Road Network

April, 2009

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation announced in April 2009 a pilot program to allow a limited number of commercial operators to pull two full-sized trailers on designated Ontario highways. Known as Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs), these vehicles transport light, bulky goods more safely, more economically, with less greenhouse gas emissions for a certain volume of goods. LCVs have been on the road in western Canada, Quebec, and more than 20 American states for decades. The pilot program will include restrictions on where and when the vehicles can travel, and what they can carry. The pilot program harmonizes Ontario and Quebec’s regulations for LCVs. Ontario’s safety rules will exceed those in most other jurisdictions. The program is the result of consultation with public safety and municipal stakeholders, as well as representatives from the trucking and manufacturing industries.

To read more about Ontario’s LCV pilot program go to www.mto.gov.on.ca/...