Canada speed limiters required for US trucks?

As far as the speed limiters go, if you are driving in the province of Ontario or Quebec, your truck must be equipped with the limiter. Canadian inspectors can and will plug into your truck ECM to verify that it is set.

 

New BYPASS around Montreal is a toll road other than that all free for the route ( TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY ) you would be taking

 

When in Rome...

You are required to have a speed limiter if operating in Quebec & Ontario -- I've never been checked, but it does happen and if you get caught you are sitting at a scale waiting for an expensive road sevice experience.


You wouldn't have to use toll roads in Canada, though there are some that bypass the worst of the city traffic. It is a beautiful drive too, though Quebec can be a bit stressful the first time if you don't know french...

But fuel is a lot more expensive in Canada and on top of that if you're paying your own IFTA the eastern provinces are charging .50-.70/gal vs ~.30/gal in the US -- that would easily cover the tolls in the US.

 

And those are the only two provinces which have the speed limiter requirement.

As for routing, although it's slightly longer, stay stateside... better roads, more services, cheaper fuel, fewer moose, etc.

 

Take the US route and come across 90 to 94 then 52 in ND, cross at N portal, SK, take 39 over to 1 and go west. Don't worry about the 105 km/h limiter unless in ON or PQ. In the future, they see US plates, they are likely going to look. And our scales aren't simply drive over and check the weight, lots of times it is a mini inspection/interview ...