Equipment Enforcement of SPIF override rules to be delayed December 1, 2022 The Ontario Ministry of Transportation will once again delay enforcement of the rules for emergency lift axle override controls in Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) equipment configurations. Such controls allow self-steering…
Transportation Mulroney pushes back at dump truck protesters April 15, 2021 The Ontario Ministry of Transportation – and several aggregate-related businesses – continue to support recent upgrades to provincial weights and dimensions, despite ongoing protests by Toronto-area dump truck operators. “Following…
Transportation Dump truck operators to rally in Toronto area April 15, 2021 Dump truck operators who continue to fight recent changes to Ontario weights and dimensions are holding a road rally through the Greater Toronto Area today. The protesters are scheduled to…
Equipment OTA supports SPIF rollout in letters to Liberals, NDP March 16, 2021 The Ontario Trucking Association is stressing that dump truck operators have had plenty of time to comply with Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) regulations – and it’s taken the message…
Equipment Del Duca backs protesting dump truck operators March 9, 2021 Dump truck operators who are fighting recent changes to Ontario weights and dimensions have found an ally in former provincial transportation minister and current Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca.
Equipment Only specific shops can update Ontario trucks to SPIF rules January 29, 2021 Ontario truck shops that want to tap into the surging demand for SPIF-compliant equipment may have a tougher time than they think. Mechanics can’t simply attach the required steerable lift…
Regulations Ontario dump truck market sizzles January 25, 2021 The demand for dump trucks has skyrocketed in Ontario following a decision by the provincial government to start enforcing the so-called SPIF regime. In fact, the demand is so high,…
Regulations Brampton rallies behind ODTA in SPIF row January 21, 2021 The Brampton City Council has unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) in its fight with the province over the enforcement of a weights and dimensions…
Equipment SPIF rules saved lift axles in Ontario, CTEA says January 6, 2021 OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) is publicly supporting Ontario updates to Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) dump truck configurations – and notes that such changes actually helped…
Equipment It’s time for dump truck owners to get SPIF-y January 5, 2021 There has been plenty of noise on Toronto-area roads in recent weeks, and it’s not limited to isolated cases of road rage. The Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) has taken…
Equipment MTO is firm on enforcing SPIF regime January 5, 2021 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is showing no signs of wavering in the face of renewed pressure from dump truck operators over a decade-old weights and dimensions…
Transportation ODTA continues to fight SPIF standard December 30, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Three weeks after the government unequivocally rejected their demand, Ontario dump truck operators organized a “day of action” in Toronto on Wednesday, taking their grievances over changes…
Transportation Toronto dump truck protest fizzles December 10, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Scores of dump truck drivers descended on Queen’s Park in the middle of a pandemic lockdown Thursday morning to protest changes to weights and dimensions, but the…
Equipment Ontario defers enforcement of new SPIF axle controls December 20, 2019 Ontario’s SPIF configurations make use of self-steering lift axles. (Wheel Monitor photo) OTTAWA, Ont. – The Ontario Ministry of Transportation will defer the enforcement of new rules that govern…
Transportation Questions emerge around Ontario SPIF switch December 10, 2019 Joe Lynch of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation says many operators have discovered that they can still comfortably run within the weight limits established for equipment that doesn’t comply with…
