Risk & Business Magazine Gifford Associates Spring 2017 | Page 30

MTO CHANGES
R
OAD-BUILDING
MACHINES—EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2017
Until now, most road-
building machines have
been considered as such and were not
subject to the same requirements as
commercial vehicles as set forth by
the Ministry of Transportation (MTO).
Effective July 1, 2017, however, changes
will go into place which not only define
what road-building vehicles are, but
also how they need to be registered
and inspected. According to these
changes, road-building machines
are “self-propelled vehicles of a design
commonly used in the construction or
maintenance of highways” which also
meet the new regulations (which can
be found at http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/
english/trucks/road-building-machines.
html).
The following types of vehicles will
no longer be considered road-building
machines and will be subject to the
same requirements as other commercial
vehicles:
• Mobile equipment vehicles—
including cranes, street sweepers,
and excavators which are not built
onto the truck chassis
• Vehicles constructed on a truck
chassis
• Vehicles complying or intended
to comply with Canadian federal
safety manufacturing standards for
highway vehicles
When the changes occur, operators of
former road-building machines which
have a gross weight greater than 4,500
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