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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.

Innovative Rockfall Netting System Aims to Improve Safety at Three Valley Gap

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 4 Comments

About 20 kilometres west of Revelstoke lies a short stretch of BC Highway 1 with a unique geography. Running in-between Three Valley Lake and the Monashee Mountains, Three Valley Gap is, quite literally, located between

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers, Commercial Vehicles, Trucking

Have you Heard of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)?

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 14 Comments

BC HighwayCams, dynamic message signs, weather stations, reversible lane control… Any idea what these things have in common? If you guessed they’re all Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), you’d be right! With the advancement in technologies,

Categories BC Travellers, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Trucking
A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol

A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol

September 3, 2019May 16, 2019 15 Comments

Most folks born in the 1970s or earlier will probably remember the smash television hit, CHiPs. The show followed the adventures of two California highway patrol officers as they kept state highways running safely and

Categories BC Highway History, BC Travellers, Trucking

Everything You Need to Know About Travel Advisories on BC Highways

December 9, 2019December 20, 2018 5 Comments

Ministry staff and our highway maintenance contractors work around the clock to keep travellers on BC highways moving safely, but sometimes extreme weather (or other emergency conditions) create special circumstances that can pose challenges for

Categories BC Travellers, Road Maintenance, Shift into Winter, Trucking
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What You Need to Know About Stricter Chain-Up Rules

December 30, 2020November 28, 2018 60 Comments

We’ve introduced better chain-up regulations for commercial vehicles, which will provide more clarity for professional drivers this winter. That means safer roads, too. The changes come in the wake of one of our worst winters

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Trucking

Why We’re Keeping Commercial Trucks Out of Some Left Lanes on the Coquihalla

December 2, 2020November 13, 2018 107 Comments

We’re restricting commercial vehicles from using the far left lane northbound on the Coquihalla’s Snowshed Hill between Box Canyon and Zopkios with our No Trucks in the Left Lane pilot program. The restriction is in

Categories BC Travellers, Trucking
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How to Navigate the Box Canyon Chain-up with Ease

March 5, 2019October 26, 2018 9 Comments

Commercial drivers on the Coquihalla have a lot more room to equip their vehicles with chains now that the Box Canyon chain-up facility has expanded from 14 to more than 70 parking spaces. But the

Categories Shift into Winter, Trucking
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Successful Ways to Winterize your Trucking Safety Plan

March 5, 2019September 20, 2018 2 Comments

As winter weather begins to make its way across BC, impacting our driving conditions with snow, ice, rain, fog, etc., it’s always best to be prepared with a safety plan. And those plans are ready

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