1. Landscape Ontario Presentation
P r e s e n t e d b y T h e M i n i s t r y o f T r a n s p o r t a t i o n

2. What to expect when you are stopped by the MTO
Landscape Ontario
What to expect when you are stopped by the MTO
The first thing an officer will ask you for
is all of your documents such as:
Drivers License
Registration
Proof of Insurance
Commercial Vehicle Operators Registration (CVOR)
Daily Trip Inspection accompanied with Schedule 1

3. What type of Drivers Licence is required?
Drivers License
What type of Drivers Licence is required?

4. CLASS A More then 4600 kg/10120 lbs Any combination of a
Drivers License
CLASS A
Any combination of a
motor vehicle and a
towed vehicle where the
towed vehicle exceeds
a gross weight of 4600 kilograms
More then
4600 kg/10120 lbs

5. Class D Drivers License
Any motor vehicle exceeding 11,000 kilograms gross weight or registered gross weight.
Any combination of a motor vehicle exceeding a total gross weight or registered gross weight of 11,000 kilograms.
Towed vehicles not exceeding a total gross weight of 4,600 kilograms

6. Class G Drivers License
Any motor vehicle not exceeding 11,000 kilograms gross weight or registered gross weight, and
Any combination of a motor vehicle not exceeding a total gross weight or registered gross weight of 11,000 kilograms.
Towed vehicles where the towed vehicles do not exceed a total gross weight of 4,600 kilograms

7. Make sure your insurance is valid and up to date.
Proof of Insurance
Make sure your insurance
is valid and up to date.
An original copy must be surrendered.
Either vehicle specific
or company specific

8. Commercial Vehicle Operators Registration
CVOR is NOT
Commercial motor vehicle, other than a bus, having a gross weight or registered gross weight of not more than 4,500 kilograms, an ambulance, a fire apparatus,
a hearse, a casket wagon, a mobile crane, a motor home
or a vehicle commonly known
as a tow truck,
More then 4500 KG
CVOR is required

9. Commercial Vehicle Operators Registration
Exemptions
A pick-up truck is exempt from the requirements if,
it is being used for personal purposes without compensation; and
(b) it is not carrying, or towing a trailer that is carrying, commercial cargo or tools or equipment of a type normally used for commercial purposes.
Gross vehicle weight rating
of 6,000 kilograms or less

10. Commercial Vehicle Operators Registration
CHANGES
Starting December 1, 2008
All CVOR certificates will be assigned an expiry date
Existing (non-expiring) certificates are being
assigned an expiry date over a two-year transition period
Carriers converted in the first year of the transition period will receive an expiry date of two years. Carriers converted in year two will have a one year expiry assigned
After transition, annual renewal will be required for all operators except those operators with carrier safety ratings of "satisfactory" or "excellent".
These operators will only be required to renew their certificate every two years.

11. Permits and Registered Gross Weight
The registered gross weight (RGW) determines the fee paid for truck licence plates. The truck's RGW is based on, and must be at least equal to the actual weight of the truck, or truck and trailer and load.
The RGW is indicated on the right portion (plate portion) of a truck's ownership, to the right of "REG. GROSS WT

12. Determining Registered Gross Weights
If the trailer weighs more than 2,800 kg (6,171 lb.);
Register the truck for at least the
combined weight of the truck and trailer, weights A and B.
If the trailer weighs 2,800 kg (6,171 lb.) or less;
Register the truck for at least the weight of the truck
(weight B), which includes trailer tongue weight.
Weight transmitted directly to the ground, by the trailer,
is not included in the RGW.

13. Determining Registered Gross Weights
Example # 1
The trailer weighs
more then 2800 kg
Minimum registered
Gross Weight is 6000 kg
3000 kg
3000 kg

14. Determining Registered Gross Weights
Example # 2
The trailer weighs
less then 2800 kg
Minimum Registered Gross Weight is 3000 kg
3000 kg
2000 kg

15. Annual Inspection Certificates
An annual safety inspection (PMCVI) is required if:
the truck's
actual weight, RGW or GVWR exceeds
4,500 kilograms (9,920 lbs)
Over 4500 kg

16. Annual Inspection Certificates
An annual safety inspection is required if:
the actual weight of the truck, +
actual weight of the towed trailer or trailers
exceeds 4,500 kilograms, or
the GVWR of the truck,
GVWR of the towed trailer or trailers
exceeds 4,500 kilograms
Combined over 4500 kg both Truck and Trailer
require inspections

17. Daily Vehicle Inspection
Purpose
The purpose of daily vehicle inspection is to ensure
the early identification of vehicle problems and defects
before the vehicle is operated on the highway.
Inspections prevent the operation of a vehicle with
conditions that are likely to cause or contribute
to the severity of an accident

18. Daily Vehicle Inspection
Vehicles that require Inspections
A truck that has a RGW or an actual weight over 4,500 kg (9,920 lbs).
A truck and trailer combination if a truck has a RGW over 4,500 kg or a truck's actual weight, with the trailer attached is over 4,500 kg.
CVOR Vehicles

19. Daily Vehicle Inspection
Sample
DAILY VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT
Operator's name _________________________
Power unit; Plate # / jurisdiction __________________ / _____ Odometer reading _________________
Trailer Plate # / jurisdiction ____________ / _____
Inspection date / time ___________ / ________ Inspection location ____________________________
Printed name of inspection person _____________________________
 power unit  trailer; no major or minor defects found during initial inspection
 power unit  trailer; major and minor defects found during the initial inspection or while en route
___________________________________________________________________­­­­­­­_________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Signature - I inspected vehicles in accordance with the applicable Regulation ______________________
Signature of each driver who did not conduct the initial inspection;
Power unit __________________________ Trailer _________________________________________

20. Daily Vehicle Inspection
Pre-trip report must include:
Licence plate# & jurisdiction
Operator’s name
Date & time of inspection
Location where inspection took place (city, town, village)
Printed name of inspector
Odometer reading if applicable
Statement as to whether major or minor defects found
Statement by inspector that vehicle was inspected in accordance with ONT REG 199/07

21. Daily Vehicle Inspection
Schedule 1 must be included
Operators responsibility to supply to driver
List Major and Minor Defects

22. Light Vehicles Cargo Securement “Light Vehicle” means
An automobile, truck or van that weighs 4,500 kilograms or less shall be secured as general provisions in Part 1 NSC 10

23. 2 tiedowns Cargo Securement Requirements for a light Vehicle
A light vehicle shall be
restrained at both the front and rear from moving sideways, forward, rearward and vertically using a minimum of 2 tiedowns.
2 tiedowns

24. Heavy Vehicles Cargo Securement
A vehicle that weighs more than 4,500 kilograms, OR
Equipment or machinery that operates on wheels or tracks and weighs more than 4,500 kilograms

25. Requirements for a Heavy Vehicle
Cargo Securement
Requirements for a Heavy Vehicle
A heavy vehicle with crawler tracks or wheels shall be restrained against moving sideways, forward, rearward and vertically by at least 4 tiedowns, each with a working load limit of at least 2,268 kilograms, and,
Each attached, as close as practical, at the front and rear of the vehicle or to mounting points on the vehicle that are specifically designed for that purpose,
Accessory equipment on a heavy vehicle, including a hydraulic shovel, shall be completely lowered and secured to the vehicle.
National Safety Code, Standard 10
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26. Welded Steel Chain – Working Load Limit
Cargo Securement
Welded Steel Chain – Working Load Limit
On and after January 1, 2010, a person shall not use a tiedown or a component of a tiedown to secure cargo to a vehicle unless it is marked by the manufacturer with respect to its working load limit.
National Safety Code, Standard 10
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27. Trailers – Secondary Means of Attachment
Cargo Securement
Trailers – Secondary Means of Attachment
A full trailer shall be coupled to the frame or an extension of the frame of a truck tractor or trailer with a safety connecting device that will prevent the full trailer from breaking loose in the event the tow bar fails or becomes disconnected.
Safety Chain Requirements
Minimum slack to provide articulation
EACH CHAIN must have the ultimate breaking strength equal to the trailer or trailers being towed
Connected to prevent the tow bar from dropping to the ground
Equipped with hooks that will not become disconnected
National Safety Code, Standard 10
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28. Cargo Securement Breakaway Device
A full trailer must be equipped with a Breakaway Device, so that if the tow bar somehow becomes dislodged the trailer can still come to a stop
National Safety Code, Standard 10
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29. General Cargo Securement
Gas cans, rakes, shovels, tools etc.
HTA, Section 111 (2) - No person shall operate or permit to be operated upon a highway a motor vehicle that carries a load or draws a vehicle that carries a load unless the load is loaded, bound, secured, contained or covered so that no portion of the load may become dislodged or fall, leak, spill or blow from the vehicle.
Cargo means all articles or material carried by a vehicle, including those used in the operation of the vehicle
National Safety Code, Standard 10
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30. Mandatory Truck Speed Limiters
New Legislation
Mandatory Truck Speed Limiters
Starting January 1, 2009,
most large trucks driven in Ontario will be required to use electronic speed limiters that cap their speed at a maximum of 105 kilometres per hour

31. New Legislation
Which vehicles
are required to have speed limiters?
All commercial vehicles 1995 and newer, with a manufactures weight rating of kg and more

32. Questions?