Pipe to Alaska

Hope you are getting really big bucks to go there.
Is your wheel base short enough to get through Canada and what about your trl axles spacings

 

Different way to log going through Canada to Alaska, but I don't know how it's done.

You pulling a spread axle? Maybe a System Transport driver will post on here.

 

I know when I was at Sammons, some of their steps were to long to Western Canada..
Hop he will be ok with this deal.
I know the costs for fuel food and everything else is high up there. Plus the bounce back..
Very few I know who go up get a ld. coming back..
So here is this young man venturing up there shortly after his onion hauling exp..
Wish him well

 

Oh, I hope you have your passport or a "fastcard" to get back into the states. Serious...

 

Two length issues to be aware of.

The maximum wheelbase for a tandem-drive tractor is 244" in western Canada. You can permit a longer w/b, but that will void any other permits, such as oversize.

U.S. spread axles (10' 1") are not recognized in western Canada and are treated as two single axles. We do allow 17,000 kg (37,480 lbs) on a tandem and 24,000 kg (52,910 lbs) on a tridem.

Overall length is usually not an issue with U.S. trucks as our combinations are generally longer.

 

Our Cycle 1 week is 70/7 and a reset (which can be taken at any time) is 36 hours.

A driver must have 14 day's logs with them and must show at least one period of 24 consecutive hours off-duty / sleeper berth in that 14 days. You can run on the recap as you do in the U.S., but just be mindful of the 24-hour rule.

South of the 60th parallel:
- daily required rest is 10 hours, 8 of which must be consecutive off-duty / sleeper berth, the other 2 hours can be taken in segments as little as 30 minutes at a time (therefore, never take a 15 minute break, always 30 minutes or more)
- you can drive 13 hours in total 14 hours on-duty in a 16 hour work shift. These are daily maximums and the 13 hours driving cannot be exceeded in a log book day. Example: you start work at 07:00 after 8 hours rest (and assuming 10 hours off-duty / sleeper berth in total), you have until 23:00 to drive up to 13 hours, total 14 hours on-duty and have 2 hours off-duty / sleeper berth. Take your breaks, you're not losing anything by doing so.

North of the 60th (NWT & Yukon):
- Cycle 1 is 80/7, but the 24 hour off-duty in 14 days remains the same
- daily rest is 8 hours
- maximum driving 15 hours
- on-duty 18 hours
- work shift 20 hours maximum

If you're going to continue to drive in Canada then here are a couple recommended links:
National Safety Code Standard 9 Hours of Service: http://ccmta.ca/images/publications/...ugust_2010.pdf
Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations - CCMTA Application Guide - January 2007: http://ccmta.ca/images/publications/...tion_Guide.pdf