(e) from the centre of the hitching device to the turn centre, in the case of a pony trailer or of a full trailer, other than a full trailer in designated truck-trailer combination 3. the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. Certain truck and trailer configurations have been identified as causes of significant damage to roads and bridges. (i) do not activate unless the emergency 4-way flashers are activated, (ii) contain a device that prevents lifting the axle or altering the axle weight when the truck or vehicle combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour, and, (iii) in the case of a tractor-trailer combination, operate only on the most forward self-steering axle of the semi-trailer; or. 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). If there is no trailer converter dolly, the full trailer has two axle units: a single axle in front and a single or tandem axle in the rear. 457/10, s.28. Equally beneficial are allowances now for smart lift axles on all SPIF semi-trailers. O.Reg. O.Reg. 9. O.Reg. Smart lift axles. 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 or forward axle of a full trailer must not exceed, (a) 17,000 kg, if there is a single axle on the lead semi-trailer; or. Equipment and components for trailer, see ss. 457/10, s.20; O. Reg. O.Reg. 5, 6, 8, 9. 413/05, s.6 (1); O.Reg. This is a mistake to impose laws that one day you are safe and next day your not. The comment from Mr. Moore saying that these axles are not unsafe is totally a mistake. The announced changes continue to strike a balance between safety, productivity and the protection of infrastructure while accommodating technological advances in truck and trailer equipment technology. 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. O.Reg. A Designated Saddlemount Combination is composed of tractors, trucks or both. (c) if the truck or tractor was built on or after January 1, 2020, the control is an emergency lift axle override control that meets all of the following conditions: (i) It allows the driver from the cab of the truck or tractor to lift, alter or deploy the weight on a self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle of the truck or of any drawn trailer. The drive axle of the tractor is either a single or tandem axle. 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. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) 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. 228/19, s. 1. 17. Section 393.42: Brakes required on all wheels. He is not driving these things daily as we are. Moore, however, says the cost of such upgrades can be recovered by the revenue that comes with heavier weights. 16/14, s. 34; O. Reg. 228/19, s. 7. As this is also said on other comment sections. If GAWR not verified, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings, as specified on the tire side walls. 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. We should all go back to tandems. (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. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. Not to mention the these systems are not always reliable either. Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances. 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. 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. O. Reg. 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.28. Its now easier than ever to find Ontario laws. 228/19, s. 23. Tractor Drive Axle by tandem axle spread: 1. self-steer axle (load equalized): 8,000 kg, 2. self-steer axle (not load equalized): 6,900 kg, 3. tridem axle (load equalized): 24,000 kg, 4. tridem axle (not load equalized): 20,700 kg, 1. self-steer axle (load equalized): 8,500 kg, 2. self-steer axle (not load equalized): 7,400 kg, 3. tridem axle (load equalized): 25,500 kg, 4. tridem axle (not load equalized): 22,200 kg, iii. O. Reg. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 30 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. 413/05, s.12 (3); O.Reg. 457/10, s.28; O.Reg. O. Reg. 457/10, s.4; O. Reg. The CTEA staff has been engaged in the process since the late 1990s and have been involved in most of the meetings leading up to the release of each phase since then. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 413/05, Table 18; O.Reg. Upgrading non-compliant dump trucks can cost $25,000 or more, the dump truck haulers add. O.Reg. After December 31, 2015, a trailer that forms part of a tractor-trailer combination with two trailers, if both trailers were manufactured before 2006. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. O.Reg. The semi-trailer has two axle units: a single self-steer axle in front and a tandem axle in the rear. 457/10, s.28; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 29; O. Reg. 3,500 kilograms, if its base length is 18.75 metres or more but less than 19.25 metres, or. (1) The following rules apply to the application of the Vehicle Weight Tables: 1. 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. The same challenge applies when it comes to the controls for liftable auxiliary axles in heavy applications. Curves on the highway yes, but 90* corners at intersections in the city from a dead stop, no way. 457/10, s.5(2). 16/14, s. 26; O. Reg. The load must not be made up of articles loaded or mounted one behind the other that will create additional length, and any overhang to the rear must not exceed 4.65 m from the centre of the rearmost axle. Designated Bus or Recreational Vehicle 1 is a bus or recreational vehicle. It is not an articulated bus. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 5 except that the front self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 3. 457/10, s.9. O. Reg. O.Reg. 22. Common sense is all thats required the easy fix is reduce the allowable carrying capacity on commercial vehicles subjected to heavy loading conditions. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 10 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. TABLE OF DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATIONS, Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Pony Trailer, Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Full Trailer. 4. 16/14, s. 33; O. Reg. There is still one known technical issue to address with SPIF configurations, however. SCHEDULE 15 DESIGNATED TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION 15 TRACTOR HINGED SEMI-TRAILER. Or at least keep the self-equalizing feature of SPIF and the steering axle, but leave the up and down control to the DRIVER. 9. Spif axles respond way differently on straight trucks then they do on trailers . Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 3 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. O.Reg. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 4 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. (b) the distance between the centres of the third and fourth axles from the front of the vehicle; number of axles means the total number of axles on a vehicle or vehicle combination that are deployed. 413/05, s.2 (3). It may not be able to be certified for spit even though spif is installed. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. (b) the distance between the centres of the last axle of the first towed vehicle and the first axle of the second towed vehicle. 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. DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR . 21. 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. The position of the rearward hinge is not controlled. 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. 413/05, s.10 (1); O.Reg. 368/17, s. 27. 8/16, s. 1; O. Reg. 228/19, s. 28. ii. 35. 5, 6, 8. 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. My work truck is a 1996 Ford Louisville and was converted to flat bed. Any differential locks on a tri-drive axle of any designated vehicle or vehicle combination must remain unlocked while the vehicle or combination is operated on a highway. 16/14, s. 32; O. Reg. The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. (2) A rear impact guard must consist of a single horizontal beam that is rigidly attached to the trailer and that. 457/10, s.3. figure 4 Revoked: O.Reg. O.Reg. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 5 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. 457/10, s.21; O.Reg. 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. 5,000 kg (11,023 lb. 167/12, s.3; O. Reg. 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. O.Reg. 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