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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT

Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

Standard 905




 
Trailer Cargo Anchoring Devices (Standard 905)

905. (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

“bulkhead”

« cloison »

“bulkhead” means a fixed or removable structure installed across the width of a trailer to restrict the movement of cargo during transport. 

 

“cargo anchoring device”

« dispositif d’ancrage des chargements »

“cargo anchoring device” means a fitting or attachment point on a trailer, other than a bulkhead or rub rail, to which a tie-down assembly is attached. 

 

“rub rail”

« bourrelet de protection »

“rub rail” means a protector strip extending horizontally along the sides of a trailer intended to provide protection from scuffing. 

 

(2) This section applies to every trailer that is designed to carry cargo, with a GVWR of 10 000 kg or more, a load-carrying mainframe and loading deck and no permanent sides or roof, such as a flatbed trailer, heavy hauler trailer, industrial trailer, lowbed trailer or drop-centre trailer.

(3) Every trailer shall, for the purpose of affixing cargo, be equipped with at least the number of cargo anchoring devices determined in accordance with the formula

where

N is the minimum number of cargo anchoring devices, rounded up to the next even whole number; and

M is the cargo carrying capacity of the trailer, calculated as the difference between its gross vehicle weight rating and its curb mass, expressed in kilograms.

(4) The minimum number of cargo anchoring devices determined in accordance with subsection (3) shall, when tested in accordance with Test Method 905-Trailer Cargo Anchoring Devices (August 1998), withstand a force of at least 67 000 N applied in an upward vertical direction .
 

Established by 

SOR/98-595 23 December, 1998 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective September 1, 1999
 

Last updated: 2005-03-02 Top of Page Important Notices