About Us

Welcome to the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) web site. This internet site provides information about commercial and private vehicle programs. These programs provide general information affecting commercial carriers, vehicle inspection programs, National Safety Code information, and contain various publications and reference materials.

This web site provides information on five programs within CVSE: Commercial Transport, Vehicle Inspection and Standards, National Safety Code, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and the Transport of Dangerous Goods.

These programs are delivered through field offices within districts throughout British Columbia and through the Ministry of Transportation’s CVSE Head Office in Victoria.

What's New

The CVSE web pages have a new look. All of the information has been reorganized to make it easier to find.

• Circular #09-09 Postponement of Axle Weight Reduction for Tridem Hayrack Semi-trailers, Tridem Pole Trailers, and Triaxle Trailers Hauling Green Felled or Bucked Logs or Poles – November 17, 2009
• Commercial Vehicles Must Carry Chains October 1 to April 30
  A map of the locations of the chain-up signs acrosss the province. – November 2, 2009
• Circular #08-09 – New permits for extended length super b-trains hauling wood chips and mill processed wood residuals – October 30, 2009 Revised
• CVSE001 - Flashing Amber Lamp Permit Application – This application is used for single vehicles requiring Flashing Amber Lamps
• CVSE002 - Flashing Amber Lamp Permit Application – Blanket Permit – This application is used for multiple vehicles or fleets requiring Flashing Amber Lamps
• Form T-53 - This permit is valid for the movement of vehicles and/or loads – October 19, 2009 Revised
• Form T-53A - To be used for daylight and darkness movement of loads in excess of 3.2 metres in width up to and including 3.8 metres (12’6”) and/or for loads exceeding 25 metres up to 31 metres in overall length and/or for vehicles/loads with front/rear projections requiring a pilot car – October 19, 2009 Revised
• Form T-53C - To be used for movement of mobile homes, modular buildings, park model trailers, half houses, bunkhouses, skid shacks and houseboats in excess of 3.2 metres in width up to and including 3.8 metres and 31.5 metres overall length – October 19, 2009 Revised
• Form T-55A - To be used for the movement of mobile homes, modular buildings, park model trailers, half houses, bunkhouses, skid shacks and houseboats in excess of 3.8 metres (12’6”) in width and up to and including 4.4 metres (14’6”), not including the eave and 31.5 metres overall length – October 19, 2009 Revised
• Form T-69 - To be used for the transportation of vehicles/loads in excess of 4.4 metres in width up to and including 5.0 metres in the Peace River area only – October 19, 2009 Revised
• Form T-69A - To be used for the transportation of vehicles/loads in excess of 4.4 metres width up to and including 5.0 metres, loads up to 4.88 metres in height and vehicles/loads up to 31.5 metres overall length – October 19, 2009 Revised
• Form T-49 - To be used to permit the operation of stinger steered transporters, hauling automobiles, campers, or boats – October 16, 2009 Revised
• Form T-53D - To be used for movement of houses, buildings and large structures exceeding 6.0 metres in overall width or height exceeding 4.88 M (6.33 m in Peace River area) – October 16, 2009 Revised
• Circular #07-09 –Temporary changes to Non-Resident Quarterly Permits from January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010 for Commercial Vehicles (including Charter Buses) – October 15, 2009 NEW
• Form T-30 – For operating an extended length B-train with maximum overall length to 27.5 m and maximum overall height to 4.45 m, hauling wood chips and mill processed wood residual – October 15, 2009 NEW
• Notice #07R-09 –Oversize Vehicles Crossing the Golden Ears Bridge – August 26, 2009
• Circular #06-09 – Issuance of permits for truck tractors with a wheelbase greater than 6.2 metres – July 27, 2009
• Form T-20 - To be used to permit the operation of long wheelbase truck tractors in combination with semi-trailers – July 27, 2009
• Notice 6-2009 - Amendments to Forms T-53 and T-69A
• Notice 5-2009 – CVSE and ICBC Appointed Agents to discontinue issuing Special Case Motive Fuel User Permits – July 10, 2009
• Form T-69A – New 5 Metre Wide Routes Approved – June 19, 2009
• Green Light Transportation System (GLTS) - Announcing a new name for the Green Light Transportation System! Effective immediately, BC's electronic screening program for commercial carriers and vehicles formerly known as the Green Light Transportation System (GLTS) will be known as Weigh2GoBC.

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Need a Permit after hours: 1 800 559-9688
(Available to callers anywhere in Canada or the United States)

Report Commercial Vehicle Safety Violations
1-888-775-8785 (province-wide)