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. Early technical challenges involving control systems and load equalization were addressed years ago, Moore added in a related interview with Todays Trucking. SCHEDULE 10 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 10 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR SELF-STEER QUAD SEMI-TRAILER. 368/17, s. 11; O. Reg. 5. O.Reg. The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a 7-axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 16. The trailer has a single drawbar. (c) for a triple front axle, one-third of the axle unit weight for the triple front axle or, if that weight is more than one-third of the maximum weight permitted for a triple axle under section 116 of the Act, one-third of the maximum weight permitted for a triple axle under section 116 of the Act; intra-vehicle-unit distance, for a five or six-axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle, means the greater of, (a) the distance between the centres of the second and third axles from the front of the vehicle, and. 3. (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. 167/12, s.12; O. Reg. (2) For the purpose of clause 118 (1) (c) of the Act, (a) the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight of a designated vehicle or vehicle combination is the amount prescribed by the weight limit charts of the appropriate Schedule; and. Designated Bus 3 is an articulated bus. (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. Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances. The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) is publicly supporting Ontario updates to Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) dump truck configurations and notes that such changes actually helped to save lift axles in the province. 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. 16/14, s. 22; O. Reg. O. Reg. 457/10, s.24. This is a mistake to impose laws that one day you are safe and next day your not. 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. 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. 228/19, s. 16. Not to mention the these systems are not always reliable either. 2.1 If the axle unit or group is equipped with a smart lift axle, a reference to a tandem, tridem or quadruple axle in an axle unit description in a Dimensional Limit Chart or Weight Limit Chart shall be read as a reference to an axle unit or axle group of the number of axles actually deployed. 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. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) 228/19, s. 4. So if we are all saying that they are unsafe why is he saying this? 457/10, s.22(2). Min. The technology exists is cheap and should be mandated. O.Reg. O. Reg. ii. 228/19, s. 24. schedule 24 designated truck 6 tri-drive 4-axle truck. O.Reg. 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. (4) In subsection (3) and in Schedule 12. as usual half the story ,,twisted.before jan 1st 2021 i could haul 35800 kg on my truck..as of jan 1st 2021 i can haul 27000kg..but if i spend $ 25000.00 then i can haul 36000kg.. (d) automatic controls that lift or deploy its self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle, depending on whether the truck is heavily or lightly loaded. Trucks with multiple, widely spaced axles have difficulty turning on dry . It has a straight lift axle and I was wondering what the regulations are for that said axle to be used? 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. 16/14, s. 10; 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. 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. 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. 5, 6, 7, 8. SCHEDULE 4 DESIGNATED Tractor-Trailer COMBINATION 4 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 5-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-3-1). Much of the problem was linked to operators who kept the lift axles raised when they should have been deployed. O. Reg. 2. 167/12, s.13. vehicle weight table 19 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.7 metres to less than 3.0 metres. (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 . 38. (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. (1) The following interpretive rules apply to Schedules 1 to 31: 1. Its not like the old days when I started and there was a bunch of spaghetti behind the dash.. Comments will no longer be published unless they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address. 16/14, s. 4l; O. Reg. Until January 1, 2020, maximum weight in appropriate Vehicle Weight Table (9-15), if Semi-trailer Wheelbase (11), as provided in Exceptions note, is less than the minimum specified in the Dimensional Limit Chart. 457/10, s.5(2). 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. 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. 457/10, s.28. (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. The front axle weight must be at least 19 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. Designated Truck 2 is a 3-axle truck with a front single axle and rear tandem drive axle. 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. 8/16, s. 8; O. Reg. 457/10, s.26(2). 167/12, s. 1; O. Reg. 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 drive axle of the tractor is a single or tandem axle. The solutions that emerged combine SPIFs steerable lift axles and load equalization systems. 5. 8/16, s. 2. O.Reg. (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. The override controls would give drivers extra traction when needed, but only under strictly defined conditions. (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. 368/17, s. 30; O. Reg. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply if the truck was built before 2011. The same challenge applies when it comes to the controls for liftable auxiliary axles in heavy applications. 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. 4. ii. (d) any designated truck-trailer combination that includes a trailer that was manufactured after August 31, 2007. (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. (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. 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. The damage to roads and infrastructure is far less with lift axles and the replacement of damaged axle seals tires and components is less. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply if the truck was built before July 1, 2011. (1) The following rules apply to the application of the Vehicle Weight Tables: 1. 368/17, s. 26. (C) within three minutes after the lifting or altering of weight. 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. Designated Truck 3 is a 4-axle truck with a front single axle, a liftable auxiliary self-steer axle or an optionally liftable forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle, and a rear tandem drive axle. 5, 6, 8, 9. 457/10, s.19. The revenue made from these tagged plates could go to fixing roads in the province and a portion can go to cities and towns to fix their road that have truck traffic per say. Thanks. 368/17, s. 28; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 12. schedule 11 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 11 TRACTOR A-TRAIN DOUBLE TRAILERS. 36.2 A fire apparatus is exempt from sections 116, 117 and 118 of the Act if the fire apparatus does not exceed the axle unit, axle group or gross vehicle weight ratings specified by the manufacturer. Until January 1, 2020, maximum weight in appropriate Vehicle Weight Table (16-22), 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. 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). 167/12, We'll provide an update once CVSE makes its decision. O.Reg. 3. 413/05, s.10 (2); O.Reg. 16/14, s. 2. 402/16, s. 1. Common sense has always been lacking within the confines of good government. If GAWR not verified, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings, as specified on the tire side walls. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 4 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. O.Reg. Its now easier than ever to find Ontario laws. ii. 8/16, s. 5; O. Reg. 15. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires and the drive axle is single or tandem. 5. 6. (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. 7. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 9; O. Reg. The width of the tractor or trailer rear load overhang, including extendable support plates, if any, does not exceed 2.3m. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. O.Reg. If GAWR not verified the sum of the maximum tire load ratings. ii. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Effective Rear Overhang (12) does not apply if the truck was built before July 1, 2011. The semi-trailer has one axle unit that is either a single, tandem or tridem axle. "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. 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. 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. Question 1: Do retractable or lift axles have to be equipped with brakes? The appropriate Vehicle Weight Table from Vehicle Weight Tables 1 to 29 applies to a non-designated vehicle or combination to which section 22 applies. Before January 1, 2021, a tractor-trailer combination that includes a single carbon dioxide tank semi-trailer, cryogenic tank semi-trailer or tag-axle tank semi-trailer, if the semi-trailer has three or fewer deployed axles. 457/10, s.15(2). (1) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to designated vehicles and combinations. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. (2) Notice given by email is deemed to have been received on the first business day after it was sent. The semi-trailer has a single or tandem axle. SCHEDULE 26 DESIGNATED TRUCK-trailer combination 1 truck and fixed axle pony trailer. This is a moderated forum. 228/19, s. 25. Do retractable or lift axles have to be equipped with brakes? 16/14, s. 33; O. Reg. (3) The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight of an aggregate vehicle shall be determined by subtracting, in the case of a two-axle aggregate vehicle, 1,000 kilograms or, in the case of an aggregate vehicle of three or more axles, 1,500 kilograms from. (A) in the case of a tractor-trailer combination, the most forward self-steering axle of the semi-trailer, or. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. 4. 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. 457/10, s.8. I live in Quebec and read about them years ago. Equipment and components, see ss. 167/12, s. 2(2). (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. 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. 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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.28. (4) In the case of designated tractor-trailer combination 7, the smart lift axle technology must prevent the lifting of only the second or third axle or only both second and third axles of the quadruple axle. 228/19, s. 18. 16/14, s. 34; O. Reg. 228/19, s. 22. HIGH LIFT DRAW BAR NON-STEERABLE TAG LIFT AXLE SUSPENSION, 12,000-19,000 LB. 402/16, s. 1. O.Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tri-drive. The CTEA reinforced its support for SPIF regulations late yesterday, in a letter to Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney. The trailer has two axle units: an optionally liftable single self-steer axle in front and a tandem axle in the rear. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. 368/17, s. 22. (1) The definitions in sections 108 and 114 of the Act apply to this Regulation. 457/10, s.7 (2). If two sets of air bags are used, one set is inflated while. 457/10, s.6(3). 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. (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. If a Schedule specifies Vehicle Weight Table 30 or 31, the specified Vehicle Weight Table applies to a designated truck-trailer combination. Before January 1, 2021, a truck, bus or recreational vehicle, if the truck, bus or recreational vehicle was manufactured before July 1, 2011. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) pushed for the allowance of smart lift axles and longer wheelbase tractors and lauded the announcement. 457/10, s.7 (1). O.Reg. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 2. 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. 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 . Earlier this springMTO posted a series of proposals to theRegulatory Register and in less than a few months they have moved forward. 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. 23., 24. Also the new Spiff Axle system will not work well on back road cottage country areas. 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. 7. (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. 167/12, s.9; O. Reg. Equally beneficial are allowances now for smart lift axles on all SPIF semi-trailers. (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. All saying that they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address ). 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