Former Road Building Machines Hours of Service Exemption Ends July 1

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Published on: 31/03/2022

In July of 2017, the definition of road-building machine (RBM) under the Highway Traffic Act changed. The change resulted in a number of pieces of heavy equipment (e.g. hydrovac, street sweepers, mobile cranes, and any other equipment constructed on a truck chassis) being reclassified as commercial motor vehicles. While most of the changes made at that time have been in place for five years, the final component of this legislative change is set to take effect on July 1, 2022, as the five-year Hours of Service exemption will expire for former RBMs. The exemptions had to be applied for through the MTO and only those that received an eligibility certificate were exempt from these rules.

The temporary exemption certificates issued by the Ministry of Transportation will expire on June 30, 2022. Beginning July 1, 2022, operators and drivers of former RBMs and crane support vehicles currently operating under a temporary exemption certificate will be required to comply with the hours of service requirements under the HTA and Ontario Regulation 555/06.

If you have any questions with the upcoming change, please contact our office (patrick.mcmanus@oswca.org or 905-629-7766).


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