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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
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