Section 13: Labelling

Ontario

Vehicle Weights and Dimensions — For Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-friendly Vehicles

Part III — Preconditions for Designated Vehicles or Designated Combinations

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.

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