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For all shipments handled by CN Truckers:


Spring Weight Restrictions - 2016

To all Customers shipping to/from the Province of Quebec. Please visit their website for the geographical limits of their zones and for any updates or modifications to the dates.

Quebec:

Zone 1: Monday, March 14th to Friday, May 13th
Zone 2: Monday, March 21st to Friday, May 20th
Zone 3: Monday, March 28th to Friday, May 27th

http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/usagers/vehiculelourd/degel/Pages/Periode-de-degel.aspx

Please note that payload weights in equipment to be delivered by CNTL must be reduced per the requirements below for shipments planned to arrive after the start of their Spring Weight Restriction period.

To assist its customers during this period of reduced payload:

CN will establish a "Latest Shipping Date" where customers may ship at regular payload weights from each terminal (based on the consignee receiving the traffic immediately upon arrival at the destination terminal).

Note the "Date" will be the Reservation Date, not necessarily the date the shipment is released by the shipper. CN’s online tools can assist in determining the Reservation Date and Trip Plan.

CN will use specialty equipment to deliver any load that is overweight after receiving written confirmation that the payer understands the charges. Charges for this service are per tariff CNR-9100 ($600 premium per delivery). To ensure the specialty equipment is not detained, all deliveries must be live-unloads.

The timing of delivery of overweight loads will be governed by demand. As such, normal extended use of asset fees (per tariff CNR-9100) will apply.

Overweight traffic delayed online, but shipped prior to “Latest Shipping Date”, will be delivered by CN without the application of the charge in tariff 9100.

The following table shows the "Latest Shipping Date" relative to the start of the Spring Weight Restriction as established by the province of Quebec:

Table 1 – Latest Shipping Date for Deliveries in Quebec’s Zone 1


Traffic Origin: Latest shipping date for Spring 2016:
Halifax 7 March
Moncton 7 March
Montreal -
Toronto 9 March
Winnipeg 5 March
Saskatoon 2 March
Edmonton 3 March
Calgary 2 March
Vancouver 2 March
Detroit 7 March
Chicago 7 March
Memphis 5 March
Jackson 4 March
New Orleans 4 March

The maximum payload handled using CNR equipment during the Spring Weight Restriction period is:

Table 2 – Maximum Payloads


53ft dry 49,600 lbs
53ft heat 48,230 lbs
53ft reefer 47,030 lbs
40ft Ecotherm 51,000 lbs
40/45ft dry 52,590 lbs
Steer and Drive Weights Cannot Exceed:
Front single axle 12,000 lbs
Tandem axle 34,100 lbs
Triple axle on 60-inch spread chassis 46,300 lbs

Thank you for shipping with CN

CN Intermodal

PS. Please visit our web site for maximum payloads throughout our network for traffic hauled by CN Drivers.

www.cn.ca/en/customer-centre/tools/intermodal-shipping-tools