457/10, s.5(2). O.Reg. 413/05, s.2 (2); O.Reg. 402/16, s. 1. O.Reg. (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. It may not be able to be certified for spit even though spif is installed. (2) If the driver of the vehicle or vehicle combination does not have with him or her verification in writing of the manufacturers gross axle weight ratings of the axles of the vehicle or combination, or if the driver does not provide that verification when demanded by a police officer or officer appointed for carrying out the provisions of this Act, the axle unit weight on an axle unit shall not exceed, (a) for the front axle, the lower of 5,000 kilograms and the sum of the maximum tire load ratings specified on the tire side walls; and. (2) In subparagraph 3 i of subsection (1). (3) The rearmost trailer in a combination described in subsection (5) must be equipped with a rear impact guard that meets one of the following standards, as that standard read on the date of the trailers manufacture: 1. 6.4m, if Tandem Axle Spread (5) is 1.2 < 1.8m, Min. If tandem axle spread is 1.8 to 1.88m: 3. tandem drive axle (load equalized): 19,100 kg, 4. tandem drive axle (not load equalized): 16,000 kg, actual weight on the front axle plus the other axle maximums. O.Reg. (ii) does not begin to lift any smart lift axle if any self-steering axle is deployed; (b) maintains the braking power of the remaining axles within the axle unit or axle group when the smart lift axles are lifted; (c) automatically deploys all axles within the axle unit or axle group when the semi-trailer is parked, the tractor power is off or the system malfunctions; and. 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. If equipped with a hinge locking device, the device must be disengaged when operating on a highway, other than when reversing. 167/12, s. 2(2). 457/10, s.12 (1). 12. SCHEDULE 15 DESIGNATED TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION 15 TRACTOR HINGED SEMI-TRAILER. 16/14, s. 6; O. Reg. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limits for Wheelbase (11), Effective Rear Overhang (12), Inter-vehicle-unit Distance (13), Track Width (19), Box Length (20) and Inter-Axle Spacing (27) do not apply if the trailer was built before July 1, 2011. trailer axle maximums (lowest of A, b and c). (d) whose axles automatically equalize its load such that the weight on the self-steering axle is not more than 500 kilograms greater or less than the average weight per axle of the tandem axle; tandem axle means a dual axle as defined in section 114 of the Act that does not include a self-steering axle or a liftable axle, other than a smart lift axle, and that has the same number of tires at each wheel position; tank full trailer means a full trailer that is permanently attached to a closed tank having a capacity of 2.3 kilolitres or more; tank pony trailer means a pony trailer that is permanently attached to a closed tank having a capacity of 2.3 kilolitres or more; tank semi-trailer means a semi-trailer that is permanently attached to a closed tank having a capacity of 2.3 kilolitres or more; tractor means a commercial motor vehicle designed to draw one or more semi-trailers, or a semi-trailer and a full trailer, to which it is coupled by means of a fifth wheel assembly; tridem axle means a triple axle as defined in section 114 of the Act that does not include a self-steering axle or a liftable axle, other than a smart lift axle, and that has the same number of tires at each wheel position; tri-drive axle means a drive axle composed of a tridem axle in which each axle of the tridem axle transmits tractive power to its wheels; truck does not include a tractor or a bus; turn centre means the geometric centre. AGVW means allowable gross vehicle weight; allowable gross vehicle weight means the maximum permissible weight of a vehicle or vehicle combination for the purpose of section 118 of the Act; bed length means the external measurement of a trailer from the front of its cargo carrying space to the rear of its cargo carrying space, but excluding any portion of auxiliary equipment or machinery that extends beyond the front of the trailer and that is not designed for the transportation of goods; box length, in a truck-trailer combination, means the external measurement from the front of the load-carrying portion of the truck to the rear of the trailer, including load, but excluding any portion of auxiliary equipment or machinery that extends beyond the front of the load-carrying portion of truck and that is not designed or used for the transportation of goods; converter dolly drawbar length means the longitudinal distance from the centre of the hole in the fifth wheel of a converter dolly to the centre of its eye or equivalent device; effective rear overhang, except where otherwise specified, means the longitudinal distance from the turn centre of the vehicle to its rearmost point, including any load; effective wheelbase means the longitudinal distance between the geometric centres of front and rear axle units of a truck; GAWR means manufacturers gross axle weight rating; (a) in the case of an A-train or C-train, means the longitudinal distance from the turn centre of the foremost semi-trailer to the articulation point of the hitch used to tow the rearmost trailer, and. (1) An aerodynamic device with which a commercial motor vehicle or trailer is equipped is exempt from clauses 109 (13.1) (a) and (b) of the Act if the device meets all of the following conditions: 1. (a) the amount calculated under clause 118 (1) (a) of the Act; (b) the amount calculated under clause 118 (1) (b) of the Act; and. 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.. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limits for Effective Wheelbase (6), Effective Rear Overhang (12) and Rear Tandem Axle Track Width (35) do not apply if the truck, other than a concrete mixer fitted with a revolving drum, was built before July 1, 2011. O.Reg. 457/10, s.21. 457/10, s.21. 137/21. The biggest part of the axle is dragging well if you really look at a spot axle it drags around corners because the turning radius is to sharp for the draglink and tie rods to turn on most corners. 17. SCHEDULE 1 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 1 TRACTOR FIXED AXLE semi-trailer. You're using an outdated browser. (3) A permit described in subsection (1) is valid until the later of. 167/12, s. 2(2). Weight The front axle weight must be at least 38 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. (b) from the centre of articulation of the turntable to the turn centre, in the case of a full trailer with a turntable in designated truck-trailer combination 3. 228/19, s. 17. (iv) It activates the emergency 4-way flashers. If the Ministry of Transportation is concerned with road safety and preservation of roads and bridges which are impacted by heavy load conditions the solution does not exist with the design of a Spiff Axle. The drive axle of the tractor is a single or tandem axle. if a 7, 8 or 9-axle combination, maximum weight based on number of axles and base length: O.Reg. (a) from the centre of the kingpin to the turn centre, in the case of a semi-trailer or in the case of a full trailer without a turntable in designated truck-trailer combination 3. 368/17, s. 21; O. Reg. (d) does not cause the semi-trailer to fail to meet any standard under the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act Were did that money go too ?? (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if one of the standards described in that subsection exempts the rearmost trailer in a combination described in subsection (5) from having a rear impact guard. The solutions that emerged combine SPIFs steerable lift axles and load equalization systems. Lift axle suspensions use air bags to carry weight, and either air bags or steel springs to raise the axle when it's not needed. 457/10, s.25. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. (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. 457/10, s.28. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 413/05, s.14 (5); O.Reg. A single drawbar is rigidly attached to the structure of the trailer horizontally, but hinges vertically so that the whole of the trailer weight is carried on its own axles. 3.3 The Table to this section sets out five truck-trailer combinations that are designated truck-trailer combinations if the vehicle combination 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. Original Equipment Manufacturers [OEMs] have only recently expressed that meeting the provisions of the regulatory conditions is possible, but would require about one year to plan, engineer and implement a proper technical solution, writes Ian Freeman, director of the ministrys carrier safety and enforcement branch. The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a 5-axle A-train double or C-train double is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 8. O.Reg. Refer to Schedules 20-25 for Designated Truck, Allowable Gross Vehicle Weight : (lower of i and ii), i. AGVW of the Designated Truck plus trailer axle maximums. 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. The semi-trailer has a single or tandem axle. 3. SCHEDULE 7 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 7 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 6-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-1-4). 5,000 kg (11,023 lb. Whats your PROBLEM. 457/10, s.20; O. Reg. 457/10, s.28. ii. O.Reg. Earlier this springMTO posted a series of proposals to theRegulatory Register and in less than a few months they have moved forward. Im on my second SPIF straight truck and they DO NOT STEER in winter. The forward hinge of the dual hinging system allows at least 22 degrees horizontal articulation in either direction from the straight position. 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. 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. You mean to say in 15 years, with 10 trucks you have not read in any trucking magazine/newspaper about the SPIF changes. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 2 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. 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. 457/10, s.2(14). 413/05, s.10 (1); O.Reg. TABLE OF DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATIONS, Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Pony Trailer, Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Full Trailer. 457/10, s.14 (2). O.Reg. (c) the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight prescribed by clause 22 (1) (c) of this Regulation. (b) on a semi-trailer consisting of more than one axle unit, of the axle unit containing more axles. O.Reg. SCHEDULE 29 DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATION 4 TRUCK AND SELF-STEER TRIAXLE FULL TRAILER. Designated Truck-Trailer Combination 4 is composed of Designated Truck 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 combined with a self-steer triaxle full trailer. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 25; O. Reg. SCHEDULE 4 DESIGNATED Tractor-Trailer COMBINATION 4 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 5-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-3-1). ii. 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. O.Reg. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 11; O. Reg. Equipment and components, see ss. (d) automatic controls that lift or deploy its self-steering axles, depending on whether the trailer is heavily or lightly loaded. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 7; O. Reg. 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. 402/16, SCHEDULE 19 DESIGNATED TRUCK 1 2-AXLE TRUCK. (3) The following brake requirements apply to designated tractor-trailer combinations 4, 5, 6, 7 and 15: 1. 457/10, s.21. 8/16, s. 7; 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. 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