- ven. 7 déc. 2007 15:30
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Ontario has changed the regulations concerning long wheelbase tractors. Basically all tractors with a wheelbase longer than 244'' built after 2005 are no longer allowed to go into ontario. No exceptions! If you have any questions, let me know.
Vehicle Weight and Dimension Limits in Ontario
VWD Reforms - Phase 3
Regulatory changes to implement Phase 3 of Vehicle Weight and Dimension Reforms are now in place. These changes address excessive damage to provincial and municipal roads and bridges and are expected to reduce the numbers of tractor-trailer collisions, while maintaining industry productivity.
Vehicles have been divided into four groupings under vehicle weight and dimension reforms:
1. Non-dump semi-trailers equipped with four or more axles and all double trailers built after 2005 must meet Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) standards or operate at reduced weights.
2. Dump semi-trailers built after 2002 must also meet these standards.
3. Non-dump semi-trailers with one, two or three axles are required to meet SPIF standards by the end of this year or face the first of a two-step weight reduction.
4. Trucks and their trailers will be the focus of the final phase of this project which is expected to commence next year.
Changes related to the first three phases of these reforms are reflected in new Highway Traffic Act Regulation 413/05 titled, "Vehicle Weights and Dimensions - for Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-Friendly Vehicles". This regulation has now been proclaimed into law.
1. What are Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly Vehicles (SPIF)?
The new regulation is intended to cause a migration of tractor trailers to Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) alternatives. The regulation includes 13 SPIF tractor-trailer combinations. These vehicles provide a range of productive alternatives without the associated excessive damage to roads and bridges.
Highway safety will improve as SPIF vehicles provide superior stability and control and can operate within acceptable amounts of space when turning or making emergency manoeuvres. In addition, the heavy 5 and 6-axle SPIF semi-trailers are equipped with an enhanced braking system to minimize the risk of brake failure and warn the driver of potential problems.
A number of SPIF semi-trailers make use of self-steering axles in place of rigid lift-axles. The self-steering axles remain on the road at all times when the vehicle is loaded so that all axles take their proper share of the weight and contribute to the stability and braking ability of the vehicle. To further protect highway pavement, all axles on SPIF semi-trailers automatically load-equalize so that the weight of the trailer and load is equally spread over all trailer axles.
5. How do these changes affect operation of my tractor-trailer?
The starting point is to determine whether or not your tractor-trailer combination qualifies as SPIF. SPIF vehicles are referred to in the regulation as "Designated Combinations":
1) To qualify as SPIF, the combination must meet the description and dimensional limits set out in one of the Schedules referred to in Section 37 of the regulation as well as any Preconditions listed in Sections 5 to 14. If your vehicle qualifies as a designated SPIF combination, its allowable weights are as described in the Weight Limit Chart of the Schedule.
If the combination does not qualify as SPIF:
2) There are no changes to the method of calculating weight allowances on non-SPIF combinations. Allowable weights on aggregate and non-aggregate vehicles continue to be determined separately as described in Sections 24 and 25 of the regulation. But, as a result of vehicle weight and dimension reforms, tractor-trailers that do not qualify as SPIF will face additional reductions from allowable gross weights. These reductions may take place now or at a specified date in the future - there are no exceptions.
Vehicle Weight and Dimension Limits in Ontario
VWD Reforms - Phase 3
Regulatory changes to implement Phase 3 of Vehicle Weight and Dimension Reforms are now in place. These changes address excessive damage to provincial and municipal roads and bridges and are expected to reduce the numbers of tractor-trailer collisions, while maintaining industry productivity.
Vehicles have been divided into four groupings under vehicle weight and dimension reforms:
1. Non-dump semi-trailers equipped with four or more axles and all double trailers built after 2005 must meet Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) standards or operate at reduced weights.
2. Dump semi-trailers built after 2002 must also meet these standards.
3. Non-dump semi-trailers with one, two or three axles are required to meet SPIF standards by the end of this year or face the first of a two-step weight reduction.
4. Trucks and their trailers will be the focus of the final phase of this project which is expected to commence next year.
Changes related to the first three phases of these reforms are reflected in new Highway Traffic Act Regulation 413/05 titled, "Vehicle Weights and Dimensions - for Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-Friendly Vehicles". This regulation has now been proclaimed into law.
1. What are Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly Vehicles (SPIF)?
The new regulation is intended to cause a migration of tractor trailers to Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) alternatives. The regulation includes 13 SPIF tractor-trailer combinations. These vehicles provide a range of productive alternatives without the associated excessive damage to roads and bridges.
Highway safety will improve as SPIF vehicles provide superior stability and control and can operate within acceptable amounts of space when turning or making emergency manoeuvres. In addition, the heavy 5 and 6-axle SPIF semi-trailers are equipped with an enhanced braking system to minimize the risk of brake failure and warn the driver of potential problems.
A number of SPIF semi-trailers make use of self-steering axles in place of rigid lift-axles. The self-steering axles remain on the road at all times when the vehicle is loaded so that all axles take their proper share of the weight and contribute to the stability and braking ability of the vehicle. To further protect highway pavement, all axles on SPIF semi-trailers automatically load-equalize so that the weight of the trailer and load is equally spread over all trailer axles.
5. How do these changes affect operation of my tractor-trailer?
The starting point is to determine whether or not your tractor-trailer combination qualifies as SPIF. SPIF vehicles are referred to in the regulation as "Designated Combinations":
1) To qualify as SPIF, the combination must meet the description and dimensional limits set out in one of the Schedules referred to in Section 37 of the regulation as well as any Preconditions listed in Sections 5 to 14. If your vehicle qualifies as a designated SPIF combination, its allowable weights are as described in the Weight Limit Chart of the Schedule.
If the combination does not qualify as SPIF:
2) There are no changes to the method of calculating weight allowances on non-SPIF combinations. Allowable weights on aggregate and non-aggregate vehicles continue to be determined separately as described in Sections 24 and 25 of the regulation. But, as a result of vehicle weight and dimension reforms, tractor-trailers that do not qualify as SPIF will face additional reductions from allowable gross weights. These reductions may take place now or at a specified date in the future - there are no exceptions.
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