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Saskatchewan's total road surface would circle the Equator four times (the Equator has a circumference of 40,000 km)

Trucking Partnership Agreements may be entered into to allow multiple trips, on defined routes, with trucks that carry divisible loads and exceed the regulated weights and/or dimensions for provincial highways.


Timber (Forestry Product) Haul Agreements are between the province and forestry product shippers to move overweight/overdimensional vehicles on the provincial highway system. Forestry Product Haul Agreements are not taken with truckers or trucking companies – only with timber processors. Freight includes round wood, wood waste and finished wood products.

Forestry Haul Agreement Principles:

Allow movement of forestry products at weights and/or dimensions exceeding those defined in regulation on provincial highway system.

  1. Defined routes designated within Agreement.
  2. Incremental Road Costs (including pavement and bridge costs) are paid to the Transportation Partnership Fund (TPF) by the Agreement partner.
  3. Transportation Savings generated on the entire round trip are shared 50/50.
  4. Vehicle permits issued pursuant to agreements.
  5. TMS hauls are only allowed if CTI (Centralized Tire Inflation) technology is utilized. Winter Hauls on TMS may be allowed without CTI.

Additional Conditions of Forestry Product Haul Agreements:

  • Quarterly Reporting and TPF Payments.
  • Speed recording device required and speed is restricted on the loaded portion of the trip.
  • Drivers may be subject to special qualifications and performance criteria.
  • No agreement will be taken where the vehicle fails to meet dynamic stability criteria even at reduced speeds.
  • Where practical, the shipper must pass a pre-entry audit.

 

Trucking Partnership Program staff would be happy to answer any questions and to assist your company in achieving transportation efficiencies. Please contact Bill Cooke, Director, Trucking Programs at 306-787-5526 for further information.


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