOR HINGED SEMI-TRAILER. (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. 5,500 kilograms, if its base length is less than 18.25 metres. 368/17, s. 5; O. Reg. concerned about the 20 year life of the trailers and now every lift axle has to be steerable, but nearly every driver complains about not being able to back them up. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 2. John G. Smith is the editorial director of Newcom Media's trucking and supply chain publications -- including Today's Trucking, trucknews.com, TruckTech, Transport Routier, and Road Today. The semi-trailer must be equipped with a low air pressure warning system constructed so that, in the event the air pressure in any one of the service brake reservoirs falls below 483 kPa or 70 psi, a red LED warning lamp will illuminate. 457/10, s.13. O.Reg. The override controls would give drivers extra traction when needed, but only under strictly defined conditions. 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, 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). The award-winning journalist has covered the trucking industry since 1995. (3) In the case of non-designated combinations, if the gross weight transmitted to the highway by the rearmost vehicle of the combination is not at least five per cent of the gross weight of the combination, the axles of the rearmost vehicle are not included in calculating the base length and the number of axles when determining the combinations maximum allowable gross vehicle weight under a Vehicle Weight Table; instead, the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight of the combination is determined by adding the weight derived from the appropriate Vehicle Weight Table and the actual weight of the rearmost vehicle. (B) in the case of a truck, the self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle. (2) Where one of Vehicle Weight Tables 1 to 29 applies, the appropriate table is determined based on the number of axles and the inter-vehicle-unit distance or intra-vehicle-unit distance, with the following exceptions: 1. Ontario regulates vehicle weights in kilograms (kg) and dimensions in metres (m). 457/10, s.6(3). 413/05, s.25 (3); 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). It is not a recreational vehicle. 5, 6, 8, 9,10. As previously reported by OTA, work to introduce smart lift axles (SLA) for semi-trailers continues since it was given the green light last summer.. ii. Equipment and components, see ss. Load equalization One of the axle weight and dimension compliance challenges frustrating aggregate haulers is related to the requirement for load equalization, which was introduced to industry during the implementation of SPIF regulations from 2000 to 2011, when the province began a four-phase overhaul of its vehicle weight and dimension . 5, 6, 8, 11, Tridem Track Width tractor with single tires built before 2010, Tridem Track Width tractor with single tires built after 2009, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance single to tridem, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance tridem to tridem. SCHEDULE 16 DESIGNATED BUS OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE 1 STANDARD BUS OR COMPARABLE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. 457/10, s.19. 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. (1) The semi-trailer in designated tractor-trailer combinations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 15, the trailer in designated truck-trailer combinations 2 and 4 and designated trucks 3 and 5 must bear their original compliance labels and comply with subsections (2) and (3). 457/10, s.3. O.Reg. 457/10, s.28. 4,500 kilograms, if its base length is 18.25 metres or more but less than 18.75 metres, iii. 228/19, s. 1. 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. ii. O.Reg. (b) in the case of truck or tractor, means the longitudinal distance from the turn centre of the truck or tractor to the articulation point of the hitch or coupling device used to tow a trailer; inter-city bus means a bus commonly known as a motor coach that has. 457/10, s.20; O. Reg. Youll be able to haul more weight and bring you in line with the guys who have already done this, Moore says. The drive axle of the tractor is a tri-drive. And the controls must be limited to the forward self-steering axle on a semi-trailer, while in the case of a truck they can control a self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle. 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. (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. Upgrading non-compliant dump trucks can cost $25,000 or more, the dump truck haulers add. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. Only the rearmost such vehicle may carry an additional vehicle whose wheels do not contact the highway. 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