The Permittee shall ensure that their drivers and driver instructors meet and maintain the requirements outlined in the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s Long Combination Vehicle Driver’s and/or Instructor’s Manual.
LCV Driving Instructors must be certified in their home jurisdiction and be qualified to instruct the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s Long Combination Vehicle Driver Training Course.
The Permittee is responsible for issuing an annual LCV Driver’s Certificate to each driver. Certificates that are issued in other Canadian jurisdictions that meet or exceed British Columbia’s requirements are valid.
The Permittee must ensure a driver meets the following qualifications prior to issuing a LCV Driver’s Certificate:
Holds a valid BC Class 1 driver’s licence or equivalent;
Has passed the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s “Long Combination Vehicles Driver Training Course”, or equivalent;
Has a minimum of 24 months or 150,000 km of experience driving articulated vehicles;
Has passed a recognized driver’s medical examination within the past 24 months;
Has passed a Professional Driver’s Improvement Course within the past 48 months;
The driver’s abstract, dated not more than one month prior to the issue date of the Drivers Certificate, must not show:
Any criminal code convictions in the previous 36 months;
more than 2 moving violations in the previous 12 months; or
more than 3 moving violations in the previous 36 months. The date of conviction and the current date will be the dates used to determine time periods.
In the past 12 months the driver has been instructed on all current regulations and LCV permit conditions, including routing.
Upon request, the Permittee must provide a list of drivers qualified to operate LCVs under this Permit, and provide documentation to support the drivers’ qualifications.
A driver-in-training who meets the requirements of 4 (a), (d), (g) above, may operate a LCV, while accompanied by a driver who holds a valid LCV Driver’s Certificate.
