Commercial motor vehicles - gross weight exceeds 4,500 kg and tow trucks
 2. (1) This section applies to a commercial motor vehicle and any trailer or trailer converter dolly drawn by the commercial motor vehicle if their combined gross weight exceeds 4,500 kg, but does not apply to a vehicle to which subsections (6), (7), (8) or (9) or section 3 apply. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (1). (1.1) This section applies to a tow truck within the meaning of section 1 of the Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act, 2021, and any trailer or trailer converter dolly drawn by a tow truck, regardless of their combined weight. O. Reg. 418/22, s. 1; O. Reg. 168/23, s. 1. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the combined gross weight is the total of the gross weight, registered gross weight or manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of the commercial motor vehicle and each trailer or trailer converter dolly drawn by it. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (2). (3) The vehicles to which this section applies are prescribed as classes of vehicles to which section 85 of the Act applies. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (3). (4) A vehicle to which this section applies must bear a current annual inspection sticker affixed in the following location: 1. For a commercial motor vehicle, to the outer surface of the lower left hand corner of the windshield, or to a conspicuous position on the left side of the truck cab. 2. For a trailer or trailer converter dolly, to its outer surface, on the left side and as close as practicable to the front of it. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (4). (5) An annual inspection sticker is valid until the end of the twelfth month after the month of inspection indicated on the sticker. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (5). (6) This section does not apply to an unladen vehicle while it is being operated, (a) under the terms of a special permit issued to a manufacturer or dealer under Regulation 628 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Vehicle Permits) made under the Act; or (b) under the terms of a dealer number plate, service number plate or manufacturer number plate issued under that regulation. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (6). (7) This section does not apply to a vehicle while it is being towed under the terms of a dealer number plate or a service number plate issued under Regulation 628 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Vehicle Permits), (a) to a location where its load will be removed as required by section 82.1 of the Act; or (b) to an impound facility under section 82.1 of the Act. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (7). (8) This section does not apply to a trailer while it is being towed under the terms of a service number plate issued under Regulation 628 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Vehicle Permits) and in accordance with subsection 13.1 (2.1) of that regulation. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (8). (9) This section does not apply to the following classes of vehicles: 1. A motor vehicle commonly known as a recreational vehicle or as a motor home, other than a motor vehicle, i. carrying commercial cargo or tools or equipment of a type normally used for commercial purposes, or ii. carrying animals or non-commercial tools, equipment or vehicles that occupy one-half or more of its floor space. 2. A house trailer, including a cabin trailer, collapsible cabin trailer, tent trailer and camping trailer, other than a house trailer, i. owned or leased by an employer to house the employer’s employee, ii. carrying commercial cargo or tools or equipment of a type normally used for commercial purposes, or iii. carrying animals or non-commercial tools, equipment or vehicles that occupy one-half or more of its floor space. 3. A pick-up truck, and a trailer drawn by a pick-up truck, if, i. the pick-up truck, and any trailer drawn by it, is being used for personal purposes without compensation, and ii. the pick-up truck, and any trailer drawn by it, is not carrying commercial cargo or tools or equipment of a type normally used for commercial purposes. O. Reg. 174/22, s. 2 (9).