QUEBEC CITY — Fines for not having a speed limiter activated in Ontario are being handed out right now, but in Quebec truckers are catching a break — sort of.

The six-month, educational, "soft enforcement" period ended on July 1 in both provinces, but Quebec recently announced that some "control measures" will continue to be "gradually implemented" for a little while longer.

Until July 31, enforcement officers will be issuing only warnings to truck operators whose engine ecm is not programmed to limit the truck to 105 km/h. However, the catch is that offenders will have seven days to get their speed limiter set.

"After this time, a notice of violation will be issued in the event that a subsequent verification should reveal that the offender still does not comply with the new requirement," the ministry stated in a press release.

Offenders face a first-time fine of $350.

As todaystrucking.com reported this week, the first week of enforcement in Ontario raised new questions about the policy.

We learned that it is still possible to travel faster than 105 km/h and still be technically compliant with the speed limiter law.

Apparently, the ecm readers the ministry has deployed at select weigh scales only have the ability to scan engine speed, cruise control setting and horsepower ratings. They can’t read several other component calibrations that are also necessary to physically limit a truck to 105 km/h, such as rolling radius of the tires, transmission and gear ratios, drive axle differential and other parameters.

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