Task Force on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Policy

Meetings December 2 and 3, 2025

Presentations

Reference Documents:

1. Summary Information on MOU National Standards (October 2025) (English / French)

2. MOU Supplement: National Guidelines (English / French)

· Tractor with Extended Length Semitrailer (Length > 16.2 m)

· Extended Length Stinger Steer Automobile or Boat Carrier (Up to 27.43 m)

Tuesday December 2
	Presentations:
	· Bridge Formula Research Project – Initial Findings	U of Alberta/CCRA
	· Western Canada Mobile Crane Harmonization	Clair Belanger-Parker, CCRA
	· Aligning Oversize Weights and Dimensions Critical for Alberta and Canada Success	Andrew Barnes, AMTA
	· What’s Next for OS/OW: Real-Time Sensing, Route Discipline, Cross Jurisdictional Data	SolTec Innovation
	· Specialized Carriers and Rigging Assn Update	Chris Smith, SCRA
	· Pilot Car Industry Update	Heather Murray, Sparrow Pilot Car
	· Competency-Based Training in Today’s Transportation Environment	Randy Saueracker & Jim Roemmich, Canadian Pilot Truck Training Ltd
Wednesday December 3
Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations in Canada – Updates on Issues and Developments
National Developments - Overview		John Pearson
Provincial/Territorial Developments
	British Columbia	Nam Nguyen
	Alberta	Pamela Sooley
	Saskatchewan	Zaki Hussain
	Manitoba	Warren Borgford
	Ontario	Joe Lynch
	Quebec	Francois Janelle
	New Brunswick	Alex Chaisson
	Prince Edward Island	Jeremy Kitson
	Nova Scotia	Bent Connolly
	Newfoundland and Labrador	Glen Fizzard
	Yukon	Michael Kasprzak
	Northwest Territories	Mitchell Roland
	Transport Canada	Everett Palmer
	Presentations
	Active Trailer Steering Systems for Articulated Heavy Vehicles	Dr. Wei Huang, National Research Council
	Developments with Hydrogen Powered Heavy Trucks	Frederic Delrieu, Elemental Trucks
	Internal Trade Barriers – Reports and Submissions
	Interprovincial Trade Barriers in Trucking - Canadian Trucking Alliance
	Private Motor Truck Council: - Amendments to the national MOU on VWD - Long Combination Vehicles: Western Canada - Long Combination Vehicles: Central/Eastern Canada Alberta First Trade Barriers Report – Alberta Motor Transport Association