jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Application
 1. (1) Subject to any by-law made under subsection 109 (12) of the Act, this Regulation sets out dimensional limits for the purposes of section 109 of the Act.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 1. (2) This Regulation sets out weight limits for the purposes of sections 115 to 118 of the Act.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 1.
Designated Vehicles and Combinations
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Designated tractor-trailer combinations
 3. The Table to this section sets out 15 tractor-trailer combinations that are designated tractor-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 combination in the Schedule and in sections 5 to 14.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 3. TABLE OF DESIGNATED TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATIONS  Schedule   Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination   Type of Tractor-Trailer Combination 

  1   1   Tractor Fixed Axle Semi-trailer 

  2   2   Tractor Self-steer Triaxle Semi-trailer 

  3   3   Tractor Self-steer Quad Semi-trailer 

  4   4   Tractor Self-steer 5-Axle Semi-trailer (1-3-1) 

  5   5   Tractor Self-steer 5-Axle Semi-trailer (1-1-3) 

  6   6   Tractor Self-steer 6-Axle Semi-trailer (1-4-1) 

  7   7   Tractor Self-steer 6-Axle Semi-trailer (1-1-4) 

  8   8   Tri-drive Tractor Fixed Axle Semi-trailer 

  9   9   Tri-drive Tractor Self-steer Triaxle Semi-trailer 

  10   10   Tri-drive Tractor Self-steer Quad Semi-trailer 

  11   11   Tractor A-train Double Trailers 

  12   12   Tractor B-train Double Trailers 

  13   13   Tractor C-train Double Trailers 

  14   14   Stinger-Steer Tractor Semi-trailer Auto or Boat Carrier 

  15   15   Tractor Hinged Semi-trailer O. Reg. 457/10, s. 3; O. Reg. 228/19, s. 2.
Designated buses and recreational vehicles
 3.1 The Table to this section sets out three buses and two recreational vehicles that are designated buses or recreational vehicles 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 section 8.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 3. TABLE OF DESIGNATED BUSES OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES  Schedule   Designated Bus or Recreational Vehicle   Type of Bus or Recreational Vehicle 

  16   1   Standard Bus or Comparable Recreational Vehicle 

  17   2   Inter-city Bus or Comparable Recreational Vehicle 

  18   3   Articulated Bus O. Reg. 457/10, s. 3.
Designated trucks
 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. 457/10, s. 3. TABLE OF DESIGNATED trucks  Schedule   Designated Truck   Type of Truck 

  19   1   2-Axle Truck 

  20   2   Tandem-axle Truck 

  21   3   3-Axle Truck with Auxiliary Axle 

  22   4   Twin-steer Tandem-drive Truck 

  23   5   Self-steer Triaxle Truck 

  24   6   Tri-drive 4-Axle Truck 

  25   7   Twin-steer Tri-drive 5-Axle Truck O. Reg. 457/10, s. 3.
Designated truck-trailer combinations
 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.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 3. TABLE OF DESIGNATED TRUCK-TRAILER COMBINATIONS  Schedule    Designated Truck-Trailer Combination   Type of Truck-Trailer Combination 

  26   1   Truck and Fixed Axle Pony Trailer 

  27   2   Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Pony Trailer 

  28   3   Truck and Full Trailer 

  29   4   Truck and Self-steer Triaxle Full Trailer 

  30   5   Truck and Tridem-axle Full Trailer O. Reg. 457/10, s. 3.
Designated saddlemount combination
 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.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 3.
Weight limit chart not determinative of designated vehicle or combination
 4. A vehicle or vehicle combination described in sections 3 to 3.4 is a designated vehicle or a designated combination even if it does not meet the limits in the weight limit charts of the corresponding Schedule.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 4; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 1. 4.1 Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 4. Preconditions for Designated Vehicles or Designated Combinations
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Smart lift axles
 5.1 (1) Smart lift axle technology is a system on a semi-trailer in a designated tractor-trailer combination consisting of a load sensing control device and a lifting mechanism that, (a)  automatically and without driver action lifts one, two or three of the smart lift axles of an axle unit or axle group, but, (i)  only lifts the smart lift axles if the weight on the remaining axle unit or group will be at or below the weight limits permitted under the Act and this Regulation, and (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 (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
(Canada). O. Reg. 228/19, s. 4. (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. O. Reg. 228/19, s. 4. (3) An axle unit or axle group that is equipped with smart lift axle technology must maintain, at a minimum, the fixed axles set out in the following table: Smart Lift Technology — Fixed axle requirement Designated Tractor-trailer combination    Axle unit or group   Fixed axle requirement  

  1    Tandem axle    Either axle 

  1   Tridem axle   Middle or rear axle 

  2   Tandem axle   Either axle 

  3    Tridem axle   Middle or rear axle  

  4   Tridem axle    Rear axle  

  5   Tridem axle    Middle or rear axle 

  6   Quadruple axle    Rear Axle 

  7   Quadruple axle   Any axle 

  8   Tandem axle   Either axle 

  8   Tridem axle   Middle or rear axle 

  9   Tandem axle   Either axle 

  10   Tridem axle   Middle or rear axle 

  11    Tandem axle   Rear axle 

  12   Tandem axle   Either axle 

  12   Tridem axle   Middle or rear axle 

  13   Tandem axle   Rear axle O. Reg. 228/19, s. 4. (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. O. Reg. 228/19, s. 4.
Rear impact guards
 6. (1) The rearmost trailer of any designated tractor-trailer combination that is a long combination must be equipped with a rear impact guard meeting the requirements of subsection (2) if, (a)  the trailer was manufactured after July 14, 1993 and before January 27, 1998; (b)  the trailer has an axle unit that can slide or is fixed so that the rear of the rearmost tire is more than 0.3 metres in front of the rear of the trailer; and (c)  the trailer’s rear structure is more than 0.56 metres above the ground when the trailer is unladen on a level surface.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 6 (1); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 6 (1). (2) A rear impact guard must consist of a single horizontal beam that is rigidly attached to the trailer and that, (a)  extends within 0.1 metres of each side of the trailer; (b)  is not more than 0.3 metres in front of the rear of the trailer and is as close to the rear as possible; and (c)  is not more than 0.56 metres above the ground when the trailer is unladen on a level surface.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 6 (2); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 6 (2). (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 trailer’s manufacture: 1.  United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 224. 2.  Standard 223 under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada).  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 6 (3). (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.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 6 (3). (5) Subsection (3) applies to, (a)  any designated tractor-trailer combination that is a long combination whose rearmost trailer was manufactured after January 26, 1998; (b)  designated tractor-trailer combination 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 or 10; (c)  any designated tractor-trailer combination that includes a trailer that was manufactured after 2005; or (d)  any designated truck-trailer combination that includes a trailer that was manufactured after August 31, 2007.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 6 (3). figure 4 Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 6 (4).
Brakes
 7. (1), (2) Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 7 (1). (3) The following brake requirements apply to designated tractor-trailer combinations 4, 5, 6, 7 and 15: 1.  The semi-trailer service brake system must be constructed so that a single leakage failure in any component of the system, except the tubing or fittings in the control line, does not render the brakes on more than three axles inoperative. 2.  The semi-trailer must be equipped with a low air pressure warning system constructed so that, in the event the air pressure in any one of the service brake reservoirs falls below 483 kPa or 70 psi, a red LED warning lamp will illuminate.  The lamp must be side-facing, located on the outside of the semi-trailer near the front side marker lamp, within the field of view of the tractor’s rear view mirror, and must include a bulb check feature. 3.  The semi-trailer supply and control gladhands must be equipped with screens that will prevent any particle larger than 0.33 millimetres or 0.013 inches from entering the gladhand beyond a point where it remains visible from the opening.  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. 4.  The semi-trailer must be equipped with an antilock brake system that directly or indirectly controls each wheel of the semi-trailer. 5.  The semi-trailer must display a clearly visible label with the name and telephone number of the semi-trailer manufacturer and the appropriate brake system circuit diagram number.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 7 (3); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 7 (2).
Tires
 8. The tires of a designated vehicle or vehicle combination must be at least 150 millimetres wide.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 8; O. Reg. 457/10, s. 8.
Wheel cut
 9. (1) Every designated vehicle with a self-steering axle and every designated vehicle combination with a self-steering axle, other than a self-steering tag axle in designated bus or recreational vehicle 1 or 2, must comply with the wheel cut requirements of the Table to this section.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 9. (2) In this section, “wheel cut” means the number of degrees the wheels of a self-steering axle are capable of turning in either direction from the straight ahead position.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 9 (2). Table   Minimum Required Self-steering axle Wheel Cut  Distance from Turn Centre to Self-steering Axle   Minimum Degrees of Wheel Cut 

  4.65 metres or less   20° 

  More than 4.65 metres and less than or equal to 5.85 metres   25° 

  More than 5.85 metres and less than or equal to 7.10 metres   28° 

  More than 7.10 metres   30° O. Reg. 413/05, s. 9, Table.
Self-steering axle locking device
 10. (1) In designated tractor-trailer combinations 2 and 9, if the axle spread of the tandem axle of the semi-trailer exceeds 1.85 metres, the designated combination must be equipped with an automatic device that locks the self-steering axle in the straight ahead position when the combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 10 (1); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 10 (1). (2) Designated tractor-trailer combinations 4 and 6 must be equipped with an automatic device that locks the rearmost self-steering axle in the straight ahead position when the combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 10 (2); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 10 (2).
Tri-drive locking device
 11. 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.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 11.
C-train equipment
 12. (1) The foremost semi-trailer of a designated tractor-trailer combination 13 must be equipped with a hitch that meets the requirements of section 904 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada).  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 12 (1); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 12 (1). (2) Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 12 (2). (3) The trailer converter dolly of a designated tractor-trailer combination 13 must meet the requirements of section 903 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada).  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 12 (3); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 12 (1).
Labelling
 13. (1) The semi-trailer in designated tractor-trailer combinations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 15, the trailer in designated truck-trailer combinations 2 and 4 and designated trucks 3 and 5 must bear their original compliance labels and comply with subsections (2) and (3).  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 13.  (2) The original compliance label or the manufacturer’s identification plate on the truck or trailer must, (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 (c)  indicate the gross vehicle and axle weight ratings.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 13. (3) If a truck or trailer was not manufactured to meet the specifications of this Regulation, but was converted to meet such specifications, it must bear a label adjacent to the original compliance label, (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 (c)  indicating the revised gross vehicle and axle weight ratings.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 13. (4) If a semi-trailer was manufactured or converted before 2006, the label required by subsection (2) or (3) may bear the notation “Reg 597 (Ont) – 3” or “Reg 597 (Ont) – 4” instead of the notation “SPIF”.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 13.
Weight requirements
 14. (1) The following designated vehicles and vehicles within designated combinations must be designed to load equalize within the meaning of subsection (2): 1.  Designated trucks 3 and 5. 2.  The semi-trailer in designated tractor-trailer combinations 2 to 7, 9, 10 and 15. 3.  The pony trailer in designated truck-trailer combination 2.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 14 (1). (2) A vehicle load equalizes if, (a)  in the case of designated truck 3, the weight of the auxiliary self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle is not more than 500 kilograms greater or less than 33 per cent of the weight on the tandem axle; (b)  in the case of designated truck 5, the weight of the self-steering axle is not more than 500 kilograms greater or less than the average weight per axle of the tandem axle; (c)  in the case of the semi-trailer in designated tractor-trailer combinations 2 to 7, 9 and 10, the weight of each self-steering axle is not more than 500 kilograms greater or less than the average weight per axle of the tandem, tridem or quadruple axle; (d)  in the case of the semi-trailer in designated tractor-trailer combination 15, the weight of the tandem axle is not more than 500 kilograms greater or less than 67 per cent of the weight of the tridem axle; and (e)  in the case of the pony trailer in designated truck-trailer combination 2, the weight of the self-steering axle is not more than 500 kilograms greater or less than the average weight per axle of the tandem axle.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 14 (1). (3), (4) Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 14 (1). (5) A semi-trailer forming part of designated tractor-trailer combinations 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 15 must be equipped with, (a)  a device that accurately displays the total weight on the trailer axles in kilograms; or (b)  a device and a table or chart, from the combined use of which the total weight on the trailer axles in kilograms may be readily and accurately obtained.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 14 (5); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 14 (2). (6)-(8) Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 14 (3). Rules Applicable to Designated Vehicles and Designated Combinations
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Dimensional limits for long combinations
 15. (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.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 15 (2).   (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. O. Reg. 228/19, s. 5. (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.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 15 (2). 16. Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 16.
Axle unit weight limits
 17. The axle unit weight for a designated vehicle or combination is that specified in the corresponding Schedule instead of the axle unit weight specified or referred to in subsection 116 (1) of the Act.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 17; O. Reg. 457/10, s. 17. 18. Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 18.
Axle group weight limits
 19. The axle group weight for a quadruple axle in a designated tractor-trailer combination 6 or 7 is that specified in the corresponding Schedule instead of the axle group weight for a four axle group referred to in clause 117 (1) (c) of the Act.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 19; O. Reg. 457/10, s. 19.
Maximum allowable gross vehicle weight — designated vehicles and combinations
 20. (1) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to designated vehicles and combinations.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 20.  (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 (b)  where the weight limit charts of the appropriate Schedule refers to a Vehicle Weight Table, the appropriate Vehicle Weight Table, determined in accordance with section 38, applies.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 20; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 2. Rules Applicable to Non-Designated Vehicles and Combinations
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Maximum allowable gross vehicle weight — non-designated vehicles and combinations
 21. (1) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to non-designated vehicles and combinations, except as provided in section 22 of this Regulation.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 21. (2) For the purpose of clause 118 (1) (c) of the Act, (a)  the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for non-designated vehicles and combinations, other than B-train combinations, is the amount prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 32; (b)  the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for non-designated B-train combinations is the amount prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 33.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 21.
Aggregate vehicles
 25. (1) This section applies to aggregate vehicles, but does not apply to designated vehicles and combinations or to non-designated vehicles and combinations to which section 21 applies.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 22 (2). (2) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to aggregate vehicles.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 22 (2). (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)  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 (c)  the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight prescribed by clause 22 (1) (c) of this Regulation.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 25 (3); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 22 (3, 4). (4) Where the calculation of front axle weight for an aggregate vehicle powered by a tractor results in a weight over 6,500 kilograms, the front axle weight shall be deemed to be 6,500 kilograms.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 25 (4). (5) In this section and in Vehicle Weight Tables 1 to 29, “front axle weight”, in respect of an aggregate vehicle, means, (a)  for a single front axle, the maximum weight permitted under section 116 of the Act for a single axle, and (b)  for a dual front axle, one-half the maximum weight permitted under section 116 of the Act for a dual axle.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 25 (5); O. Reg. 457/10, s. 22 (5). 26.-33. Revoked:  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 23.
Permits
 34. (1) Despite section 21, the Registrar may issue permits under clause 110.1 (1) (b) of the Act allowing the operation of the following non-designated vehicles and of the following vehicles that form part of a non-designated vehicle combination in compliance with the maximum allowable gross vehicle weights specified in subsection 22 (1) or section 25:  1.  After December 31, 2010, an end-dump semi-trailer or open-top hopper dump semi-trailer that was manufactured before 2003 and is part of a tractor-trailer combination. 2.  After December 31, 2015, a single semi-trailer, other than a dump semi-trailer, with four or more deployed axles that was manufactured before 2006 and is part of a tractor-trailer combination. 3.  After December 31, 2015, a trailer that forms part of a tractor-trailer combination with two trailers, if both trailers were manufactured before 2006. 4.  After December 31, 2020, a truck, bus or recreational vehicle that was manufactured before July 1, 2011. 5.  After December 31, 2020, a trailer in a truck-trailer combination, if the trailer was manufactured before July 1, 2011.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 24. (2) A permit described in subsection (1) may be issued for the purpose of allowing the continued use of a vehicle by itself or in a combination referred to in subsection (1), but the permit shall be limited to the normal operating life of the vehicle and shall not be valid, (a)  in the case of an open-top hopper dump semi-trailer, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (b)  in the case of a tank full trailer or a tank pony trailer, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (b.1)  in the case of a tank semi-trailer, for longer than 25 years after the year of its manufacture; (c)  in the case of a semi-trailer, other than a tank semi-trailer, with four or more axles, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (d)  in the case of a semi-trailer, other than a tank semi-trailer, that forms part of a tractor-trailer combination with two trailers, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (e)  in the case of a truck that is a concrete mixer fitted with a revolving drum, for longer than 20 years after the year of its manufacture; (f)  in the case of a vehicle not referred to in clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), for longer than 15 years after the year of its manufacture.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 24; O. Reg. 16/14, s. 2.
Special permits to exceed dimension and weight limits, certain vehicles
 34.0.1 (1) For the purposes of clause 110.1 (2) (d) of the Act, a permit may be issued under subsection 110.1 (1) of the Act in respect of any of the following vehicles, if the vehicle was manufactured prior to January 1, 2017: 1.  A hydrovac. 2.  A sewer cleaner. 3.  A street sweeper. O. Reg. 402/16, s. 1. (2) A permit described in subsection (1) may be issued for the purpose of allowing the vehicle to operate in excess of the weight limits set out in Part VIII of the Act or in a regulation made under that Part, as specified in the permit, so long as the vehicle does not exceed its manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating or any manufacturer’s gross axle weight rating. O. Reg. 402/16, s. 1. (3) A permit described in subsection (1) is valid until the later of, (a)  June 30, 2020; and (b)  December 31 of the year that is 15 years after the model year of the vehicle in respect of which it was issued. O. Reg. 402/16, s. 1. (4) Subject to subsection (5), in this section, “hydrovac” means a vehicle, (a)  whose primary function is to inject pressurized water into the ground and to vacuum the resulting liquefied soil and debris, and (b)  that is equipped with two tanks, one to store water and the other to store debris; “sewer cleaner” means a vehicle, (a)  whose primary function is to clean sewage systems using a high-pressure water sprayer, a vacuum system, or a combination thereof, and (b)  that is equipped with two tanks, one to store water and the other to store debris; “street sweeper” means a vehicle whose primary function is to clean or sweep roadways with a power brush or broom or by means of a vacuum and to store collected debris in a mounted storage container. O. Reg. 402/16, s. 1. (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 vehicle’s primary function. O. Reg. 402/16, s. 1.
Axle weight limits
 34.1 (1) For the purposes of section 116 of the Act, if a non-designated vehicle or a vehicle that is part of a non-designated combination is manufactured after June 30, 2011, the weight on an axle unit shall not exceed the manufacturer’s gross axle weight rating if the manufacturer’s gross axle weight is less than the amount otherwise permitted by the Act and this Regulation.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 25. (2) If the driver of the vehicle or vehicle combination does not have with him or her verification in writing of the manufacturer’s 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 (b)  for other axles, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings specified on the tire side walls.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 25.
Tractor tandem axle weight increases
 35. (1) Tandem axles with an axle spread of at least 1.2 metres and less than 1.6 metres are prescribed axle units for the purposes of section 116 of the Act when they form part of a three-axle tractor that is not part of a designated combination, that has both a front single axle equipped with single tires and a rear tandem axle and that has no other axles deployed.  O. Reg. 457/10, s. 26 (2). (2) Instead of the maximum allowable axle unit weights specified in Table 1 of Part VIII of the Act, the prescribed weight for the axle units prescribed in subsection (1) is 18,000 kilograms.  O. Reg. 413/05, s. 35 (2). Miscellaneous
Flexible aerodynamic devices not included in length
 36. (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.  The device is a flexible aerodynamic device. 2.  When the device is not deployed, the device is capable of being folded so that no portion of it extends more than 0.305 metres beyond the rear of the vehicle or trailer. 3.  When the device is deployed, no portion of the device that is 1.9 metres or less above the ground extends beyond a transverse vertical plane that, i.  starts from the rear bottom of the vehicle or trailer, and ii.  intersects the point that is 1.74 metres above the ground and 1.21 metres beyond the rear of the vehicle or trailer, as shown in Figure 4. 4.  When the device is deployed, no portion of the device that is more than 1.9 metres above the ground extends more than 1.52 metres beyond the rear of the vehicle or trailer, as shown in Figure 4.  O. Reg. 8/16, s. 2. (2) In subparagraph 3 i of subsection (1), “rear bottom of the vehicle or trailer” means, (a)  if the vehicle or trailer is equipped with a rear impact guard, the rear bottom edge of the rear impact guard, or (b)  if the vehicle or trailer is not equipped with a rear impact guard, the rear bottom edge of its rearmost component having structural properties, including the deck, stairs or ramp, but excluding auxiliary equipment or machinery. O. Reg. 8/16, s. 2.
Notice of suspension etc. of special permit
 36.1 (1) For the purposes of clauses 110.3 (3) (c) and 110.4 (3) (c) of the Act, sending the notice by email to the latest email address the permit holder provided to the Ministry is prescribed as a means of giving notice. O. Reg. 137/21, s. 1. (2) Notice given by email is deemed to have been received on the first business day after it was sent. O. Reg. 137/21, s. 1.
Exemption from all maximum weights — fire apparatus
 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.  O. Reg. 435/08, s. 2. Schedules of Designated Vehicles and Combinations
Schedules of Designated Vehicles and Combinations
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 1 — tractor fixed axle semi-trailer
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 2 — tractor self-steer triaxle semi-trailer
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 3 — tractor self-steer quad semi-trailer
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 4 — tractor self-steer 5-axle semi-trailer (1-3-1)
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 5 — tractor self-steer 5-axle semi-trailer (1-1-3)
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 6 — tractor self-steer 6-axle semi-trailer (1-4-1)
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 7 — tractor self-steer 6-axle semi-trailer (1-1-4)
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 8 — tri-drive tractor fixed axle semi-trailer
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 9 — tri-drive tractor self-steer triaxle semi-trailer
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 10 — tri-drive tractor self-steer quad semi-trailer
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 11 — tractor a-train double trailers
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 12 — tractor b-train double trailers
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 13 — tractor c-train double trailers
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 14 — stinger-steer tractor semi-trailer auto or boat carrier
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Designated tractor-trailer combination 15 — tractor hinged semi-trailer
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Designated bus or recreational vehicle 1 — standard bus or comparable recreational vehicle
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Designated bus or recreational vehicle 2 — inter-city bus or comparable recreational vehicle
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Designated bus 3 — articulated bus
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Designated truck 1 — 2-axle truck
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Designated truck 2 — tandem-axle truck
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Designated truck 3 — 3-axle truck plus auxiliary axle
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Designated truck 4 — twin-steer tandem-drive truck
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Designated truck 5 — self-steer triaxle truck
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Designated truck 6 — tri-drive 4-axle truck
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Designated truck 7 — twin steer tri-drive 5-axle truck
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Designated truck-trailer combination 1 — truck and fixed axle pony trailer
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Designated truck-trailer combination 2 – truck and self-steer triaxle pony trailer
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Designated truck-trailer combination 3 – truck and full trailer
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Designated truck-trailer combination 4 – truck and self-steer triaxle full trailer
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Designated truck-trailer combination 5 — truck and tridem-axle full trailer
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Designated saddlemount combination
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with three axles (kilograms)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with four axles (kilograms)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.4 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.4 metres to less than 2.7 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.7 metres to less than 3.0 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.0 metres to less than 3.3 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.3 metres to less than 3.6 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.1 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.1 metres to less than 2.4 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.4 metres to less than 2.7 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.7 metres to less than 3.0 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.0 metres to less than 3.3 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.3 metres to less than 3.6 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more (or intra-vehicle-unit distance)
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.1 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.1 metres to less than 2.4 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.4 metres to less than 2.7 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.7 metres to less than 3.0 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.0 metres to less than 3.3 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.3 metres to less than 3.6 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.1 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.1 metres to less than 2.4 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.4 metres to less than 2.7 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.7 metres to less than 3.0 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.0 metres to less than 3.3 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.3 metres to less than 3.6 metres
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Allowable gross weight on a vehicle with eight or more axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more
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Allowable gross weight on designated truck-trailer combinations (kilograms)
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Allowable gross weight on non-designated vehicles and combinations (other than b-train combinations) that are governed by section 21 (kilograms)
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Allowable gross weight on non-designated b-train combinations that are governed by section 21 (kilograms)
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