Hauling Permits Made Easy
Are you planning on hauling a large load in BC? Do you need a permit but don’t know where to go? Well look no further, we have your answer! Our Provincial Permit Centre is a
Commercial Vehicles
Information and background on how we import, export and move goods across our province to driving the economy, including the work of commercial vehicles.
Weigh in Motion – It’s Building Momentum
The Weigh2GoBC program is a network of Weigh in Motion (WIM) and Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) technologies that allow commercial vehicles to keep moving while being weighed, helping them to achieve faster, more efficient travel
How Do You Move 546 Tonnes? Massive Load Travels Mountain Road
A transport company spent more than two months planning the move of six extremely large pressurized tanks from Genelle, B.C. to the U.S. border at Porthill, Idaho. It’s only a 148-kilometre drive, but it wasn’t
Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement at Work
We partnered with Delta police and other agencies to conduct a safety blitz. The event, lasting from April 19 to April 21, focused on making sure commercial trucks are maintained and operated safely. As part
Seasonal Load Limits: A Heavy Topic
These photos illustrate why every spring, the ministry sets seasonal load limits on certain highways, for heavy vehicles. This truck was headed northbound on Highway 97 with a load of steel balls for a mine.
How Much Load Can That Road Hold?
In spring, as temperatures rise, roads start to weaken. The thawing releases water in the road, that can’t drain efficiently, if the surrounding soil remains frozen, This reduces the road’s ability to support heavy loads, so we put seasonal load limits on certain roads, or stretches of road, for heavy vehicles.