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B.C. Reg. 30/78 |
Filed January 30, 1978 |
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Commercial Transport Act
[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 110/2003]
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Intermixing TAC and TAC (BC) and non-TAC and non-TAC (BC) straight truck and trailer combinations |
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1.01 In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,
"A dolly" means a trailer converter dolly that is towed from a single hitch located on the centre line of the towing vehicle;
"A train" means a combination of vehicles composed of a truck tractor, a semi-trailer and either
(a) an A dolly and a semi-trailer, or
(b) a full trailer;
"Act" means the Commercial Transport Act;
"air deflector" means a device attached to the front of a vehicle designed to reduce air resistance around the vehicle or load but no part of which is used to carry a load;
"anti splash and spray device" means a device that is attached to a vehicle and is designed to control or reduce the amount of water thrown up by the moving wheels of the vehicle;
"articulation point" means
(a) the vertical axis of the kingpin in a fifth wheel coupler and kingpin assembly,
(b) the vertical axis through the centre of a lunette eye in a pintle hook and lunette eye assembly, or
(c) the vertical axis through the centre of rotation of a turntable or other similar device
that allows the vehicles in a combination of vehicles to rotate in the horizontal plane relative to one another;
"axle" means a structure that is wholly in the same or approximately the same transverse plane and that is supported by wheels on which or with which it revolves;
"axle spread" means the longitudinal distance between the extreme axle centres of the axle unit;
"axle unit" means
(a) a single axle,
(b) a tandem axle, or
(c) a tridem axle;
"axle unit weight" means the weight transmitted to the highway by an axle unit;
"axle width" means the overall width of an axle across the outside edges of the tires;
"B train" means a combination of vehicles composed of a truck tractor and a semi-trailer, followed by another semi-trailer attached to the first semi-trailer by means of a fifth wheel coupler mounted on the first semi-trailer, within the axle spread of the first semi-trailer or not located more than 0.3 m behind the centre of the last axle;
"bed truck" means a truck tractor equipped with a cargo carrying deck and a winch that is used for self loading and that is located behind the cab;
"box length" means the longitudinal dimension from the front of the cargo carrying unit to its rear, exclusive of any extension in the length caused by auxiliary equipment or machinery at the front that is not designed for the transportation of goods;
"C dolly" means a trailer converter dolly which is not an A dolly;
"C converter dolly" means a trailer converter dolly that has a rigid frame in the horizontal plane and is towed from 2 hitches located in a horizontal transverse line on the towing unit, which preclude any rotation in the horizontal plane about the hitch points, and that satisfy all requirements of the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable to such devices;
"C train" means a combination of vehicles composed of a truck tractor and a semi-trailer, followed by another semi-trailer attached to the first semi-trailer by the means of a C dolly or C converter dolly;
"clearance lamp" means a clearance lamp required under Division 4 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58;
"dangerous goods placard" means a placard required under the Transport of Dangerous Goods Act or the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada) and includes a holder for that placard;
"daylight" means the time between 1/2 hour before sunrise and 1/2 hour after sunset;
"dog logger" means a vehicle or device which is attached to the rear of a pole trailer and shares the load through an articulation point;
"drawbar" means a structural member of a full trailer or trailer converter dolly that includes a device for the purpose of coupling with a trailer hitch or fifth wheel;
"drive axle" means an axle that is or may be connected to the power source of a motor vehicle and transmits tractive power to the wheels;
"effective overhang" means the longitudinal distance from the turn centre of the full trailer, pony trailer, semi-trailer, truck or intercity bus to the rearmost point of the vehicle including load;
"farm vehicle" means a commercial vehicle owned and operated by a farmer, rancher or market gardener, the use of which is confined to purposes connected with his farm, ranch or market garden, including use for pleasure and is not used in connection with any other business in which the owner may be engaged;
"fifth wheel coupler" means a device that is mounted on the vehicle chassis and that consists of a skid plate, associated mounting brackets and latching mechanism that couples or connects to a kingpin located on the other vehicle or component;
"full trailer" means a vehicle without motive power that is designed to be towed by another vehicle and is so designed that the whole of its weight and load is carried on its own axles and includes a combination consisting of a semi-trailer and trailer converter dolly;
"gross weight, single axle" means the gross weight carried by a single axle and transmitted to the road by the wheels of that axle;
"gross weight, group of axles" means the sum of the gross axle weights of all the axles comprising the group of axles;
"gross weight, all axles" means the sum of the individual axle weights of all the axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles;
"group of axles" means any 2 or more successive axles on a vehicle or combination of vehicles;
"highway" includes every highway within the meaning of the Highway Act, and every road, street, lane or right of way designed or intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles, and every private place or passageway to which the public, for the purpose of parking or servicing of vehicles, has access or is invited;
"hitch offset" means the longitudinal distance from the truck or trailer turn centre to the articulation point of the hitch used to tow the following vehicle;
"horsepower" means the gross horsepower of the engines of the towing vehicle as customarily rated by the manufacturer;
"interaxle spacing" means the longitudinal distance separating 2 axle units as determined from the centres of each of the axles that is the closest to the other axle unit;
"intercity bus" means a vehicle designed to carry more than 15 passengers and equipped with facilities to allow extended travel without stopping;
"jeep" means a semi-trailer that is designed to be attached between a truck tractor and another semi-trailer, so as to distribute the load of the other semi-trailer between the axles of the jeep and axles of the truck tractor;
"length (full trailer)" means the longitudinal dimension from the front of the full trailer to its rearmost point and does not include the drawbar;
"length (pony trailer)" means the longitudinal dimension from the centre of the hitching device of the pony trailer to its rearmost point;
"lift axle" means an axle equipped or designed with any device to raise or lock the axle in a raised position;
"load securement device" means
(a) a tie down, binder, lock, chain, cable, belt, rope, winch, cinch, hook or covering, or
(b) a door handle, door lock, door hinge or bunk cable guide required under Division 35 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations;
"logging truck" means a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
(a) is used primarily for the transportation of logs or poles, and
(b) if in a combination of vehicles, has a pole trailer;
"lowbed semi-trailer" means a semi-trailer that has a depressed deck area;
"manufacturer" means
(a) in the case of a vehicle, the company whose name appears on the statement of compliance and to which a National Safety Mark has been issued, and
(b) in the case of a tire, the company whose name appears in the side wall of the tire;
"overall length" means the greatest overall longitudinal dimension of a vehicle or combination of vehicles including load;
"permanently mounted equipment" means a
(a) crane, winch or chassis-mounted rotating ready-mix concrete drum,
(b) dump box with tilt cylinders mounted behind the cab, or
(c) liquid tank and associated hydro-vac equipment if 100% of a liquid tanker straight truck's payload and capacity consists of liquid load, and the hydro-vac equipment is designed and used to excavate trenches and holes hydraulically and vacuum the loosened material into the liquid tank, but does not include conventional vacuum truck equipment;
"pole trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and to be attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed to the other vehicle, and which is ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as logs, poles, pipes or structural members;
"pony trailer" means a vehicle that is designed to be towed by a truck by means of a rigidly attached structure and is so designed and used that the preponderance of its weight and load is carried on one axle unit of the vehicle;
"reefer van" means a trailer or semi-trailer equipped with either a refrigeration unit or a heating unit or both;
"self steering axle" means an axle on which the wheels turn left and right on one or more essentially vertical axes but their turning is not controlled by means of the steering wheel in the operator's compartment;
"semi-trailer" means a vehicle without motive power, designed so that a substantial part of its weight and load rests on and is carried by the truck, truck tractor, another semi-trailer or a trailer converter dolly to which it is attached by a fifth wheel coupler;
"single axle" means one axle or 2 consecutive axles having an axle spread of less than 1.0 m;
"steering axle" means an axle on which the wheels turn left and right on one or more essentially vertical axes and their turning is controlled by, and in direct proportion to, the rotation of the steering wheel in the operator's compartment;
"TAC (BC) Vehicle" means a truck tractor that otherwise conforms to the definition of a TAC Vehicle, but that is also equipped with one or both of the following:
(a) a tandem steer front axle group;
(b) a tridem drive axle group;
"TAC Vehicle"
(a) means
(i) a truck tractor and semi-trailer combination,
(ii) an A train,
(iii) a B train, or
(iv) a C train
in which at least one semi-trailer or full trailer
(v) was manufactured after August 31, 1988,
(vi) after December 31, 2004 is licensed under section 6 of the Commercial Transport Act, or
(vii) after June 30, 1990 is registered for the first time in the Province, or
(viii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 373/99, s. 1.]
(b) means
(i) a C train with a C converter dolly, or
(ii) an intercity bus
in which the C converter dolly or intercity bus
(iii) was manufactured after December 31, 1992, or
(iv) after December 31, 1999 is licensed under section 6 of the Commercial Transport Act, or
(v) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 373/99, s. 1.]
(c) means
(i) a truck,
(ii) a truck and pony trailer combination, or
(iii) a truck and full trailer combination
in which the truck or both vehicles of the combinations,
(iv) were manufactured after December 31, 1992, or
(v) after December 31, 2004 are licensed under section 6 of the Commercial Transport Act, or
(vi) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 373/99, s. 1.]
(d) means a combination of vehicles equipped with a tridem axle on a semi-trailer, pony trailer or full trailer;
"TAC drawbar length" means the longitudinal distance from the centre of the hole in the fifth wheel of a converter dolly or turntable centre to the centre of the hitching device on the towing vehicle:
"tandem axle" means 2 or more equally spaced consecutive axles, having an axle spread of not less than 1.0 m nor more than 1.85 m;
"tandem drive axle" means a tandem axle that is connected to the power source of a motor vehicle and that transmits tractive power to all wheels;
"towing dolly" means a trailer that is designed exclusively to carry one axle of a motor vehicle for the purpose of towing the motor vehicle behind another motor vehicle;
"trailer converter dolly" means a vehicle unit which consists of one or more axles, a fifth wheel and a drawbar, and is used to convert a semi-trailer to a full trailer;
"trailer wheelbase" means the longitudinal distance from the centre of the kingpin of a semi-trailer, or the centre of the turntable of a full trailer, or the centre of the hitching device on a pony trailer, to the trailer turn centre;
"tridem axle" means 3 equally spaced consecutive axles, having an axle spread of not less than 2.4 m nor more than 3.7 m on TAC semi-trailers and trailers or having an axle spread of not less than 2.4 m nor more than 2.5 m on TAC pony trailers;
"tridem drive axle" means 3 equally spaced consecutive engine-driven axles having an axle spread of not less 2.4 m and not more than 2.8 m, and an axle width for all the axles of not less than 2.4 m and not more than 2.6 m, that are equipped with dual wheels and tires on each track;
"tridem pole trailer" means a pole trailer which contains a tridem axle in which all axles are fixed to a common structure;
"tridem tractor" means a truck tractor that is equipped with single or tandem steering axles and a tridem drive axle;
"truck" means a motor vehicle, other than a bus, that is either permanently fitted with special equipment or is designed to and normally used to carry a load, and that may operate as a single unit or may pull a full trailer or pony trailer;
"truck tractor" means a motor vehicle with a fifth wheel coupler having a net weight of more than 4 000 kg, and includes an auto carrier with an underslung fifth wheel coupler and a truck tractor with a load box;
"truck tractor wheelbase" means the longitudinal distance from the centre of the front steering axle to the geometric centre of the drive axle unit;
"turn centre" means the geometric centre of the axle group on a semi-trailer or pony trailer or the rear axle group on a truck, truck tractor, full trailer or bus;
"vehicle" means a commercial vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer as defined in the Act;
"width of tire" means, with respect to rubber tires, the width of the tire as customarily measured and rated by manufacturers of motor vehicles and tires and, with respect to metal tires or solid rubber tires, the transverse width of the outer circumference of the metal tire or solid rubber tire.
[am. B.C. Regs. 2/83, s. 1; 143/84, s. 1; 244/84; 290/86, s. 1; 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 1; 416/88; 76/92, s. 1; 454/92, s. 1; 22/94, s. 1; 2/96; 12/97, s. 1; 251/97, s. 1; 267/97, s. 1; 413/97, App. 6, s. 1; 3/98, s. 1; 460/98; 373/99, s. 1; 401/99; 3/2003, s. 1.]
2.01 The definitions in section 1 of the Act, section 1 of the Motor Vehicle Act and section 1 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations apply to these regulations, but if there is any conflict between those definitions and the definitions under these regulations, the latter shall prevail.
[am. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 2.]
Division 3 — Number Plates and Markings
3.01 No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway unless it bears
(a) number plates in accordance with this division, and
(b) where a validation decal has been issued to the holder of a licence, a validation decal in accordance with this division.
[en. B.C. Reg. 136/79, s. 2; am. B.C. Reg. 143/84, s. 2.]
3.011 Number plates for a commercial vehicle shall be attached
(a) where under the Act 2 number plates are issued and authorized for display on a commercial vehicle, one plate to the front of the vehicle and one plate to the rear of the vehicle, or
(b) where under the Act a single number plate is issued and authorized for display on a commercial vehicle, to the rear of the vehicle.
[en. B.C. Reg. 136/79, s. 2.]
3.012 Where a validation decal is issued under the Act for attachment to a number plate it shall be applied
(a) in the case of a vehicle that has a licensed gross vehicle weight exceeding 5 500 kg and that carries 2 number plates, to the designated place on the front number plate, or
(b) in the case of any other vehicle to the designated place on the rear number plate.
[en. B.C. Reg. 136/79, s. 2; am. B.C. Reg. 244/79.]
3.02 (1) Every holder of a licence for a commercial vehicle that is a motor vehicle shall cause the name of the registered owner of the vehicle to be clearly marked with letters or figures of not less than 5 cm in height in a conspicuous place on both sides of the vehicle.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a commercial vehicle that
(a) is licensed as a taxi, hearse, ambulance, fire truck or farm vehicle,
(b) has a licensed gross vehicle weight of 5 500 kg or less, or
(c) is
(i) owned or leased, and
(ii) operated by the government of any province of Canada, the government of Canada, the government of the United States of America, the government of any state or county in the United States of America or by a municipality in Canada or the United States of America.
(3) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 454/92, s. 2.]
(4) Every holder of a licence for a farm vehicle that has a licensed gross vehicle weight of 5 500 kg or more shall cause the words "farm vehicle" to be clearly marked with letters of not less than 5 cm in height in a conspicuous place on both sides of the vehicle.
[am. B.C. Regs. 245/79, ss. 1, 2; 143/84, s. 3; 439/87; 454/92, s. 2.]
3.03 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 76/92, s. 2.]
Division 4 — Temporary Operation Permits
4.01 (1) The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia may grant a permit for the temporary operation on a highway of a commercial vehicle, trailer or semitrailer that may or may not have been licensed or registered under the Act.
(2) A permit under this section shall cover a period, not exceeding 15 days, specified in the permit by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and, subject to this section, the corporation may include in the permit the terms and conditions the corporation considers appropriate for the temporary operation of the commercial vehicle, trailer or semitrailer.
(3) A permit under this section does not provide motor carrier licensing under the Motor Carrier Act.
(4) A permit under this section is not valid for the operation of a vehicle for which a prohibition under Division (25) of B.C. Reg. 26/58, the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, is in force.
(5) A permit under this section may be issued for a laden commercial vehicle weighing 5 000 kg GVW or less or for any other commercial vehicle, trailer or semitrailer.
(6) A permit under this section may only be issued for a laden commercial vehicle weighing more than 5 000 kg GVW if
(a) the load is a single load, and
(b) the trip is only a one way trip from point to point in the Province with no pick up or drop off of a load or partial load permitted en route.
[en. B.C. Reg. 300/91, s. 1; am. B.C. Regs. 311/96, ss. 1, 2; 413/97, App. 6, s. 2.]
4.02 The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia must not exercise the authority given to the corporation to grant a permit under section 4.01 to operate an oversize vehicle without load, unless the corporation has received
(a) the fee specified in item 6 (a) of the Schedule to B.C. Reg. 473/90, the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation, and
(b) the premium payable under the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act;
for the purpose of this section, the licensed gross vehicle weight of the vehicle for which the permit is applied shall be determined by weighing the vehicle fully equipped.
[am. B.C. Regs. 513/81, s. 1; 300/91, s. 2; 311/96, s. 3; 413/97, App. 6, s. 3.]
4.03 The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia must not exercise the authority given to the corporation to grant a permit under section 4.01 to operate an oversize vehicle with load, unless the corporation has received
(a) the fee specified in item 6 (b) of the Schedule to B.C. Reg. 473/90, the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation, and
(b) the premium payable under the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act.
[am. B.C. Regs. 513/81, s. 1; 300/91, s. 3; 311/96, s. 4; 413/97, App. 6, s. 4.]
4.04 (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Division, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia may cause to be issued an interim permit, in a form approved by the corporation, in areas of the Province where a permit under section 4.01 is not readily available, to allow for the movement on any highway of a commercial vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer that has not been licensed under the Act.
(2) A person to whom an interim permit is issued under subsection (1) shall obtain the permit required under section 4.01 within 7 days of the issuance of the interim permit.
[am. B.C. Reg. 413/97, App. 6, s. 5.]
Division 5 — Quarterly and Short Term Licences
5.01 No person shall drive or operate on a highway a logging truck which has been licensed under section 5.02 for the transportation of any commodity other than logs or poles, with or without bark, or machinery and supplies used in connection with a logging operation.
5.02 In the case of a logging truck with a licensed gross vehicle weight exceeding 20 062 pounds (9 100 kg) the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia may issue a licence for a 3 month period on payment of
(a) 1/4 of the annual licence fee rounded to the nearest dollar, and any amount ending in 50¢ shall be raised to the next higher dollar, and such a licence fee shall be known as a "Quarterly Licence",
(b) the premium payable under the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, and
(c) the proper fee, including the premium payable under the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, the corporation may renew a licence issued under this section for any quarter or for the remainder of the licence year.
[am. B.C. Reg. 311/96, s. 5.]
5.03 (1) Repealed. [subsection (3).]
(2) For the purpose of section 5.02 a 3 month period shall begin on the first day of January, April, July or October and shall end on the last day of March, June, September or December respectively, and every quarterly licence shall expire at midnight on the last day of the 3 month period for which it was issued.
(3) Spent.
[am. B.C. Reg. 136/79, s. 3.]
5.04 and 5.05 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 143/84, s. 4.]
5.06 The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia may issue a licence for a term of less than 12 months but not less than 3 months for a commercial vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer that may be licensed under the Act and is not
(a) described by section 5.02,
(b) described by section 6 (13) of the Act, or
(c) a commercial vehicle covered under section 10 of the Act.
[en. B.C. Reg. 2/92; am. B.C. Reg. 311/96, s. 6.]
Division 6 — Non-resident Vehicles
6.01 Where a commercial vehicle which is licensed or registered outside the Province is brought into the Province for any of the purposes set out in this section, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia may, subject to the approval of the Motor Carrier Commission and on the applicant filing proof of financial responsibility in a form approved by the corporation and on receipt of an application form prescribed by the corporation and on payment of a fee equal to 1/4 of the annual licence fee prescribed in the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation for a vehicle of like gross weight (rounded to the nearest dollar, with any amount equal to 50¢ being raised to the next higher dollar) or the minimum fee so prescribed if that amount is greater raised to the next higher dollar, issue to the applicant a permit valid for a period of 3 months permitting the operation of the vehicle within the Province subject to conditions contained in the permit and as set out hereunder:
(a) for the delivery within the Province of goods loaded thereon at time of entry into the Province;
(b) for the purpose of being loaded within the Province with goods for delivery without the Province;
(c) for the purpose of both delivering within the Province goods loaded thereon at time of entry into the Province and of being loaded within the Province with goods for delivery without the Province;
(d) for the purpose of transporting goods through the Province;
(e) for the operation from place to place within the Province of a commercial vehicle which enters the Province carrying specialized equipment, provided that the equipment will be exported from the Province on the same vehicle. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia shall determine the class of equipment to which this clause shall apply.
(f) for the general operation with or without load within the Province of a commercial vehicle which has a gross vehicle weight of less than 8 200 kg.
[am. B.C. Regs. 513/81, s. 2; 528/95, s. 1; 311/96, s. 7; 413/97, App. 6, s. 6; 117/2002.]
6.02 (1) Repealed. [subsection (3).]
(2) For the purposes of section 6.01 a 3 month period begins on the first day of January, April, July or October and ends, respectively, on the last day of March, June, September or December.
(3) Spent.
[am. B.C. Reg. 136/79, s. 4.]
6.03 The commercial vehicle for which a permit under section 6.01 has been issued shall be subject to the Social Service Tax Act.
[am. B.C. Reg. 528/95, s. 2.]
6.04 No operator of a commercial vehicle shall display on a vehicle operated by him a permit issued under the Act or regulation after the expiration of the term of the permit.
[en. B.C. Reg. 143/84, s. 5.]
6.05 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 52/86, s. (b).]
Division 7 — Size and Weight Regulations
7.01 Except for section 7.05 (2), this division applies only to
(a) highways in unorganized territory, and
(b) arterial highways as defined in section 27 of the Highway Act.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 4.]
7.02 to 7.04 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 4.]
7.05 (1) The minister, or any person authorized by the minister, may by general authority or by the issuance of a permit number or written permit, authorize the driving or operation on a highway of a commercial vehicle that does not conform to sections 7.09 to 7.40, and the fee for the permit is that specified in the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation.
(1.1) A person who is issued a permit number under subsection (1) without a written permit must report to a weigh scale to obtain a written permit at the first opportunity.
(2) The minister or a person authorized by him may, by a general authority or by a written permit, authorize the crossing by a commercial vehicle of
(a) a highway in unorganized territory or an arterial highway in a municipality, or
(b) where an officer of the municipality has given written approval to an application for crossing a highway, other than an arterial highway, in the municipality,
and the fee shall be in accordance with the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation.
(3) Any driver, operator or owner of any vehicle or other person who violates any of the conditions contained in any permit issued pursuant to these regulations is guilty of an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $500 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, or both.
(4) The minister or any person authorized by him, or any peace officer, shall have the power to amend, vary or rescind such permits.
(5) As a prerequisite to the issuance of a permit under these regulations, the minister may require the applicant therefor to deposit with the Minister of Transportation and Highways, or a person acting on his behalf, a sum of money in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of the Minister of Transportation and Highways, to pay the cost of repairing any damage that may be done to the highway, or public structure or bridge, by reason of the driving or operation of the vehicle thereon.
(6) Where the term of the permit issued pursuant to subsection (1) extends beyond a single journey, the applicant shall deposit, on account of the fee prescribed in the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation, a sum of money equal to the estimated charges for the permit.
(7) The fee to be charged for a single trip overload permit under the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation shall be based on the total number of kilometres of operation of the overloaded vehicle during the term of the permit.
(8) An applicant for an oversize, overload or highway crossing permit may deposit with the minister, or with a person designated by him, a sum of money considered by the minister to be sufficient to secure the payment of the fees for such permits as may be required by the applicant, and thereafter the applicant shall pay the permit fee forthwith on receipt of a bill from the ministry.
(9) Where an applicant fails to pay the fees charged under subsection (8), the minister, or a person authorized by him, may refuse any further applications for permits, and may cancel any existing permits until such delinquent fees are paid.
(10) No person shall use a permit for the driving or operation of a vehicle other than the vehicle for which such permit was issued.
(11) Where the term of an overload permit extends beyond a single journey, a monthly fee shall be charged according to the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation.
(12) A permit or permit number issued under this Act and regulations must be carried in the vehicle at all times when operating on a highway.
(13) No permit is transferable from one vehicle to another, but when a vehicle has been sold, destroyed or exported from the Province, a substitute permit containing the same conditions as the original permit may be issued without fee and validated for the term of the original permit.
(14) Unless expressly permitted by the conditions of a permit, no person shall drive or operate an oversize vehicle or load on a Sunday or a general holiday.
[am. B.C. Regs. 264/82, s. 2; 2/83, s. 6; 143/84, ss. 11, 12; 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 5; 22/94, s. 2; 340/94, s. 1; 3/2003, s. 2.]
7.06 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person may, for the sole purpose of transporting logs or poles, drive or operate on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the gross weights referred to in this Division if the amount of excessive gross weight does not exceed the following amounts:
(a) during the period between March 2 and November 30 of a calendar year
(i) for a single axle, 500 kg, not including the steering axle of a logging truck or a truck tractor,
(ii) for a tandem axle, tridem axle or tridem drive axle, 1 100 kg, or
(iii) for a combination of vehicles, 1 500 kg;
(b) during the period between December 1 of a calendar year and March 1 in the next calendar year
(i) for a single axle, 500 kg, not including the steering axle of a logging truck or a truck tractor,
(ii) for a tandem axle, tridem axle or tridem drive axle, 1 500 kg, or
(iii) for a combination of vehicles, 2 500 kg.
(2) Despite subsection (1),
(a) if a posted sign on a highway restricts vehicles by weight, the posted restriction applies, and
(b) the gross vehicle weight must not, without a permit, exceed 63 500 kg.
[en. B.C. Reg. 267/97, s. 2.]
7.07 (1) The driver of a vehicle on a highway, when so required by a peace officer or by any person authorized by the minister, shall
(a) stop the vehicle at the time and place specified by such peace officer or authorized person for the purpose of weighing the whole or part thereof by means of stationary or portable scales, measuring the dimensions of the vehicle and load, measuring and inspecting the tires thereon, inspecting the load carried, or for any other purpose under this Act or regulations,
(a.1) stop the vehicle if the vehicle or the load it is carrying is, in the opinion of the peace officer or the inspector, unsafe for operation on the highways and fix the defect in the vehicle or secure the load, as the case may be, before proceeding,
(b) drive the vehicle onto the nearest public stationary or portable scales for the purpose of weighing the vehicle and load, or
(c) rearrange the load on the vehicle or remove the whole or part of the load from the vehicle in order to comply with the provisions of the Act, regulations or permit before continuing to drive or operate the vehicle.
(2) The driver of a vehicle on a highway, when directed by a traffic sign on the highway to report to scales, shall drive the vehicle onto the scales for the purpose of weighing the whole or part thereof by means of stationary or portable scales, measuring the dimensions of the vehicle and load, measuring and inspecting the tires thereon, inspecting the load carried, or for any purpose under this Act or regulations.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the driver of a commercial vehicle of a licensed gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 500 kg.
(4) In the event of a corporation being convicted of any offence against this Act or regulations, every officer and every employee of the corporation taking part in, or being in anywise concerned in, the act or omission constituting the offence shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this section and may be prosecuted and punished therefor.
(5) Where a lease is made under section 13 of the Highway Act, or an agreement entered into under section 23 of the Highway Act, by the Minister of Transportation and Highways, the Minister of Transportation and Highways may prescribe in the lease or by separate document such conditions and requirements in respect of the driving or operation of vehicles covered by the lease on the highway or highways covered by the lease as he may deem necessary.
[am. B.C. Regs. 143/84, ss. 15, 16; 454/92, s. 4; 413/97, App. 6, s. 7; 110/2003.]
7.08 (1) Sections 7.09 to 7.40 do not apply to a person who is driving or operating a commercial vehicle engaged in the construction of, and operating within the boundaries of, a highway construction project.
(2) Section 7.10 does not apply to a person who is driving or operating
(a) an implement of husbandry on a highway during the hours of daylight, or
(b) a vehicle registered in the name of
(i) the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, or
(ii) a municipality
and that is operated for the purposes of road maintenance or snow removal.
(3) Where the overall width of an implement of husbandry for which a person is exempted under subsection (2) (a) is 3.7 m or more, a sign as described in section 8.03 shall be mounted on the front and a flag as described in section 8.05 shall be mounted on each of the 4 corners of the implement of husbandry.
(4) The weight limitations imposed by sections 7.29 to 7.33 shall not apply to vehicles being operated by
(a) the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, or
(b) a municipality
while the vehicle is operated for the distribution of material on the highway for the purpose of improving traction, and
(c) travelling to the place on the highway where distribution of the material carried by the vehicle begins, or
(d) distributing the material on the highway.
(5) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of these regulations or of a permit issued pursuant to these regulations, the maximum height, length or width of a vehicle or vehicle and load allowable on a highway or portion of a highway, where that maximum is stated by a sign posted by the Minister of Transportation and Highways under section 23 of the Highway Act, shall be as indicated by that sign.
(6) No person shall, without a permit issued under the Act and regulations, drive or operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over a bridge if the gross weight on an axle or group of axles or the gross vehicle weight is in excess of a load limit posted by the Minister of Transportation and Highways on or adjacent to that bridge.
(7) A bridge load limit for tridem axles posted by the Minister of Transportation on or adjacent to a bridge applies also to any group of 3 axles having a spread of 3.7 m or less.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 251/97, s. 2; 3/2003, s. 3.]
7.09 (1) No person shall, without a permit issued pursuant to the Act and regulations, drive or operate a vehicle having a height, including its load, in excess of 4.15 m.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if a vehicle is equipped at the top with a tarp system with roll-up tarp backstops consisting of short, non-retractable metal straps which extend upwards to secure the roll-up tarp, the overall height of the vehicle, including the backstops, must not exceed 4.3 m, and the overall height of the load must not exceed 4.15 m.
(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a person must not, without a permit, drive or operate a vehicle on a highway if the overall height of the vehicle is greater than the height limit indicated on a low clearance warning sign posted on the highway.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 179/97; 304/98, s. 1.]
7.10 No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate on a highway a vehicle having a total outside width, including its load, in excess of 2.6 m, but not including the following as part of that width:
(a) loose hay, straw or fodder projecting over the sides of the vehicle to a total outside width not in excess of 3.1 m;
(b) one or more mirrors, fitted for the purpose of conforming to the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, which do not extend more than 20 cm on each side beyond the total width of vehicle and load otherwise permitted by this section;
(c) an anti splash and spray device, load securement device, ladder, glad hand, air connector, electrical connector, hydraulic connector, clearance lamp or dangerous goods placard if the device, ladder, glad hand, air connector, electrical connector, hydraulic connector, lamp or placard does not extend more than 10 cm on each side beyond the widest part of the vehicle and its load.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Reg. 454/92, s. 5.]
7.11 (1) Subject to subsection 2, no person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a TAC semi-trailer or full trailer unless the distance across the outside of the tires on each single axle, each tandem axle and each tridem axle is
(a) where the width of the semi-trailer or full trailer body is 2.5 m or more, not less than 2.5 m nor more than 2.6 m, and
(b) where the width of the semi-trailer or full trailer body is less than 2.5 m, not less than 2.4 m.
(2) Where a semi-trailer or full trailer was manufactured prior to August 31, 1988 and the running gear has not been totally replaced, the width across the outside of the tires may be less than that required in subsection (a), and any axles which are added to the existing running gear may be of a width equal to that running gear.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), no person shall, without a permit, drive or operate any semi-trailer, full trailer or pole trailer manufactured after December 31, 1993, unless the distance across the outside of the tires on each axle of the vehicle is not less than 2.5 m nor more than 2.6 m.
(4) Despite subsections 1 (b) and (2), subsection (3) does not apply to container chassis trailers used exclusively in the transportation of multi-modal shipping containers.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 3; 454/92, s. 16; 529/95.]
7.12 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 454/92, s. 6.]
7.13 (1) This section does not apply to a driver or operator of TAC and TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(2) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate
(a) except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a single vehicle having an overall length, including its load, in excess of 12.5 m,
(b) a trailer having an overall length in excess of 12.5 m, but not including the following as part of that length:
(i) an air deflector, heater or refrigerator unit attached to the front of the trailer;
(ii) the draw bar of the trailer if the draw bar articulates in the horizontal plane relative to the main load-carrying structural component of the trailer;
(iii) non-load carrying equipment such as an air connector, electrical connector, hydraulic connector, roller, pickup plate, bumper, ladder, glad hand, load securement device or dangerous goods placard if the connector, roller, plate, bumper, ladder, glad hand, device or placard does not extend more than 30 cm beyond the front or 10 cm beyond the rear of the vehicle;
(iv) a platform mounted on the front upper portion of the trailer if the platform is used exclusively to assist in the installation or securing or both of load securement devices,
(c) a semi-trailer
(i) having an overall length in excess of 14.65 m, or
(ii) having more than 2 axles the tires of which are in contact with the ground, having an overall length in excess of 14.0 m,
but not including as part of that length anything described in paragraph (b) (i), (iii) or (iv),
(d) subject to subsection (3), a combination of 2 or more vehicles having an overall length in excess of 20.0 m including their load,
(e) a bus with an articulation point between the passenger carrying sections of the bus unless
(i) the overall length of the bus does not exceed 20.0 m,
(ii) the distance from the articulation point to the front or rear of the bus does not exceed 12.5 m, and
(iii) movement of passengers between the articulated sections of the bus is possible at all times while the bus is being operated on a highway, and
(f) after January 1, 1993, a 3 vehicle combination consisting of a truck and 2 trailers, or a logging truck combination which includes 2 pole trailers.
(3) Subsection (2) (d) does not apply where the combination of vehicles
(a) is a logging truck 2 vehicle combination that has a single articulation point, has an overall length, including its load, of not more than 21.5 m and is carrying a load of logs, woodpoles or wood pilings and the length of the load cannot be reduced without cutting the wood,
(b) is a combination of vehicles that contains more than one articulation point and has an overall length, including its load, of not more than 23.0 m, or
(c) is a combination of vehicles that
(i) contains a licensed booster axle assembly mounted to the rear of a semi-trailer lowbed, and
(ii) has an overall length, including its load, of not more than 23.0 m.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 4; 454/92, ss. 7, 16; 304/98, s. 2; 3/2003, s. 4.]
7.14 (1) This section applies only to drivers or operators of TAC and TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(2) A person must not drive or operate a vehicle or vehicle combination unless it conforms to the vehicle dimensions specified for that vehicle or vehicle combination in Appendix A, B, C, D, E, F or G to this regulation.
(3) A person must not, without a permit, drive or operate a vehicle combination, including an under-slung fifth wheel semi-trailer with a length of more than 14.65 m, as measured from the kingpin to the rearmost point of the trailer.
(4) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 5 (d).]
(5) A person must not, without a permit, drive or operate either of the following if it has an overall length, including its load, in excess of 23 m:
(a) a truck tractor in combination with a single semi-trailer;
(b) a jeep and low-bed semi-trailer as allowed by section 7.36.
(6) Vehicles and vehicle combinations, including semi-trailers and full trailers, do not include as part of their length anything described in section 7.13 (2) (b) (i), (iii) or (iv).
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 5; 454/92, s. 16; 22/94, ss. 3-4; 476/94, s. (a); 251/97, ss. 3, 4, 5; 3/98, s. 2; 206/2000, s. 1; 3/2003, s. 5.]
(5) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate
(a) a truck tractor having a wheelbase in excess of 6.2 m, other than a bed truck being used in oil exploration,
(b) a bed truck, being used in oil exploration, having a wheelbase in excess of 10.0 m,
(c) a truck tractor in combination with a single semi-trailer or a jeep and semi-trailer lowbed as allowed in section 7.36 having an overall length, including its load, in excess of 23.0 m,
(d) an A train, B train or C train having an overall length, including its load, in excess of 25.0 m,
(e) a full trailer having an overall length in excess of 12.5 m but not including as part of that length anything described in section 7.13 (2) (b) (i) to (iv),
(f) a combination including 2 semi-trailers having a fifth wheel coupler mounted on the first semi-trailer at a location not within the axle spread or not more than 0.3 m behind the centre of the last axle of the first semi-trailer, or
(g) a 3 vehicle combination consisting of a truck tractor, semi-trailer and pony trailer.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 5; 454/92, s. 16; 22/94, ss. 3-4; 476/94, s. (a); 251/97, ss. 3, 4, 5; 3/98, s. 2; 206/2000, s. 1.]
7.15 (1) This section does not apply to drivers or operators of TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), no person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a combination of vehicles
(a) that includes a semi-trailer with any part of its body or load forward of the centre of the articulation point by more than a radius of 2.25 m, or
(b) where the distance from an articulation point to the extreme rear of the vehicle combination exceeds 18.0 m, but not including as part of that distance anything described in section 7.13 (2) (b) (i), (iii) or (iv).
(3) No person shall drive or operate on a highway, without a permit, a pole trailer in combination with one other vehicle where the combination of vehicles is carrying a load that projects forward of the vertical axis of rotation of the forward bunk by a radius of more than 3.0 m.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 454/92, s. 16; 3/2003, s. 6.]
7.16 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 7.]
7.17 (1) This section does not apply to drivers or operators of TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(2) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles where
(a) the load, boom, crane or similar object extends more than 1.0 m beyond the front wheels, or if equipped with a front bumper, more than 1.0 m beyond that bumper, or
(b) subject to subsection (3), the rear projection from the centre of the last axle to a part of the vehicle or load exceeds 5.0 m.
(3) Subsection (2) (b) does not apply where the vehicle or combination of vehicles is a logging truck tractor and pole trailer carrying logs or poles in their natural state and the rear projection from the centre of the last bunk to a part of the vehicle or load does not exceed 5.0 m.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 454/92, ss. 9, 16; 3/2003, s. 8.]
7.18 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 9.]
7.19 (1) This section does not apply to a driver or operator of a TAC (BC) Vehicle.
(2) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a combination of vehicles where the length of the drawbar or other connection between 2 of the vehicles exceeds 5.0 m, except a combination consisting of only a motor vehicle and a pole trailer.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 454/92, s. 16; 3/2003, s. 10.]
7.20 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 11.]
7.21 No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a combination of vehicles where the load is supported by more than one vehicle in combination except
(a) a combination carrying logs, wood poles or wood pilings by means of a pole trailer equipped with a compensating reach, or
(b) where the load is supported at an articulation point by a fifth wheel coupler and kingpin, a pintle hook and lunette eye assembly or a turntable.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7.]
7.22 (1) This section does not apply to drivers or operators of TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(2) No person shall, without a permit issued under these regulations, drive or operate on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles which has 2 or 3 consecutive axles in contact with the ground, if those axles are not a tandem or tridem axle, unless the first or last axle is a self steering axle.
(3) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a tridem pole trailer or tridem tractor in combination with a jeep or dog logger.
(4) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate on a highway a logging truck with a tridem axle pole trailer where the interaxle spacing between a tandem axle and a tridem axle is less than 5.5 m.
(5) No person shall, without a permit, drive a logging truck where the interaxle spacing between 2 steering axles exceeds 185 cm.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 7; 454/92, ss. 10, 16; 358/2000, s. 1; 3/2003, s. 12.]
7.23 (1) This section applies only to drivers or operators of TAC and TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(2) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate on a highway
(a) a truck tractor in combination with
(i) a semi-trailer, on which more than one axle unit is in contact with the ground, or
(ii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/98, s. 3.]
(iii) a trailer converter dolly equipped with a tandem or tridem axle unit.
(b) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 13 (b).]
(3) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 13 (b).]
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 454/92, ss. 11, 16; 3/98, s. 3; 3/2003, s. 13.]
7.24 (1) No person shall drive or operate on a highway a combination of vehicles in which a control, other than one that locks or unlocks a sliding fifth wheel coupler, is provided
(a) for raising or lowering a single axle or group of axles, or
(b) for varying the load on an axle or group of axles
other than at a location that is adjacent to that axle or group of axles and not inside the operator's compartment.
(2) No person shall drive or operate a TAC (BC) Vehicle equipped with a lift axle where the tires of the lift axle are in contact with the ground.
(3) No person shall drive or operate any pole trailer equipped with a lift axle where the tires of the lift axle are in contact with the ground.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 8; 454/92, s. 16; 3/2003, s. 14.]
7.25 (1) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate on a highway in combination with other vehicles a motor vehicle equipped with a self steering axle where the tires of the self steering axle are in contact with the ground.
(2) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a TAC (BC) Vehicle equipped with a self steering axle where the tires of the self steering axle are in contact with the ground, except a C dolly may have a self steering axle.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 9; 454/92, s. 16; 3/2003, s. 15.]
7.26 The maximum licensed gross vehicle weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed 63 500 kg.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7.]
7.27 (1) For the purpose of issuing overload permits, "overload" means
(a) any positive weight difference between
(i) the axle weight and the maximum axle unit weight or the maximum gross weight for a group of axles allowed under these regulations,
(ii) the gross vehicle weight and the gross vehicle weight allowed for the particular vehicle or vehicle combination under these regulations, or
(iii) the gross vehicle weight and the licensed gross vehicle weight, or
(b) the total weight of any axle unit or group of axles, beyond 27.5 m overall length, of an empty (no load) vehicle combination.
(2) Subject to section 7.06 (2), a person must not, without a permit, drive or operate on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles if the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds 63 500 kg.
[en. B.C. Reg. 396/98.]
7.28 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 16.]
7.29 (1) This section does not apply to drivers or operators of TAC Vehicles.
(2) No person shall, without an overload permit, drive or operate on a highway a vehicle loaded so that the gross weight on a tire exceeds
(a) 110 kg per 1.0 cm of tire width in the case of pneumatic tires, or
(b) 55 kg per 1.0 cm of tire width in the case of metal or solid rubber tires.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Reg. 454/92, s. 16.]
7.30 (1) This section applies only to drivers or operators of TAC and TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(2) A person must not, without an overload permit, drive or operate on a highway a vehicle so loaded that the gross weight on a tire exceeds
(a) that specified for that vehicle or vehicle combination in Appendix B, C, D, E, F or G to this regulation, or
(b) the manufacturer's rated capacity for the tire.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 10; 454/92, s. 16; 251/97, s. 6; 206/2000, s. 2; 3/2003, s. 17.]
7.31 (1) This section does not apply to drivers or operators of TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(2) No person shall, without an overload permit, drive or operate on a highway
(a) a vehicle, where an axle carries a gross weight in excess of 9 100 kg,
(b) a vehicle or combination of vehicles having a group of axles within a spacing of 8 m or less, where the group of axles carries the gross weight indicated in column 2 of Table 1 opposite the distance between the centres of the first and last axle of the group as indicated in column 1:
Table 1
Maximum Gross Weight for Axle Groups
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |||
| Distance between the centres of the first axle and last axle of any group of axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles |
Maximum gross weight, group of axles |
|||
| less than | 1.00 m | 9 100 kg | ||
| 1.00 m | up to but not including | 1.20 m | 16 500 kg | |
|
1.20 m |
" |
1.90 m |
17 000 kg |
|
|
1.90 m |
" |
2.30 m |
18 000 kg |
|
|
2.30 m |
" |
2.60 m |
19 000 kg |
|
2.60 m |
" |
3.00 m |
20 000 kg |
|
|
3.00 m |
" |
3.40 m |
21 000 kg |
|
|
3.40 m |
" |
3.80 m |
22 000 kg |
|
|
3.80 m |
" |
4.20 m |
23 000 kg |
|
|
4.20 m |
" |
4.60 m |
24 000 kg |
|
|
4.60 m |
" |
5.00 m |
25 000 kg |
|
|
5.00 m |
" |
5.30 m |
26 000 kg |
|
|
5.30 m |
" |
5.70 m |
27 000 kg |
|
|
5.70 m |
" |
6.10 m |
28 000 kg |
|
|
6.10 m |
" |
6.50 m |
29 000 kg |
|
|
6.50 m |
" |
6.90 m |
30 000 kg |
|
|
6.90 m |
" |
7.20 m |
31 000 kg |
|
|
7.20 m |
" |
7.60 m |
32 000 kg |
|
|
7.60 m |
" |
8.00 m |
33 000 kg |
|
|
8.00 m |
|
34 000 kg |
||
(c) a 3 vehicle combination of vehicles where a single steering axle on the truck tractor carries a gross weight in excess of 6 000 kg,
(d) a 3 vehicle combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 57 000 kg unless
(i) the power unit is a truck tractor, and
(ii) the kingpin of the first semi-trailer is positioned at, or forward of, a point midway between the centre of the 2 rearmost axles of the truck tractor,
(e) a 3 vehicle combination of vehicles unless the gross vehicle weight exceeds 11 000 kg, or
(f) a combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight in excess of 63 500 kg.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) (e), a person does not require a permit to drive or operate a 3 vehicle combination of vehicles, the gross vehicle weight of which does not exceed 11 000 kg, where the combination consists of
(a) a motor vehicle,
(b) a towing dolly, and
(c) a licensed motor vehicle one axle of which is being carried by the towing dolly.
(4) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a logging truck combination which includes a tridem pole trailer where
(a) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 267/97, s. 4.]
(b) a tandem axle exceeds 17 000 kg, or
(c) a tridem axle exceeds 24 000 kg.
(5) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a self-loading logging truck which includes a tridem pole trailer where the steering axle exceeds 9 100 kg.
(6) A person must not, without a permit, drive or operate on a highway a tridem tractor logging truck which is comprised of a tandem axle pole trailer or a tridem axle pole trailer if any of the following apply:
(a) the steering axle weighs less than the axle weight indicated in Appendix H to this regulation, except when carrying an unladen pole trailer;
(b) the steering axle weight exceeds 6 500 kg;
(c) the steering axle weight exceeds 9 100 kg when the tridem tractor is equipped with a self-loader;
(d) the tridem drive axle group weight exceeds 24 000 kg.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 11; 454/92, s. 16; 267/97, s. 4; 3/2003, s. 18.]
7.32 (1) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 19 (a).]
(2) This section applies only to drivers or operators of TAC and TAC (BC) Vehicles.
(3) No person shall, without an overload permit, drive or operate
(a) a vehicle where the gross axle weight on
(i) an axle unit exceeds the axle, suspension or brake manu-fac-turer's rating of that component, or
(ii) to (v) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 19 (c).]
(b) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 19 (c).]
(c) a tandem drive axle truck tractor in combination with a single axle jeep and lowbed semi-trailer where the sum of the axle loads on the tandem drive axle and the single axle of the jeep exceeds the greater of 24 000 kg or the weight allowed under Table 1 of section 7.31 (2) (b).
(4) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 19 (d).]
(4.1) No person shall, without a permit, drive or operate a vehicle where the gross axle weight of any axle of a tandem or tridem axle exceeds 9 100 kg, or where the gross axle weight of any 2 adjacent axles of a tridem axle exceeds 17 000 kg.
(4.2) A person must not, without a permit, drive or operate a vehicle or vehicle combination if
(a) the axle weight of any one axle in a tandem-drive axle or any one axle in a trailer axle unit exceeds 9 100 kg, or
(b) except for a tridem pole trailer, the axle weight of any two adjacent axles of a tridem axle in a trailer exceeds 17 000 kg.
(5) and (6) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 19 (f).]
(7) Subsection (3) (a) (i) does not apply to a tow car with a gross vehicle weight rating of 5 500 kg or less towing a vehicle weighing not more than 50% of the tow car's gross vehicle weight rating.
(8) Subsection (7) and this subsection are repealed on January 1, 2007.
(9) and (10) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 19 (f).]
(11) No person shall, without permit, drive or operate an all-wheel-drive three axle (6x6) truck tractor where the gross axle weight on the single steering axle exceeds 7 500 kg.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Regs. 76/92, s. 12; 454/92, ss. 13, 16; 29/97, s. 2; 363/97; 390/97, s. (a); 3/98, s. 5; 3/2003, s. 19.]
7.33 No person shall, without an overload permit, drive or operate on a highway
(a) a vehicle or combination of vehicles having a gross weight on the drive axle that is less than 20% of the gross vehicle weight, or
(b) a combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 38 000 kg unless the towing vehicle has a tandem drive axle.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7.]
7.34 No person shall, without an overload permit, drive or operate upon a highway a combination of vehicles unless the gross vehicle weight to the manufacturer's rated horsepower of the towing vehicle bears a relationship of not more than 150 kg to one horsepower.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7; am. B.C. Reg. 22/94, s. 6.]
7.35 No person shall drive or operate on a highway a commercial vehicle that is towing a towing dolly where the net weight of the towing dolly plus the gross weight of a motor vehicle, one axle of which is being carried by the towing dolly, exceeds 2 800 kg.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 7.]
7.36 Despite any other provision of this regulation, a tandem drive axle truck tractor may be coupled to a single axle jeep or a single axle jeep and lowbed semi-trailer operating unloaded or transporting only a non-reducible load, provided that the interaxle spacing between the tandem drive axle and the jeep single axle is not less than 1.2 m nor more than 3.5 m.
[en. B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 20.]
7.37 (1) This section applies only to drivers or operators of TAC and TAC (BC) Vehicles and vehicle combinations.
(2) A person must not, without a permit, drive or operate
(a) a vehicle or vehicle combination unless the axle weights conform to those shown for that vehicle or vehicle combination in Appendix B, C, D, E, F or G to this regulation,
(b) a tridem-drive truck or truck tractor equipped with a booster or jeep axle,
(c) a truck with a booster axle assembly if the tires of the booster axle are in contact with the ground, unless the truck is a concrete ready-mix truck that is not equipped with tridem-drive axle, or
(d) a truck that is a TAC or TAC (BC) Vehicle and full trailer if
(i) the truck has a rear-mounted crane located behind the rear suspension centre of the truck, and
(ii) the truck has a tare weight, including all ancillary equipment and the rear-mounted crane, without load, greater than 14 000 kg
unless the vehicle combination conforms to the dimensions and weights specified in Appendices A and F to this regulation.
(3) A person must not, without a permit, drive or operate on a highway a 3 vehicle combination consisting of a truck tractor, semi-trailer and pony trailer.
[en. B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 21.]
7.38 (1) A person must not, without a permit, operate a combination of vehicles intermixing TAC or TAC (BC) Vehicles and vehicles that are not TAC or TAC (BC) Vehicles unless
(a) the axle weights and spacing of the non-TAC vehicle in the combination conform to Table 1 of section 7.31,
(b) the TAC or TAC (BC) Vehicle of the combination conforms to the dimensions and weights shown for that TAC and TAC (BC) Vehicle in Appendix A, B, D, E, F or G to this regulation, and
(c) the gross vehicle weight for the combination conforms to the gross vehicle weight for that type of TAC or TAC (BC) Vehicle combination specified in Appendix A, B, D, E, F or G to this regulation.
(2) and (3) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 22 (b).]
(4) A pony trailer, semi-trailer or full trailer manufactured prior to January 1, 1993 will be regarded as a TAC vehicle for the purpose of this section provided it is equipped with a running gear that has not been totally replaced, the width across the outside of the tires is not less than 2.4 m or more than 2.6 m, and any axle which is added to the existing running gear to convert to TAC tandem or tridem axle is of a width equal to that running gear.
(5) This section is repealed on January 1, 2005.
[en. B.C. Reg. 12/97, s. 2; am. B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 22.]
7.39 (1) A person must not, without a permit, operate a tridem drive vehicle unless the vehicle's weights and dimensions conform to those specified for that vehicle or vehicle combination in Appendix A, B, D, E, F, G, H or I to this regulation.
(1.1) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 23 (b).]
(2) A person must not, without a permit, drive or operate on a highway a tridem tractor in any vehicle combination or a tridem drive straight truck unless all of the following conditions apply:
(a) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 23 (c).]
(b) no device is present which allows the driver to transfer or shift axle weight within any tridem axle group in the combination;
(c) all tires in the tridem drive axles are in contact with the road surface;
(d) an individual axle has a common type of suspension within the tridem drive axle group;
(e) the control for the tridem tractor's drive axles differential lock-up mechanism is accessible by the driver from inside the cab, and the differentials remain unlocked at all times while the tractor is operated on a highway;
(f) a warning label is visible to the driver stating that "During tight cornering, all differentials of the tridem drive axle group must be unlocked";
(g) the axle width dimension for the tridem drive axles
(i) is a minimum 2.5 m and a maximum 2.6 m if the tridem tractor is manufactured after July 31, 1997, or
(ii) is a minimum 2.4 m and a maximum 2.6 m if the tridem tractor is manufactured, or converted from a motor vehicle which was manufactured, before August 1, 1997.
(3) to (7) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 23 (d).]
[en. B.C. Reg. 267/97, s. 5; am. B.C. Regs. 358/2000, s. 2; 271/2001, s. (a); 43/2002, s. 1; 3/2003, s. 23.]
7.40 Despite sections 7.22 (2), 7.23 (2) (a) (i) and 7.31 (2) (b), a person may, without a permit, operate the semi-trailer of a 2 vehicle combination with a spread tandem axle, if the interaxle spacing between the 2 non-steering axles exceeds 185 cm but does not exceed 307 cm, provided that the sum of the axle weight for both axles does not exceed 9 100 kg.
[en. B.C. Reg. 206/2000, s. 3; am. B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 24.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
[en. B.C. Reg.
3/2003, s. 25.]
Appendix J and K
Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 3/2003, s. 25.]
Division 8 — Pilot Cars and Signs
8.01 Where conditions of an oversize or overload permit prescribe that pilot cars, signs, flags or lights be provided by the permittee, the standards for equipment as set forth in this Division shall be complied with, unless otherwise prescribed by the conditions of the permit.
8.02 Pilot cars shall be private passenger motor vehicles or single commercial vehicles of a gross weight not exceeding 5 500 kg.
[en. B.C. Reg. 76/92, s. 13; am. B.C. Reg. 476/94, s (c).]
8.03 (1) Where an oversize or overload permit requires that a sign be provided on the vehicle or load, the operator of the oversize or overload vehicle shall ensure that the sign either
(a) be a panel that
(i) is 150 cm x 30 cm in size,
(ii) has black lettering on a yellow background,
(iii) has letters of 20 cm in height and 3 cm stroke, and
(iv) contains only the words "Wide Load" or in the case of overlength vehicles "Long Load" or "Oversize Load", or
(b) be depicted in accordance with Table 2.
(2) In the case of mobile homes and modular buildings that exceed 3.5 m in width, in addition to the requirements of subsection (1), the operator of the oversize vehicle shall ensure that there is displayed on the rear of the mobile home or modular building at the time of transport a sign that:
(a) has yellow background with lettering of red reflective material;
(b) has letters of not less than 15 cm in height and 3 cm stroke;
(c) contains the words "CAUTION — MAY SLOW OR STOP UNEXPECTEDLY".
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[en. B.C. Reg. 143/84, s. 17; am. B.C. Reg. 76/92, s. 14.]
8.04 (1) Every operator of a pilot car shall ensure that the pilot car is
(a) while escorting a vehicle and load, equipped with a roof mounted "Long Load", "Wide Load", "Oversize Load" or "D" sign that complies with subsections (2) to (4),
(b) while escorting a vehicle or a vehicle and load in excess of 27.5 m in length and less than 3.2 m in width, equipped with a roof mounted "Long Load", "Oversize Load" or "D" sign that complies with subsections (2) to (4), and
(c) while escorting a vehicle or a vehicle and load in excess of 3.2 m in width, equipped with a roof mounted "Wide Load", "Oversize Load" or "D" sign that complies with subsections (2) to (4).
(2) The sign referred to in subsection (1) shall
(a) have a box that
(i) is 180 cm x 35 cm x 10 cm,
(ii) has an outside surface covered with baked enamel,
(iii) has an inside surface of white baked enamel that gives good reflective quality,
(iv) has 8 lamps mounted in it and spaced so as to give even lighting of the sign background, and
(v) shelters all wire connectors, switches, flashers and similar wiring components for the lighting attached to it, and
(b) be double faced on 3 mm plexiglas background that
(i) in the case of a "Wide Load", "Long Load" or "Oversize Load" sign, has a yellow background and black lettering of 28 cm in height and 4 cm stroke, and
(ii) in the case of a "D" sign, is depicted as set out in Table 3.
(3) The lamps referred to in subsection (2) (a) (iv) shall have a rating of 12.5 volts, minimum 5 candela, and design amps. 3.
(4) The sign box referred to in subsection (2) shall
(a) have mounted on it 2 amber lamps (one at each end) that
(i) have a two-way light design,
(ii) are at least 17.75 cm in diameter,
(iii) meet C.S.A. Standard D-106.1 1972, and
(iv) flash at 60-90 flashes per minute, or
(a.1) include the mounting of 2 standard 203 mm rotating amber or strobe lights (one at each end with 2 sealed beam units per lamp) on the pilot car sign, and
(b) be designed to mount on car-top carriers or equal mountings, and
(c) have an upright position and folded horizontal position.
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[en. B.C. Reg. 143/84, s. 17; am. B.C. Reg. 76/92, s. 15.]
8.05 Flags on an oversize vehicle or load shall
(a) be red,
(b) be mounted on all 4 corners or projections of the vehicle or load, and
(c) either be a minimum size of 30 cm square, or be in strips that are not more than 3 cm in width, not less than 45 cm in length and that cover an overall width of not less than 15 cm.
[en. B.C. Reg. 353/88, Sch. 1, s. 8.]
8.06 If night travel of oversize vehicles or loads is authorized by permit, the extremities of the oversize vehicle or load shall be lighted in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of Division 4 of the regulations made pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act.
8.07 No person shall drive or operate on a highway a motor vehicle or a commercial vehicle displaying a sign indicating the presence of an oversize vehicle or load when, in fact, an oversize vehicle or load is not being transported or escorted.
8.08 (1) A pilot car when escorting an oversize vehicle or load on a 2 lane or 3 lane highway shall precede the oversize vehicle or load at a distance of not less than 100 m nor more than 500 m.
(2) When escorting an oversize vehicle or load on a 4 lane or divided highway, the pilot car shall follow the oversize vehicle or load at a distance of not less than 100 m nor more than 500 m.
(3) Despite subsection (1), on 2, 3 or 4 lane highways a pilot car required for escorting
(a) overlength vehicles, and
(b) loads in excess of 27.5 m in length
and not exceeding 3.2 m in width shall travel to the rear of the escorted vehicle.
[en. B.C. Reg. 76/92, s. 16.]
8.09 Notwithstanding section 8.08, a lead pilot car shall when necessary precede the oversize vehicle or load through tunnels, structures, etc., at an adequate distance so as to provide ample warning for oncoming vehicles.
8.10 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 22/94, s. 7.]
8.11 Every person who drives or operates a pilot car in contravention of the provisions of these regulations is guilty of an offence.
Division 9 — Prorationing and Reciprocity
9.01 "Administrator", for the purpose of administering prorationing and reciprocity agreements, means the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.
[en. B.C. Reg. 311/96, s. 8.]
9.02 Fees charged for vehicles licensed under the International Registration Plan, Uniform Vehicle Registration Proration and Reciprocity Agreement and the Canadian Agreement on Vehicle Registration shall be those prescribed in the Commercial Transport Fees Regulation.
[en. B.C. Reg. 513/81, s. 3; am. B.C. Reg. 528/95, s. 3.]
9.03 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 513/81, s.3.]
10.01 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 454/92, s. 15.]
11.01 (1) Every person who drives or operates an overloaded vehicle is liable to a fine of not less than $100 and, in addition, to a penalty of $10 per 100 kg, or part of it, of the gross weight in excess of that allowed by the regulations or a permit.
(2) No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway in contravention of a permit issued under this regulation.
[en. B.C. Reg. 2/83, s. 8; am. B.C. Regs. 143/84, s. 19; 186/93.]
11.02 to 11.05 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 242/83.]
12.01 The minister may, when it is in the public interest, enter into agreements exempting in whole, or in part, commercial vehicles from the provisions of the Act or regulations, or from the fees prescribed therein or herein, and may under the terms of agreement prescribe conditions for the operation of such commercial vehicles on designated highways.
[am. B.C. Regs. 147/91; 22/94, s. 8.]
12.02 Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 143/84, s. 20.]
[Provisions of the Commercial Transport Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 58, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 11]
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