Traveling to Canada with air brakes
Good morning, I've a diesel pusher (itasca Soleig 34t) with air brakes. In Texas I don't need a special drivers license to drive because I'm less than 26000 gvwr. Canada requires its citizens to take...
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moresmoke wrote:
You will be fine. From a previous discussion with a nice commercial enforcement officer in Ontario (probably the strictest commercial enforcement in North America). "I can't touch an RV" said the officer.
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There are two issues. First the qualification of the operator and second the condition of the air brake system.Was the non law enforcement officer perhaps referring to adjudicating the functionality of the air braking system as distinct from the qualifications of the operator? I don't think I would like to be in the position of not having the air brake endorsement on my license when driving an air brake equipped vehicle and the license being requested for examination by a police officer. I do NOT know if the air brake endorsement requirement in Canada is subject to reciprocity as relates to the laws of the licensing state in this case.
No endorsement in Canada is an automatic large problem which may or may not be mitigated by reciprocity. I think you would be wise to determine whether or not reciprocity applies. If I were to guess, I would expect that reciprocity does not exist.
