Flatbed to Alaska

While crossing at N.Pprtal, ,,a couple ambitious young customs agents decided they would have a peek inside the cab,,,,no problem. A min later they find a charger to my laptop...the laptop was found "hidden" wrapped in a towel under my pillow. That only means one thing to them, pornography, specifically child porn. The next 90 min was spent with me standing outside in the freezing rain, while they looked every album,file, program,history, etc looking for something that wasn't there. They did offer for me to wait inside while they continued the search,,,uhh no,,not leaving the truck.
I asked what was the process if they found something,,they said confiscation for further review and computer mailed back to my home address. Refusing a search meant denied entry. Just my experience.
Ontario seems to be wide open except for weapons...my 4" knife was never a weapon,,only a tool.
Have a good ride...

 

Trailer wheelbase on a spread axle is still measured from the kingpin to between the 2 axles isn't it?

 

WOW Oldman49, Just another reason not to go into Canada.

 

Spread axles r not legal in that part of Canada. For some reason they think 10_1 spreads can't handle the weight or something else ??? So BC Ab SK mb don't run 10 1

 

They wont let me into Canada. I had a DUI in 1993,.. yes,.. 1993. They said I can buy a $3000 ministers card if I want access to Canada.

Just like California,.. I am doing just fine with out them.

Hurst

 

I have taken two (2) spread axle trailers, BOTH 10' 1" spreads, through SASK, ALB, BC, YK on trips to Alaska. Both trailers were 48' with a 24" kingpin. Both were pulled with the same tractor with a 240" wheelbase. As posted somewhere above, you are only alowed 20,000 pounds on your trailer spread in SA, ALB, and BC. Yukon and Alaska allow 40,000, but you cant get there without going thru BC. I have been through more ALB coops than I remember and I never once got pulled around back, but I was always light, well under 20k on trailer.

I could never understand why western Canadian provinces won't allow more than 20k on a spread since this doesnt make sense. I guess I chalk it up to the Ca government protecting their own truckers, which they do quite well, unlike the US government.

***BC does have a provision that for a fee and permision from the transportation ministry, to allow more that 20k on a 10 1 spread, but the load must be non divisable***

I have also crossed into Canada at least a half dozen times with high caliber bolt action rifles in my sleeper and declared them every time at the Canadian border was always cleared to cross. (after paying the temp fee)

These are both my trailers taken into Canada. First pic in 2011, second pic in 2012.

 

The last time I went through Canada was in Feb of this year. The overall length of the truck and trailer I was driving was 78' 4". I measured it and sent in all of the measurements as they asked for them. The wheelbase on the truck was around 360". They let me through. I was not pulled into any weigh station and asked about it and I did not see any special exemptions on the permit. Not saying it was legal, just saying that they let this truck through there twice now both ways and haven't received a ticket for it. If they measured the other truck that went with me they would have found out that it was over the max length by 1.5" by my measurements. Sure is scenic up there, sure would like to see it without all of the snow just once.

 

You will need to buy insurance also at the scale house. Last time I went it was around $60 maybe. Can't remember.

 

Yeah, because the U.S. CBP doesn't do the exact same thing.

 

Here is the latest information on Heavy Truck Weight and Dimension Limits
for Interprovincial Operations in Canada, some of which does not yet show up in online provincial regulations documents.