Manitoba Canada Axle Weight Limits

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Maximum Legal Weight Allowed


  WEIGHT FOR AXLE GROUPS OTHER THAN STEER AXLES
MAXIMUM WIDE BASE SINGLE TIRE WEIGHT RTAC** Class A1 Class B1
Maximum per tire N/A 3,850 kg 3,850 kg
Single Axle Maximum 9,100 kg 7,700 kg 7,700 kg
TANDEM AXLE UNIT
Tandem Axle Maximum 17,000 kg 15,200 kg 13,800 kg
TANDEM SEMI-TRAILER AXLE UNIT
Axle spread 2.4 m to less than 3.0 21,000 kg 20,000 kg 19,000 kg
Axle spread 3.0 m to less than 3.6 23,000 kg* 22,000 kg 19,000 kg
Axle spread 3.6 m to 3.7 m 24,000 kg 22,000 kg 19,000 kg
TRIDEM DRIVE AXLE UNIT
Axle spread 2.4 m to less than 2.8 21,000 kg 20,000 kg 19,000 kg
TRIDEM DRIVE AXLE UNIT (ON A VEHICLE WITH A TANDEM STEER AXLE GROUP)
Axle spread 2.7 m to less than 3.0 22,000 kg 20,000 kg 19,000 kg

*A trailer tridem axle group with an axle spread of 3.0 m or more but less than 3.6 m is allowed 24000 kg on routes with a designated maximum GVW of 63500 kg.
**RTAC refers to all commercial vehicles that conform to the national standard designated by the Road Transportation Association of Canada.

RTAC: (Acronym for “Road Transportation Association of Canada, now known as Transportation Association of Canada or “TAC”)

  • when used in reference to a highway, RTAC is one of the highway classifications in the national standard – RTAC, A1 and B1
  • when used in reference to a commercial vehicle, RTAC is a vehicle that complies with the Heavy Truck Weight and Dimension Limits for Interprovincial Operations in Canada (resulting from the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Memorandum of Understanding on Interprovincial Weights and Dimensions).

Source: https://www.gov.mb.ca/mit/mcd/mce/pdf/mb_vehicle_weights_and_dimensions_guide.pdf
Source: Oversize.io

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