Long Combination Vehicles Program

Operating Requirements  

1. Normal Freight Load and Transportation of Dangerous Goods:
   • No bulk liquids (excluding tote tanks between 500 – 1000 litres), no homogenous bulk commodity such as hay, wood chips, sawdust or hog fuel, no hanging/sawing load (e.g. meat) will be permitted.
   • No bulk load of dangerous goods, logs, lumber, gravel, etc, will be allowed. No tanker, low beds hauling heavy machinery, or any other unspecified type of vehicles and vehicle combinations will be permitted.
2. Drivers must load and couple vehicles to ensure the LCV combination, when travelling in a straight line on level, smooth, and paved surfaces, will follow the path of the towing vehicle without shifting, swerving, or swaying more than 10cm side to side from the path of the towing vehicle.
3. Drivers must carry their LCV Driver’s Certificate when operating an LCV.
4. Unless otherwise authorized in writing by MoT, the Permittee must ensure that LCV are only operated when the elog and onboard recording device are activated and functioning.
5. Headlights must be on at all times while operating the LCV.
6. Maximum speed shall be the lesser of 100 km/h or the posted speed limit.
7. Unless directed by an authorized MoT employee or a peace officer:
   1. LCVs may only be operated on routing described in form T-59A.
   2. LCVs may only use highway turn-a-rounds or park trailers on the highway under demonstrated emergency situations; and
   3. Any breakup or makeup of LCVs must be done off public roadways on private property. LCVs operating in the Peace District may use the former Pouce Coupe Inspection Station location as a turnaround (breaking up of the combination may be required).
8. LCV drivers must travel in the rightmost lane at all times, except to pass. Passing is allowed under the following conditions:
   • Highways with two lanes in one direction: LCVs may only pass vehicles travelling less than 80km per hour, when on level ground.
   • Highways with three lanes in one direction: LCVs may travel in the middle lane to pass slow moving vehicles.
   • Highways in the Peace River District: LCVs may pass when it is safe to do so.
9. Drivers must avoid crossing opposing lanes of traffic unless absolutely necessary.
10. No convoying with another LCV is allowed within a distance of 1 km.
11. Except in urban areas, drivers must follow other commercial vehicles at a minimum distance of 500 metres.

Adverse Weather:

1. LCVs must not operate during adverse weather, or when driving conditions impede the driver’s ability to operate in a safe manner or prevent the driver from driving with reasonable consideration for the safety of persons using the highway. This includes conditions where:
   1. Visibility is obscured to less than 300 m
   2. There is snow present on the highway which affects the traction of the LCV.
2. Vehicles must not be dispatched when adverse conditions are known to be present on the route. The Permittee is required to make a reasonable effort to determine the driving conditions on the route prior to each trip, and must be able to provide documentation of having done so upon request.
3. Drivers encountering adverse conditions must stop at the next safe location (or as directed by an authorized MoT employee or a peace officer) and wait for conditions to improve.

Hours Of Operation

1. LCV may operate 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, except on:
   1. a General Holiday; or
   2. any day preceding a General Holiday, after:
      1. 2:00 p.m., on highways in the Lower Mainland or Interior
      2. 3:00 p.m., on highways in the Peace River District “General Holiday” includes New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, BC Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
         
         If a General Holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the additional designated day of observance (Friday or Monday) will also be considered a General Holiday.