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2021-71 - Motor Vehicle Act

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2021-71
under the
Motor Vehicle Act
(O.C. 2021-219)
Filed September 22, 2021
1Subsection 3(2) of New Brunswick Regulation 2001-67 under the Motor Vehicle Act is amended by striking out “Subject to subsections (4), (4.1), subparagraphs 12.1(d)(iii) and (iv) and subsection 12.1(2),” and substituting “Subject to subsection (4) and (4.1)”.
2Subsection 7(6) of the Regulation is amended
(a) in the portion preceding paragraph (a) by striking out “axle, other than a steering axle” and substituting “axle, other than a steering axle or a self-steer axle on a quadrem axle semi-trailer”;
(b) by repealing paragraph (d) and substituting the following: 
(d) in the case of an axle equipped with two tires rather than four tires,
(i) if the tire width is less than 445 mm, 6,000 kg,
(ii) if the tire width is 445 mm or greater, 6,160 kg on a highway set out in Parts I and II in Schedule B, or
(iii) if the tire width is 445 mm or greater, 9,100 kg on a highway set out in Parts III and IV in Schedule B.
3Subsection 8(1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and subparagraph 12.1(1)(e)(ii)”.
4Section 12.1 of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted: 
12.1No person shall operate or move and no owner shall permit to be operated or moved on a highway a truck tractor and quadrem axle semi-trailer not equipped with a self-steering axle.
5Section 12.2 of the Regulation is amended
(a) by renumbering the section as subsection 12.2(1);
(b) by repealing subparagraph (1)(c)(i) and substituting the following: 
(i) have on each axle
(A) four tires, or
(B) two tires that have a tire width of 445 mm or greater;
(c) by adding after subsection (1) the following: 
12.2(2)Despite any other provision in this Regulation, the maximum mass set out in Schedule A for a truck tractor and quadrem axle semi-trailer transporting general freight or raw forest products shall not apply after December 31, 2027.
6Schedule A is amended 
(a) by repealing the English version of Table 13-A and substituting the following: 
13-A
Truck Tractor and Quadrem Axle Semi-trailer
Dimension Limits
Dimension
Limit
Overall Height
Maximum 4.15 m
Overall Width
Maximum 2.6 m
Overall Length
Maximum 23 m
Truck Tractor
Wheelbase
Maximum 6.2 m
Tandem Axle Spread
Minimum 1.2 m / Maximum 1.85 m1
Semi-trailer
Length
Maximum 16.2 m
Wheelbase
Minimum 6.25 m / Maximum 12.5 m
Tridem axle spread
Minimum 3 m / Maximum 3.7 m
Quadrem axle spread
Minimum 5.5 m
Track width (tridem axle)
Minimum 2.5 m / Maximum 2.6 m
Kingpin setback
Maximum 2 m radius
Effective rear overhang
Maximum 35% of wheelbase
Interaxle Spacing2
Single axle to tandem axle
Minimum 3 m
Tandem axle to quadrem axle
Minimum 5.5 m
Tandem axle to quadrem axle when a semi-trailer is transporting longitudinally loaded logs, wood chips or forest by-products and has a mass greater than 28,000 kg:
Tridem axle spread 3 m to less than 3.6 m
Minimum 6 m
Tridem axle spread 3.6 m to 3.7 m
Minimum 5.5 m
Fourth axle to tridem axle (semi-trailer)
Minimum 2.5 m
1See paragraph 7(5)(a).
2See subsection 3(4).
(b) by repealing the French version of Table 13-A and substituting the following: 
13-A
Camion-tracteur et semi-remorque à essieu quadrem
Limites dimensionnelles
Dimension
Limite
Hauteur hors tout
Maximum 4,15 m
Largeur hors tout
Maximum 2,6 m
Longueur hors tout
Maximum 23 m
Camion-tracteur
Empattement
Maximum 6,2 m
Écartement de l’essieu tandem
Minimum 1,2 m / Maximum 1,85 m1
Semi-remorque
Longueur
Maximum 16,2 m
Empattement
Minimum 6,25 m / Maximum 12,5 m
Écartement de l’essieu tridem
Minimum 3 m / Maximum 3,7 m
Écartement de l’essieu quadrem
Minimum 5,5 m
Largeur de roulement (essieu tridem)
Minimum 2,5 m / Maximum 2,6 m
Décalage du pivot d’attelage
Rayon maximal de 2 m
Porte-à-faux arrière effectif
Maximum 35 % de l’empattement
Entraxes2
Essieu simple à essieu tandem
Minimum 3 m
Essieu tandem à essieu quadrem
Minimum 5,5 m
Essieu tandem à essieu quadrem – semi-remorque transportant des billots chargés longitudinalement, des copeaux de bois ou des déchets de bois combustibles et ayant une masse de plus de 28 000 kg
Écartement de l’essieu tridem de 3 m à moins de 3,6 m
Minimum 6 m
Écartement de l’essieu tridem de 3,6 m à 3,7 m
Minimum 5,5 m
Quatrième essieu à essieu tridem (semi-remorque)
Minimum 2,5 m
1Voir l’alinéa 7(5)a).
2Voir le paragraphe 3(4).
(c) by repealing the English version of Table 13-B and substituting the following: 
13-B
Truck Tractor and Quadrem Axle Semi-trailer
Mass Limits
Mass
Limit
Axle Mass Limits: 
Steering Axle
Maximum 5,500 kg1
Single Axle(4 tires per axle)
Maximum 9,100 kg3
Tandem Axle
Maximum 18,000 kg2,3
Quadrem Axle
General freight
Maximum 26,000 kg
Raw forest products
Maximum 28,000 kg
Mass of the quadrem axle when a semi-trailer is transporting longitudinally loaded logs, wood chips or forest by-products and has a mass greater than 28,000 kg, or is transporting dry bulk products or liquid bulk products and has a mass greater than 26,000 kg
Tridem axle spread 3 m to less than 3.6 m
Maximum 30,500 kg
Tridem axle spread 3.6 m to 3.7 m
Maximum 32,000 kg
Self-Steering Axle Equipped with Single Tires
Tire width 365 mm minimum to less than 385 mm
6,000 kg
Tire width 385 mm to less than 445 mm
8,000 kg4
Tire width 445 mm or greater
9,100 kg
Self-Steering Axle equipped with dual tires
9,100 kg
Gross Vehicle Mass Limit5
General Freight
Maximum 49,500 kg
Raw Forest Products
Maximum 51,500 kg
When a semi-trailer is transporting longitudinally loaded logs, wood chips or forest by-products and has a mass greater than 28,000 kg, or is transporting dry bulk products or liquid bulk products:
Tridem axle spread 3 m to less than 3.6 m
Maximum 54,000 kg
Tridem axle spread 3.6 m to 3.7 m
Maximum 55,500 kg
1See paragraph 7(1)(a) and subsections 7(2), (3), (4) and 8(1).
2Axle spread greater than 1.85 m not applicable to drive axle.
3See subsection 7(6).
4See paragraphs 7(6)(b) and (c).
5See subsection 8(5).
(d) by repealing the French version of Table 13-B and substituting the following: 
13-B
Camion-tracteur et semi-remorque à essieu quadrem
Limites de masse
Masse
Limite
Limites de la masse des essieux
Essieu directeur
Maximum 5 500 kg1
Essieu simple (4 pneus par essieu)
Maximum 9 100 kg3
Essieu tandem
Maximum 18 000 kg2,3
Essieu quadrem
Marchandise générale
Maximum 26 000 kg
Produits forestiers bruts
Maximum 28 000 kg
Masse de l’essieu quadrem pour une semi-remorque transportant soit des billots chargés longitudinalement, des copeaux de bois ou des déchets de bois et ayant une masse de plus de 28 000 kg, soit des produits secs en vrac ou des produits liquides en vrac et ayant une masse de plus de 26 000 kg 
Écartement de l’essieu tridem de 3 m à moins de 3,6 m
Maximum 30 500 kg
Écartement de l’essieu tridem de 3,6 m à 3,7 m
Maximum 32 000 kg
Essieu autovireur muni de pneus montés en simple
Largeur de pneu de 365 mm minimum à moins de 385 mm
6 000 kg
Largeur de pneu de 385 mm à moins de 445 mm
8 000 kg4
Largeur de pneu de 445 mm ou plus
9 100 kg
Essieu autovireur muni de pneus jumelés
9 100 kg
Limites de la masse brute du véhicule5
Marchandise générale
Maximum 49 500 kg
Produits forestiers bruts
Maximum 51 500 kg
Lorsque la semi-remorque qui transporte des billots chargés longitudinalement, des copeaux de bois ou des déchets de bois a une masse de plus de 28 000 kg, ou lorsqu’elle transporte des produits secs en vrac ou des produits liquides en vrac
Écartement de l’essieu tridem de 3 m à moins de 3,6 m
Maximum 54 000 kg
Écartement de l’essieu tridem de 3,6 m à 3,7 m
Maximum 55 500 kg
1Voir l’alinéa 7(1)a), les paragraphes 7(2), (3) et (4) et le paragraphe 8(1).
2Un écartement des essieux qui dépasse 1,85 m ne s’applique pas à l’essieu moteur du tracteur.
3Voir le paragraphe 7(6).
4Voir les alinéas 7(6)b) et c).
5Voir le paragraphe 8(5).
7Schedule B of the Regulation is amended in Part IV by striking out
Route 134
that portion of Route 134 in the village of Belledune.
 
and substituting the following: 
Route 134
from the boundary between Restigouche County and Gloucester County to the junction of Cedar Street in the village of Belledune.
 
8Schedule C of the Regulation is amended by striking out
12.1(1)(a)..............E
12.1(1)(b)..............E
12.1(1)(c)..............E
12.1(1)(d)(i)..............E
12.1(1)(d)(ii)..............E
12.1(1)(d)(iii)..............E
12.1(1)(d)(iv)..............E
12.1(1)(e)(i)..............E
12.1(1)(e)(ii)..............E
12.1(3)..............E
and substituting the following:
12.1..............E