{"id":2563,"date":"2019-02-08T16:37:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T16:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/wide-single-tire-weight-parity-with-duals-adopted-in-national-mou\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:47:31","slug":"wide-single-tire-weight-parity-with-duals-adopted-in-national-mou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/wide-single-tire-weight-parity-with-duals-adopted-in-national-mou\/","title":{"rendered":"Wide Single Tire Weight Parity with Duals Adopted in National MoU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At\u00a0the meeting\u00a0of the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety\u00a0in late January, the Heavy Truck Weight and Dimension Limits for Interprovincial Operations in Canada were amended to allow the use of wide based single tires at the same weight limits are dual tires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for the leadership shown by the First Ministers, Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety and the Provincial and Territorial government representatives of the Task Force on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Policy for moving forward on this issue so that the trucking industry can take advantage of this progressive equipment technology under the MOU umbrella,\u201d\u00a0 says CTA\u2019s Sr. VP, Policy, Geoff Wood.<\/p>\n<p>The updated Memorandum\u00a0Of\u00a0Understanding (MOU)\u00a0summary can be found here <a href=\"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MOU_public.pdf\">MOU_public<\/a> and has also been posted on the Task Force\u00a0on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/comt.ca\/english\/programs\/trucking\/MOU%202019.pdf\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For wide base single tires, the primary change that has been made is to Clause 10 (page 9):<\/p>\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10. Its axle weights, when an axle is fitted with two single tires, each of which has a width of 445 mm or greater, do not exceed 7700 kg for Single Axles and 15,400 kg for Tandem Axle Groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As amended:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10. Its axle weights, when an axle in a single, tandem or tridem axle group is fitted with either two sets of dual tires, or two single tires each of which has a width of 445 mm or greater, do not exceed the weight limit stipulated for each axle type in its vehicle category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This\u00a0update to the MOU will allow movement of designated single tire trucks and trailers operating\u00a0on designated\u00a0highway in each province\/territory.\u00a0With the MOU updated, provinces and territories will now work towards amending their regulations to reflect the recent changes and in the interim (where required) offer permits or other avenues to facilitate the movement of single tire equipped vehicles.\u00a0A consultation with individual provincial\/territorial authorities is strongly recommended to determine appropriate compliance options during this interim period. See the following MoU status summary (<a href=\"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/VWD-MOU-Status-Summary_public.pdf\">VWD MOU Status Summary_public<\/a>) for additional details on the 2019 amendments and other years:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outcome of this policy decision which also saw an all-hands-on-deck effort from the provincial trucking associations in the Alliance strikes a good balance between road infrastructure\u00a0preservation\u00a0and\u00a0productivity, safety\u00a0and environmental considerations. It also levels the playing field with respect to Canadian and US fleets in their tire spec\u2019ing options. The ultimate goal of this effort now and all MoU updates is to have all jurisdictions adopt the MOU changes in their regulations as quickly as individual regulatory\/legislative timetables permit,\u201d added Wood.<\/p>\n<p>With the single tires now addressed in the MOU, it clears a policy backlog for CTA with respect to weights and dimensions issues nationally.\u00a0The policy development focus at CTA can now regroup and prepare for further direction from its Board and membership on issues of priority national in scope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At\u00a0the meeting\u00a0of the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety\u00a0in late January, the Heavy Truck Weight and Dimension Limits for Interprovincial Operations in Canada were amended to 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