Trucks and Buses

Security of Loads - Regulation 363/04

Regulation 363/04 was recently amended to adopt the most recent version of National Safety Code (NSC) Standard 10 (Cargo Securement)dated September 2010. Future updates to NSC Standard 10 will be adopted automatically by reference in Regulation 363/04. This will ensure that Ontario’s regulations are harmonized with other Canadian jurisdictions in a timely manner. These changes took effect on July 1, 2012.

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Critical Defects of Commercial Motor Vehicles – Regulation 512/97

Regulation 512/97 was amended to include an inoperative brake as one of the critical defects for the purposes of the Commercial Vehicle Impoundment Program (CVIP). A commercial motor vehicle or trailer equipped with an air brake system, other than an air-over-hydraulic brake system, has an inoperative brake for the purposes of commercial vehicle impoundment if, when the brake actuator is applied:

• There is no movement of the chamber push rod, slack adjuster or cam shaft,
• Neither of the two shoes moves, or
• Neither of the two shoe linings contacts the drum.

The regulation was also amended to clarify that the measurement of travel of a push rod out of a service brake chamber must be taken with the initial air system pressure between 90 and 100 psi. These changes took effect on July 1, 2012.

For guidebooks, general information and Travellers' Information select from the list below:

• Commercial Vehicle Operators' Safety Manual
• Commercial Vehicle Operators' Safety Manual - Practice Test
• The Official MTO Truck Handbook online
• A Guide to Oversize/Overweight Vehicles and Loads in Ontario
• Driver's Handbooks
• Public Guideline: Carrier Safety Rating and Commercial Vehicle Operator's Registration System

For guidebooks, general information and Travellers' Information select from the list below:

• Long Combination Vehicle (LCV) Program
• Annual, Semi-annual, and Safety Standard Certificate Inspections
• Border Crossing Check-List for Carriers and Commercial Drivers
• Commercial Vehicle Impoundment Program (CVIP)
• Determining Registered Gross Weights for Trucks Towing Light Duty Trailers
• Hours of Service
• International Fuel Tax Agreement
• IRP News
• Ontario's Improved Air Brake (Z) Endorsement Program
• Spring Load Restrictions
• Vehicle Weight and Dimension Limits in Ontario
• For-Hire Carrier Licensing Requirements
• Vehicle Weight and Dimension Limits in Ontario – Final Reforms
• Daily Inspection (Trip) and Maintenance Requirements — Truck and Trailer
• Daily Inspection (Trip) and Maintenance Requirements — Bus, Coach, and School Bus
• Permits to Extend Grandfathering of Dump Semi-Trailers
• Troubleshooting Guide
• Mandatory Truck Speed Limiters
  Starting January 1, 2009, speed limiters are mandatory for most large trucks
  Posted: December 24, 2008
• Starting December 1, 2008 all CVOR certificates will be assigned an expiry date
  Posted: December 1, 2008
• Hours of Service

For registrations, licences and permits select from the list below:

• Commercial Vehicle Operators’ Registration (CVOR)
• Commercial Vehicle Operator Products
• International Registration Plan (IRP) Carrier Manual/Forms
• Motor Vehicle Inspection Station Forms
• Oversize/Overweight Permits
• Permits to Extend Grandfathering of Dump Semi-Trailers
• Check a company safety rating by name
• Check a company safety rating by CVOR number
  

For guidebooks, general information and Travellers' Information select from the list below:

• Ministry Approved School Bus Driver Improvement Courses
• Ontario Municipal Home Pages
• Ontario Statutes and Regulations — e-Laws
• Travellers' Information
• Drive Clean
• Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA): National Safety Code for Motor Carriers New: NSC Standard 10 – cargo Securement
• Canada Border Services Agency: FAST (Free and Secure Trade) Program — move pre-approved eligible goods across the border quickly and verify trade compliance away from the border

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