mto- ontario- newbie truck licensing question
If my short bed quad cab 03 dodge ram diesel that weighs 7012 pounds and has a 9000 GVWR, is rated to tow 12870 pounds is hooked up to a 8500 pound 5th wheel camper, would I need the yellow commercial...
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Nvr2loud wrote:scouser wrote:
ANY pick-up truck over GVWR of 10,000lbs (see sticker on door post)wether it's personal use or Comm needs a yearly safety (yellow sticker) No safety on an RV trailer.
Not true, all pickup trucks need a commercial plate in ontario but not all of them need the annual inspection sticker.
For ANY business use:
Truck and trailer need annual inspection with yellow stickers.
Under personal use only:
If the actual weight of the truck loaded exceeds 4500 kg then an annual sticker is required. The truck can tow any trailer up to approx 2800 Kg (I don't know the exact number) without the yellow sticker. ANY trailer towed behind the truck that exceeds the 2800 will need the sticker, and the truck would also need the sticker at that point. The weight of the trailer is added to the weight of the loaded truck only after the actual trailer weight exceeds 2800 Kg. Camper trailers are exempt from this requirement.
I personally spoke to an MTO officer and this is the correct answer.
Weigh your truck and trailer and if your RV axles weigh over 2800 kg you have to register your truck for BOTH truck and trailer weights which would bring you over the 4500 kg which would mean an annual safety (yellow stick)on the truck only not the RV..no distinction is made between commercial trailer or RV for this provision when it comes to sticker on the truck.
However, the MTO officer said when the truck is pulling the RV the yellow sticker is not required but when truck not pulling trailer the sticker is required...kinda of stupid. in other words, without the yellow sticker you would only be able to use the truck legally when pulling your RV trailer if it's axles weighed more than 2800kg...I know it's confusing.
