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CVSE

A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol

A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol

September 3, 2019May 16, 2019 50 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
Must Use Winter Tires Sign April 30

When is the Best Time to Remove Winter Tires?

March 13, 2024March 14, 2019 21 Comments

Much like naively donning shorts and a t-shirt at the slightest sign of spring, the temptation to swap out winter tires can be strong. But be careful: the consequences of prematurely exposing Vitamin-D deprived skin

Categories Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos
Chain up configuration

What You Need to Know About Commercial Vehicle Chain-Up Rules

October 12, 2023November 28, 2018 100 Comments

We introduced better chain-up regulations for commercial vehicles, which provide more clarity for professional drivers, in 2018.  This means safer roads. The changes came in the wake of one of our worst winters for highway

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Trucking
national day of remembrance for Road Crash Victims

Take Time for the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims

November 15, 2023November 21, 2018 2 Comments

re-mem-brance (ri-mem-‘br-ens) noun.    the act or process of remembering the state of being remembered The third Wednesday in November is the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in Canada – a day set

Categories BC Travellers

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

December 2, 2020November 13, 2018 128 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

What You Need to Know About Commercial Vehicle Safety Inspections

January 25, 2023July 24, 2018 56 Comments

We sometimes get the question: what kinds of inspections do commercial vehicles have to go through to ensure they are operating safely? It’s a great question, especially since the way CVSE (Commercial Vehicle Safety and

Categories Commercial Vehicles, Trucking

DON’T Do This Pt. II: 5 More Vehicles CVSE Wants Off the Road

October 2, 2018November 28, 2017 84 Comments

We received a lot of positive feedback after sharing Part 1 of the Wanted off the Road poster series. Well, our Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) team continues to keep BC from turning into

Categories Trucking
Be truck aware

Top 3 Ways to Be Truck Aware

December 9, 2020October 24, 2017 38 Comments

If you compare the size and weight of a loaded commercial vehicle to that of a passenger vehicle, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn the occupants of the passenger vehicle are four times more likely

Categories Tips and How Tos, Trucking
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