Weight The front axle weight must be at least 21 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. Curves on the highway yes, but 90* corners at intersections in the city from a dead stop, no way. 62,500 kg, if the base length is 19.25m or more and front axle weight is less than 6,000 kg. 413/05, s.7 (3); O.Reg. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. 16/14, s. 23; O. Reg. In response to BCTA's advocacy (along with member input at a BCTA workshop in February 2016), the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement Branch will review our request to allow smart lift axles to work as designed through a letter of authorization prior to formal regulatory amendment. 228/19, s. 28. 457/10, s.20; O. Reg. 2. 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. A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 7, except that both self-steer axles and one or more smart lift axles of the semi-trailer are not deployed, is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 1. OTTAWA, Ont. 457/10, s.3. 3. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 30 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. Weight The front axle weight must be at least 23 per cent of the gross vehicle weight at all times. The drive axle of the tractor is a single or tandem axle. 16/14, s. 32; O. Reg. The semi-trailer has two axle units: a single self-steer axle (in front) and a tandem axle (in the rear). You mean to say in 15 years, with 10 trucks you have not read in any trucking magazine/newspaper about the SPIF changes. SCHEDULE 9 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 9 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR SELF-STEER TRIAXLE SEMI-TRAILER. O.Reg. 5, 6 and 8. 16/14, s. 6; O. Reg. Designated Truck-Trailer Combination 5 is composed of a Designated Truck 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 combined with a tridem-axle full trailer. O.Reg. 228/19, s. 25. (4) If the determination of the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight under subsection (3) produces a result greater than 63,500 kilograms, the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for the non-designated combination is 63,500 kilograms. (a) that is not more than 14.65 metres in length. O.Reg. 16/14, s. 9; O. Reg. (6)-(8) Revoked: O.Reg. 8/16, s. 5; O. Reg. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. Its not like the old days when I started and there was a bunch of spaghetti behind the dash.. the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. (B) in the case of a truck, the self-steering axle or forced-steer auxiliary pusher axle. 413/05, s.14 (5); O.Reg. O.Reg. The semi-trailer has two axle units: a single self-steer axle in front and a tridem axle in the rear. The CTEA reinforced its support for SPIF regulations late yesterday, in a letter to Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney. Whats your PROBLEM. O.Reg. O.Reg. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 8 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. The benefits of taking another look at incorporating updated lift axle technology into MTO's weights and dimension regime is important to ongoing national GHG reduction efforts .. To move the issue forward, MTO presented OTA with a terms-of . 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. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 13 is a C-train double. The drive axle of the tractor is a tandem axle. 368/17, s. 14; O. Reg. The tires of a designated vehicle or vehicle combination must be at least 150 millimetres wide. If tandem axle spread is 1.8 to 1.85m: ii. O.Reg. You can still have a tandem unit or twin steer . The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. 457/10, s.22(2). O.Reg. Lead Tractor or Truck and drawn Tractors or Trucks: O.Reg. 457/10, s.29; O.Reg. 228/19, s. 17. Smart lift axles. 413/05, s.19; O.Reg. The position of the rearward hinge is not controlled. (a) manual controls to lift or deploy its self-steering axles; (b) manual controls to alter the weight on its self-steering axles, but only for use outside Ontario; (c) automatic controls that lift its self-steering axles when reversing and deploy them again when moving forward; and. SCHEDULE 31 DESIGNATED saddlemount combination. 16/14, s. 26; O. Reg. 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. SCHEDULE 12 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 12 TRACTOR B-TRAIN DOUBLE TRAILERS. (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. O.Reg. (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. O.Reg. Standard 223 under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada). (4) In subsection (3) and in Schedule 12. (a) on a semi-trailer consisting only of one axle unit, of the axle unit. 457/10, s.13. SCHEDULE 1 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 1 TRACTOR FIXED AXLE semi-trailer. O.Reg. O.Reg. 9,500 kilograms, if it has three or more axles. 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. 15. (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. 5, 6, 8, 9. Designated Bus 3 is an articulated bus. axles, which can be raised or lowered by the driver, usually with air pressure. 228/19, s. 1. SCHEDULE 10 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 10 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR SELF-STEER QUAD SEMI-TRAILER. How many trucks in Ontario are licensed and how much is the MTO collecting every year. 3. Or at least keep the self-equalizing feature of SPIF and the steering axle, but leave the up and down control to the DRIVER. Equipment and components for trailer, see ss. 457/10, s.5(2). Capacity. The rear axles are a single or tandem drive axle or a two axle group. Any new SPIF vehicle equipped with self-steering axles must also show the "SPIF" notation on a compliance label. 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. 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. 228/19, s. 29. vehicle weight table 1 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with three axles (kilograms), vehicle weight table 2 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with FOUR axles (kilograms), vehicle weight table 3 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with FIVE axles (kilograms) iNTER-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE, LESS THAN 2.4 METRES (OR INTRA-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE), vehicle weight table 4 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), vehicle weight table 5 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), vehicle weight table 6 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), vehicle weight table 7 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), vehicle weight table 8 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with five axles (kilograms) iNTER-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE, 3.6 METRES or more (OR INTRA-VEHICLE-UNIT DISTANCE), vehicle weight table 9 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.1 metres (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 10 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), vehicle weight table 11 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), vehicle weight table 12 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), vehicle weight table 13 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), vehicle weight table 14 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), vehicle weight table 15 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with six axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 3.6 metres or more (or intra-vehicle-unit distance), vehicle weight table 16 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, less than 2.1 metres, vehicle weight table 17 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.1 metres to less than 2.4 metres, vehicle weight table 18 allowable gross weight on a vehicle with seven axles (kilograms) inter-vehicle-unit distance, 2.4 metres to less than 2.7 metres. 5, 8, 9. 167/12, s. 1; O. Reg. 1990, c. H.8, vehicle weights and dimensions for safe, productive and infrastructure-friendly vehicles. An articulated bus has two portions with articulation between the portions, or has three portions with articulation between each portion. (c) the maximum allowable gross vehicle weight prescribed by clause 22 (1) (c) of this Regulation. 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. The roads would most definetely be safer and the cost of maintaining roads and bridges subjected to heavy loading conditions would be reduced immensely providing a longer life span for both our roadways and briges. 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. Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances. The driver customarily raises a lift able axle when a turn is being made and . A combination that meets every requirement to be Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 3 except that the self-steer axle of the semi-trailer is not deployed is Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 1. After 2020, maximum weight based on number of axles: O.Reg. Equipment and components, see ss. Equipment and components, see ss. (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. 3. In the case of a concrete mixer fitted with a revolving drum that was built before July 1, 2011, these dimensional limits do not apply on or before December 31, 2030. O.Reg. Unemployment? 413/05, Table 27; O.Reg. O.Reg. 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. OTA is the only trucking association in Ontario that represents all segments of the industry - for-hire carriers, private carriers, intermodal, suppliers, etc. So if we are all saying that they are unsafe why is he saying this? 17. Question 1: Do retractable or lift axles have to be equipped with brakes? It cannot be a school bus but can be a double-decker bus. (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 vehicles primary function. SCHEDULE 8 DESIGNATED Tractor-Trailer COMBINATION 8 TRI-DRIVE TRACTOR FIXED AXLE SEMI-TRAILER. Do retractable or lift axles have to be equipped with brakes? (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. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Its not just taking a wire and jumping the wires, said Jeremy Harrower, manager of technical programs for the CTEA, during a recent presentation on the topic. (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) In this section and in the Vehicle Weight Tables. O. Reg. (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. Weight - The front axle weight must be at least 27 per cent of the tri-drive. The maximum allowable gross vehicle weight for a 7-axle vehicle without a drawn vehicle is as prescribed in Vehicle Weight Table 16. O.Reg. (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. Tel: (416) 249-7401 | Fax: 1 (866) 713-4188, http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/recent-regulation-changes.shtml, Trucking Industry and Ont Govt Ready to Work Together on ELD Enforcement to Improve Highway Safety, MTO Memo Outlines Inclusion of HoS Out-of-Service Declarations into Highway Traffic Act Regs Starting Jan 1, MTO Issuing Reminder & Info that ELD Enforcement Begins Jan 1, MTO Focusing Enforcement Efforts on Wheel Inspections, CTA Update on Fort Erie/Peace Bridge Closure, CTA Update on Fort Erie/Peace Bridge Closure Due to Extreme Weather, Update: ELD Cross Country Enforcement Landscape January 2023, CTA Notice: CBSA Says Fort Erie/Peace Bridge Closed, > MTO Approves Reg Change for Smart Lift Axles on Trailers and Longer Tractors with Multi-Axle Trailers. (d) automatic controls that lift or deploy its self-steering axles, depending on whether the trailer is heavily or lightly loaded. 368/17, s. 26. 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. 4. Early technical challenges involving control systems and load equalization were addressed years ago, Moore added in a related interview with Todays Trucking. 368/17, s. 12. schedule 11 DESIGNATED tractor-trailer COMBINATION 11 TRACTOR A-TRAIN DOUBLE TRAILERS. 457/10, s.28. Click a category for more information. The front axle weight must be at least 27 per cent of the tri-drive. 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. ii. Certain truck and trailer configurations have been identified as causes of significant damage to roads and bridges. 16/14, s. 30; O. Reg. No cars only roads this would enhance our infrastructure greatly. (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. O.Reg. (c) contain a device that prevents lifting the axle or altering the axle weight when the combination is travelling at a speed over 60 kilometres per hour. 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) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to designated vehicles and combinations. 2. O.Reg. 457/10, s.25. 16/14, s. 13; O. Reg. 457/10, s.5(2). 3. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limits for Effective Rear Overhang (12) and Tandem Axle Track Width (35) do not apply if the truck was built before July 1, 2011. Designated Bus or Recreational Vehicle 2 is an inter-city bus or recreational vehicle that has two or three axles and exceeds 12.5 metres in length. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. Until January 1, 2020, maximum weight in appropriate Vehicle Weight Table (1-15), if semi-trailer Wheelbase (11) or Inter-vehicle-unit Distance (13), as provided in Exceptions note, are less than the minimums specified in the Dimensional Limit Chart. For more information on SPIF axle arrangements, visit the Ontario Ministry of Transport (MTO) or call us at 877.396.1414 or [email protected] and we will work with you to determine if your truck is right the right truck to convert . The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. O.Reg. e-Laws provides access to official copies of Ontarios statutes and regulations. (3) The tractor in a designated tractor-trailer combination 12 may not be equipped with or have controls, whether remote or manual, that would allow the driver to lift, deploy or alter the weight on the tandem or tridem axles in the combination, unless the controls. (A) immediately upon the vehicle stopping, (B) immediately upon the tractor power being turned off, and. Dump truck drivers are hitting a wall of safety concerns as they push Ontario to relax new rules long in the works requiring rigs more than 15 years old to get expensive new axles or cut . 368/17, s. 2. 228/19, s. 23. He can ask any owner operator and drivers and they will give him the right answer to that comment. More Isnt it time you joined? Designated Tractor-Trailer Combination 3 is composed of a tractor and a single semi-trailer. (1) A designated vehicle or designated vehicle combination may have axles in addition to those specified in the corresponding Schedule, but the additional axles must remain in the raised position. The switch configuration is a major issue because of the digital nature of dashes now. 457/10, s.14 (3). The second semi-trailer has one axle unit that is a single or tandem axle. SCHEDULE 4 DESIGNATED Tractor-Trailer COMBINATION 4 TRACTOR SELF-STEER 5-AXLE SEMI-TRAILER (1-3-1). Safety on our highways and roadways are tantamount to the transportation iindustry. (4) For the purposes of this Regulation, the month and year when a vehicle was manufactured or built is the earliest month and year on any incomplete vehicle manufacturers information label or manufacturers compliance label on the vehicle. 413/05, s.2 (3). The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. (ii) It is separate and independent from the 4-way flasher control. Wheelbase if tractor wheel base is 6.2 m or less, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance if tridem spread is 3.0 < 3.6m, Inter-vehicle-unit Distance if tridem spread is 3.6 to 3.7m, Track Width tridem trailer with single tires built before 2010, Track Width tridem trailer with single tires built after 2009, Track Width tridem all other trailers. 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. composed of a designated truck, other than Designated Truck 1, and a self-steer triaxle pony trailer. 228/19, s. 22. If GAWR not verified, the sum of the maximum tire load ratings specified on tire side walls, i. AGVW of Designated Truck plus the maximum allowable weights of all axles of trailer, 1. if trailer is drawn by Designated Truck 3, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 31, 2. if trailer is built before July 2011 and is drawn by a designated truck other than Designated Truck 3, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30, 1. if trailer is drawn by Designated Truck 3 or has wheelbase less than 8.75m, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 31, 2. if trailer is not drawn by Designated Truck 3 and has wheelbase of 8.75m or greater, the weight in Vehicle Weight Table 30. Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances. (iv) It activates the emergency 4-way flashers. 228/19, s. 21. Good afternoon John ; may i ask if do you know any grant from government or insurance company in Ontario ; to releasing the huge money amount that we have to pay for retrofitting our dump trucks ? 16/14, s. 7; O. Reg. 368/17, s. 29; O. Reg. The speed at which the Government of Ontario and the policy team at MTO was able to address these regulatory changes is fantastic and adds additional menu options for fleets in specing tractors and trailers,said Geoff Wood, OTAs senior vice president, Policy. The width of the tractor or trailer rear load overhang, including extendable support plates, if any, does not exceed 2.3m. O.Reg. 457/10, s.29; O. Reg. This will give the time required for manufacturers to produce and pilot beta technology to a more workable solution that meets the needs of both road safety standards and the regulatory regime.. (2) Clauses 118 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act do not apply to aggregate vehicles. Were did that money go too ?? The front axle of the tractor is a single axle with single tires. A-train double means a vehicle combination composed of a tractor, a semi-trailer and, (a) a trailer converter dolly that is towed from a single hitch, as shown in Figure 1, on the centre line of the semi-trailer and another semi-trailer, or. (3.2) A trailer in a designated combination may be equipped with. 368/17, s. 7; O. Reg. 4. 22. O.Reg. O.Reg. 368/17, s. 10; O. Reg. (b) 23,000 kg, if there is a tandem axle unit on the lead semi-trailer. 228/19, s. 20. 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. Track Width of tandem axle and tridem axle single tires, Track Width of tandem axle and tridem axle dual tires, Tandem axle (not load equalized): 14,000 kg, Tridem axle (not load equalized): 21,000 kg, 62,000 kg if actual front axle weight is less than 6,000 kg, 63,000 kg if actual front axle weight is 6,000 kg to less than 7,000kg, 63,500 kg if actual front axle weight is 7,000 kg or more. If GAWR not verified the sum of the maximum tire load ratings. Under the SPIF rules, the axles will need to lift as soon as the switch is activated, and the override must be limited to speeds of less than 60 km/h. O. Reg. Earlier this springMTO posted a series of proposals to theRegulatory Register and in less than a few months they have moved forward. O.Reg. Until December 31, 2025, the dimensional limit for Hitch Offset (32) does not apply if either the truck or the trailer that it is drawing was built before July 1, 2011 or if both were built before July 1, 2011. 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