I was having a discussion with a truck driver friend who insisted that my new truck, a 2018 Silverado 3500 Double Cab dually with the diesel motor and 13,025 lbs. (5,908-kg) GVWR, would require me to have the yellow CVOR sticker and I would have to upgrade my licence to a "D".I found this info that sheds some light:1. https://drivetest.ca/licences/licences-overview.html?language_id=12. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/commercial-vehicle-operators-registration.shtmlHere's the relevant text from each site:1. G Any car, van, or small truck (or combination of vehicle and towed vehicle up to 11,000 kg, provided the towed vehicle is not over 4,600 kg), but that is not a motorcycle or motor-assisted bicycle, a bus carrying passengers, or an ambulance in the course of providing ambulance service (as defined in the Ambulance Act). A recreational vehicle towed by a pick-up truck may exceed 4,600 kg.2. Operators that don't need a CVOR certificateCarriers that operate certain types of vehicles do not need a CVOR certificate. These vehicles include:pickup trucks that:• have a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 kg (13,227 lb)• are being used for personal purposes without compensation• are fitted with either the original, unmodified box installed by the manufacturer, or an unmodified replacement box that duplicates the one installed by the manufacturer• are not carrying or towing a trailer carrying commercial cargo or tools, or equipment of any type normally used for commercial purposesSo I will be OK with my regular "G" class licence and no yellow sticker.TIm

after 4500 kg t(railer) I think you need a A-R , that is a 'A' Restricted ,yellow sticker as well ,I see many pick-ups now with it (annual) kicks in at about your weightno CVOR as you are not commercial

I just got my sticker renewed along with my driver's license. Every time I go into that office, their computer tells them I need a CVOR. I tell them I don't. I always end up talking to the boss. My ownership tells them I am registered at 11,000 kilos because that's where I have it to cover the weight on the roads by both truck and trailer.I usually drop it at the end of October and up it in May but this time I didn't drop it. I tell them I am not commercial. I have a piece of paper that tells me what to do and it's from the MOT. If your vehicle's GVWR is less than 6000 kilos you are exempt. I also dropped down to a class g license from a d, because of my age. They made me get an AR then dropped it the next year. I also had to get an emissions test done on my 1 ton dually for $122. $90 dollars for my license and $600 and something for the sticker because of my weight rating of 11000 kilos. I also have blue lettered plates that are personalized that should tell them I'm not commercial. Just a big money grab by the govt...again..IMHO. I was told by the MOT that it would be a good idea to get annuals done on the truck and I have done so for a few years now. That's my story Ralf and I'm sticking to it. Hiow's that big motorhome of your doing???

Wow, a *bunch* of incorrect info here!First off, a CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration) is a completely different creature than the yellow Annual Commercial Safety Inspection sticker. But the section quoted does indeed exempt you from needing a CVOR. It does NOT exempt you from needing an Annual Safety Inspection. That is required when your truck, trailer, or both combined, have a GVWR or actual weight exceeding 4,500kg or 9,900 pounds. A LOT of folks don’t understand this until it’s too late. For example, a typical 1/2 ton with a 7,200 GVWR pulling a single axle box trailer with a 3,500 pound GVWR means you’re at 10,700 combined GVWR and need an annual Safety for BOTH.my own FIL got pinched on this one, he has an Avalanche with blue (custom) plates and got stopped in a safety blitz while pulling an (empty) box trailer. Luckily he got off with an education, he wouldn’t listen to my warnings, and a warning to get it done and present both the station within 5 days to prove he was in compliance.A lot of folks mistakenly believe they have blue plates, they’re all good. Wrong. Look at the top margin of the vehicle ownership. If it says “PAS - FIT” you have a passenger vehicle, if however it says “COM - FIT” you are driving a commercial vehicle, period. The colour of the plate means nothing when it comes to custom plates, you can put them on a tractor-trailer. As was mentioned, a ‘regular’ G license let’s you tow a trailer up to 4,600 kg or drive a vehicle up to 11,0p0 kg, beyond that you need an A/R license. Funny quirk in that most people don’t know, with a G license you can double tow in Ontario, I.E. fishing boat behind a 5’er, but once you get an A/R license you are no longer allowed to do that. Strange!

Pipe the 'motorhome' is fine ,put a new muffler on in florida old one rotted ,must be sitting too much.cheap here $71.00.Interesting about the A-R and dropping it ,seems to fluctuate back and forth and from office to office .A straight answer to a rare question is been impossible because of the private contractor(service ontario) between us and the MTO.I drive my 'motorhome' on a B with a Z endosment ,really throws them for a loop and with the A-R coming and going ....... well no joy there.If stopped I will show the officer several conflicting E mails from the MTO itself.now off to read jaxdad sigh

JaxDad wrote:Wow, a *bunch* of incorrect info here!It does NOT exempt you from needing an Annual Safety Inspection. That is required when your truck, trailer, or both combined, have a GVWR or actual weight exceeding 4,500kg or 9,900 pounds. A LOT of folks don’t understand this until it’s too late. For example, a typical 1/2 ton with a 7,200 GVWR pulling a single axle box trailer with a 3,500 pound GVWR means you’re at 10,700 combined GVWR and need an annual Safety for BOTH.If the MTO/OPP pulled over ever 1/2 ton truck on a long weekend pulling a RV and weighed them they'd never ever ever have time to do commercial and the courts would be plugged.Have mine registered for 4k kgs. That's more than I need when I'm sitting in it with a full tank of fuel.If you're not pulling ANY kind of commercial, ONLY your RV, use you're truck only as a passenger vehicle and you're under 11K kg's GCVWR you do not need a yellow sticker.

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JaxDad
Explorer III
Nov 23, 2017
Wow, a *bunch* of incorrect info here!

First off, a CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration) is a completely different creature than the yellow Annual Commercial Safety Inspection sticker. But the section quoted does indeed exempt you from needing a CVOR.

It does NOT exempt you from needing an Annual Safety Inspection. That is required when your truck, trailer, or both combined, have a GVWR or actual weight exceeding 4,500kg or 9,900 pounds. A LOT of folks don’t understand this until it’s too late. For example, a typical 1/2 ton with a 7,200 GVWR pulling a single axle box trailer with a 3,500 pound GVWR means you’re at 10,700 combined GVWR and need an annual Safety for BOTH.

my own FIL got pinched on this one, he has an Avalanche with blue (custom) plates and got stopped in a safety blitz while pulling an (empty) box trailer. Luckily he got off with an education, he wouldn’t listen to my warnings, and a warning to get it done and present both the station within 5 days to prove he was in compliance.

A lot of folks mistakenly believe they have blue plates, they’re all good. Wrong. Look at the top margin of the vehicle ownership. If it says “PAS - FIT” you have a passenger vehicle, if however it says “COM - FIT” you are driving a commercial vehicle, period. The colour of the plate means nothing when it comes to custom plates, you can put them on a tractor-trailer.

As was mentioned, a ‘regular’ G license let’s you tow a trailer up to 4,600 kg or drive a vehicle up to 11,0p0 kg, beyond that you need an A/R license. Funny quirk in that most people don’t know, with a G license you can double tow in Ontario, I.E. fishing boat behind a 5’er, but once you get an A/R license you are no longer allowed to do that. Strange!
Pipeman
Explorer
Nov 23, 2017
I just got my sticker renewed along with my driver's license. Every time I go into that office, their computer tells them I need a CVOR. I tell them I don't. I always end up talking to the boss. My ownership tells them I am registered at 11,000 kilos because that's where I have it to cover the weight on the roads by both truck and trailer.I usually drop it at the end of October and up it in May but this time I didn't drop it. I tell them I am not commercial. I have a piece of paper that tells me what to do and it's from the MOT. If your vehicle's GVWR is less than 6000 kilos you are exempt. I also dropped down to a class g license from a d, because of my age. They made me get an AR then dropped it the next year. I also had to get an emissions test done on my 1 ton dually for $122. $90 dollars for my license and $600 and something for the sticker because of my weight rating of 11000 kilos. I also have blue lettered plates that are personalized that should tell them I'm not commercial. Just a big money grab by the govt...again..IMHO. I was told by the MOT that it would be a good idea to get annuals done on the truck and I have done so for a few years now. That's my story Ralf and I'm sticking to it. Hiow's that big motorhome of your doing???
hone_eagle
Explorer
Nov 22, 2017
after 4500 kg t(railer) I think you need a A-R , that is a 'A' Restricted ,yellow sticker as well ,I see many pick-ups now with it (annual) kicks in at about your weight

no CVOR as you are not commercial

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