Ontario Transitioning to New Trip Inspection Reports

TORONTO — Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation is making changes to its rules for commercial motor vehicle inspection reports so they will match National Safety Code standards, according to the Ontario Trucking Association.

The changes are in Regulations 199/07, which outline the inspection criteria required for the daily inspection of a commercial motor vehicle including trucks, trailers and converter dollies that, on their own or in combination, have a total gross weight or registered gross weight exceeding 4,500 kilograms.

Changes to Regulation 199/07 specific to trucks include:

  • Cab or sleeper door must function corrected from “any door”;
  • Clarification by providing examples of what is considered “damaged”;
  • Clarification of a tire with a leak that can be felt or heard is a major defect; and
  • Moved an inoperative parking brake from a minor defect to a major defect.

MTO will be providing an educational period until at least December 31, to give time for commercial vehicle operators and drivers to use their existing stock of trip inspection reports.

During this period of educational enforcement officers may remind drivers/carriers verbally of the changes during roadside inspections, or they may document the issue in the remarks section of the Commercial Vehicle Inspection Report (CVIR) provided to drivers, according to OTA.

Because of the educational period, enforcement officers have been directed not to note the issue in the defects section of the CVIR, so it will not display on a driver or carrier’s Commercial Vehicle Operation Record (CVOR).

For more information contact OTA.


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