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Dear Customer,
CN has issued following update to the industry:
This communication is for customers shipping to/from Quebec.
As of this morning, February 29, 2024, the Quebec Government has brought forward Road Thaw restrictions to begin effective Monday, March 4, 2024. With this two week bring forward, we have no choice but to restrict traffic destined for the province of Quebec that are heavy, and require special handling by CNTL to be payload reduced effective immediately (see Table 1 below).
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-date noted above.
To assist our 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 shipping date will be referred to as the Reservation Date. CN’s online tools can assist in determining the Reservation Date and Trip Plan.
In the event of an overweight load, CN may arrange transloading, or use specialty equipment to deliver the load. Any transloading requirements will be done at the prevailing market rate to be confirmed. To ensure the specialty equipment is not detained, all deliveries must be live-unloads. The overweight arrangements will be made after receiving written confirmation that the payer understands the charges.
Overweight traffic delayed online, but shipped prior to the "Latest Shipping Date", will be delivered by CN without the application of overweight charges.
The following table shows the "Latest Shipping Date" relative to the start of CN’s Spring Weight Restrictions:
Table 1 – Latest shipping date for deliveries in Quebec’s Zone 1
Traffic Origin
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Latest shipping date for Spring 2024
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Halifax
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29 February
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Moncton
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29 February
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Montreal
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29 February
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Winnipeg
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29 February
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Saskatoon
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29 February
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Edmonton
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29 February
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Calgary
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29 February
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Vancouver
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29 February
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Detroit
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29 February
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Chicago
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29 February
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Memphis
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29 February
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Jackson
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29 February
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New Orleans
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29 February
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Mexico
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29 February
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The maximum payload handled using CNR equipment during the Spring Weight Restriction period is:
Table 2 – Maximum Payloads and Axle Weights
53ft Dry
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49,100 lb
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53ft Heat
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46,900 lb
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53ft Reefer
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47,000 lb
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40ft Ecotherm
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47,730 lb
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40ft Dry
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52,500 lb
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45ft Dry
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50,000 lb
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Table 3 - Maximum Gross weight
Steer and drive weights cannot exceeed
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Front single axle
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12,000 lb
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Tandem axle
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34,100 lb
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Triple axle
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46,300 lb
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Please be guided accordingly.
Sincerely,
HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS
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