sleeper size laws?

Hey, about that, if you get pulled into the chicken coop, how do you scale? I mean, a sleeper pulling a set of doubles is already hitting the edge of the scale, how do YOU fit then?!

 

You pull on till you get the green light or usually they tell you to pull up and they supposedly add the numbers up if their checking the gross. I think most of the time, they must only be checking axle weight.

Thankfully I have a prepass box and don't go in much. But it really doesn't create much problem, just few more seconds on the scale.

 

as soon as I find it I will post it. There was an amendment to the law in july of 2012 I believe to accommodate room for Apu's and anti idle equipment. With the newer trucks having urea tanks and dpf systems theres was no more room on the frame rails to accommodate such equipment and that is way 283 is know accepted.

 

They don't want you to be comfortable??? Screw em, that's why I won't go there. No longer go to Ca. Ether. As far as I'm concerned it can fall into the Sea.

 

heres a link showing the amendment

http://www.todaystrucking.com/ontario-harmonizes-wheelbase-rules-with-rest-of-canada

 

Heres the link directly to the amendment from the gov.on.ca site
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/regs/english/2012/elaws_src_regs_r12167_e.htm

So copy that Flightline, so the next time you go that way you should do better. On further inspection it says on 2005 and newer trucks can be up to 7.2 meter(283"). So it might not help you, sorry.

 

my truck has 144 inch sleeper on it with a shower and toilet. I am 82.5 feet long from front bumper to tail light plus overhang when pulling my car hauling trailer. You can see it at do YouTube channel trucking with bones. I am legal in all lower 48 states because my king pin to center of rear axle set is less than 39 feet. That includes Florida and Connecticut. No over length permit required for the truck itself. Some states do require an over length permit for the load because my load hangs off the front and rear of the trailer.
Florida Montana Idaho and Washington are the only states that issue over length permits for the load when the load itself is divisible. And for the record I’ve driven all of those states with zero issues as well as the rest of the lower 48 with a big sleeper truck

 

Maximum wheelbas ein Canada is now 283", with most provinces still only allowing 75' overall length -- so longer wheelbase =shorter trailer