Module 2: Vehicle registration
Summary
This module explains the different types of licence plates available for commercial vehicles and how weight calculations relate to commercial vehicle registration and operation.
Topics:
- Ontario licence plates
- commercial vehicle plates
- prorate plates (for businesses travelling outside of Ontario)
- specific use plates (farm, dealer and service plates)
- restricted use only validation for school buses
- permanently attached apparatus declaration
- understanding vehicle weights
- vehicle weight (empty weight)
- manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating (MGVWR) (maximum weight capacity as defined by vehicle manufacturer)
- actual gross weight (measure of actual overall weight at a point in time)
- registered gross weight (RGW) (owner calculation based on commodity)
- determining RGW
- straight truck
- truck trailer
- buses
- consequences
- charges
- fail to surrender registration (driver)
- exceed registered gross weight (carrier)
- obstructed plate (driver)
- charges
Safety module
Updated: March 27, 2025
Published: March 18, 2025