Up here in Manitoba(and all western provinces) we have something called RTAC and NON-RTAC. To qualify as RTAC, you need to meet certain items such as track width(that's why 96" trailers aren't used up here) and tractor wheelbase(6.2 M or 244").

So if you don't have an RTAC configuration, say your wheelbase is 260", you qualify under "non-rtac".

The difference is huge:

Under RTAC, you're allowed 23 m total length, which is about 75 feet. Non-RTAC is 20 m, or 65.6 feet. If your wheelbase is over 244", there's no way you're going to be legal even with a 48 foot trailer.

Not only that, the weights drop:

Steers and single axles are the same, but tandems drop from 17,000 kg's to 16,000 kgs, and gross limits for overall drop as well. Four axle setups go from 31,600 to 30,600, 5 axle goes from 39,500 (5,500 steer and 17,000 for the tandems, to 16,000 for the tandems) to 37,500. And get this, tridem setups go from 46,500 to 37,500. Exactly the same as a tandem setup.

Commies I tell ya.

Yet I hear of lots of guys running 260" wheelbases up here under the radar.

 

Have at it:

http://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/mcd/mce/pdf/wdcompguide.pdf

Open it twice, and compare RTAC to non-RTAC.

 

You also have to remember too Allan that each province has their own set of rules too...which, may or may NOT be the same as the federal ones! Don't EVER forget that little piece of trivia!

 

No Canaduh for me thank you, I like the good ol USA.........

 

allan5oh...That's some interesting information that I wasn't aware of. When I ran to MB west my main worry was the different log hours, and flipping a coin to see if the broker/company submitted the paperwork correctly so that I was cleared to cross. I'm glad you posted this (another thing learned).

I personally think drivers who don't go to Canada are missing out. Driving through central, and northern Saskatchewan is beautiful. Seeing bighorn sheep in BC/AB is always a treat as if the scenery wasn't enough of one. I always got paid to cross the borders, and never had anything negative to say about the people working them on either side. I also love hockey so getting to go through various WHL towns, and seeing some games made the trips even better. But to each is own eh