This newsletter is intended for the trucking industry : manufacturers, shippers, carriers, etc.  Its objective is to popularize regulatory and technical changes that occur in this field.

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• Regulation Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation - Main Amendments (December 29, 2011) (216 KB)
• Identification of Chain Load Capacity (March 28, 2011) (87 KB)
• Reminder Cargo Securement Standards Regulation (2011) (545 KB)
• Working Load limits on Tiedowns (December 22, 2009) (40 KB)

• Major Changes to the Bulk Trucking Rate Compendiums of the ministère des Transports du Québec (March 24, 2005.) (24 KB)
• Regulation Respecting Forest Transport Contracts - Remuneration of Shippers in Regard to Vehicles for Which Special Permits Have Been Issued
  (March 22, 2001.) (39 KB)
• Adoption of the Regulation Respecting Forest Transport Contracts
  (July 7, 2000.) (27 KB)
• Agreements on the Implementation of a New Framework for Bulk Trucking in Québec as of January 1, 2000. (November 29, 1999.) (65 KB)
• Regulation to Amend the Regulation Respecting Bulk Trucking
  (January 1998.) (53 KB)

• Creation of a Forum of Stakeholders in the General Freight Trucking Industry (August 1, 2000.) (35 KB)

• Reminder and details concerning the Regulation Respecting the Requirements Applicable to Shipping Documents, Leasing Contracts and Contracts for Services (December 10, 2007) (154 KB) 

• Reminder concerning certain transitional provisions regarding vehicle load and size limits expiring on December 31, 2009 (43 Ko) (December 21, 2009)
• Overloading of the total loaded mass (August 07, 2007) (88 KB)
• Reminder Concerning Vehicle Load and Size Limits (December 18, 2002.) (163 KB)
• Special Provisions in the Regulations Respecting the Load Limits of Certain Vehicles, Applicable as of January 1, 2002 (November 26, 2001.) (103 KB)
• Special Requirements for Equipment or Loads Extending Beyond the End of Vehicles Equipped with a Roll-on Roll-off (June 15, 2001.) (200 KB)
• Harmonization of Vehicle Load and Size Limits (Agreement in principle between Québec and Ontario) (August 30, 2000.) (246 KB)
• Vehicle Load and Size Limits Guide - 2005 Edition (1,4 Mo)

• Verifications to be done by special permit applicants and holders (January 5, 2012) (159 Ko)
• Adjustment of the Costs of Special Travel Permits (December 1, 2011) (159 Ko)
• Class 6 and 7 Permits - Main situations where escort vehicles are required (August 30, 2011) (88 Ko)
• Reduced fees for special permits for the use of single wide-tread tires (June 18, 2010) (146 Ko)
• Pricing of police escorts for transport of outsized loads (March 17, 2009) (32 Ko)
• Verifications to be done by applicants and holders of special travel permits (August 2, 2007) (88 Ko) 
• Main Steps Involved in the Process of Reviewing Class 6 and 7 Permit Applications and Description of the Documents Required From Applicants 
  (September 12, 2006.) (96 KB)
• Warning For Truckers Who Take Route 175 Through the Laurentian Wildlife Reserve (August 9, 2006.) (96 KB)
• Special Permit Concerning Control of Axle Loads for Certain Vehicles
  (April 6, 2006.) (88 KB)
• Issuance of Special Permits for Tractors with a Wheelbase Greater than 6.2 Metres (April 22, 2004.) (197 KB)
• Oversize and Overweight Vehicle Traffic in the Winter Period
  (December 5, 2002.) (273 KB)
• Time Required to Otain a Special Travel Permit (July 2, 2002.) (148 KB)
• Immediate Application of Certain Provisions Planned in the Context of the Revision of the Regulation Respecting Special Permits (June 28, 2002.) (250 KB)
• Special Requirements for Combination Vehicules Over 4.15 Metres High (4.30 m max.) Used to Transport Containers 2.9 Metres High (April 7, 1999.) (39 KB)
• Special Requirements for the Use of B Double Trailer Combinations (December 14, 1998.) (136 KB)

• Regulation amending the transportation of dangerous substances regulation (Decembre 29, 2011) (177 Ko)
• Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation - Transportation of Electric Accumulators (Batteries) (February 22, 2007.) (177 Ko)
• Reminder that Certain Regulatory Provisions Will Come into Force in Summer 2006
  (April 21, 2006.) (88 Ko)
• Regulation Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Substances Regulation (June 8, 2005.) (104 KBo

• Highway-railway Crossings Tips for Heavy-vehicule Drivers
  (July 7, 2003.) (174 KB)
• Heavy Vehicle Traffic (March 10, 1998.) (40KB)