Commercial transportation

Safety, rules, regulations and permits for commercial carriers and trucking, vehicle weight/dimension limits and more.

International Registration Program (IRP)

  • International Registration Plan (IRP)

    The International Registration Plan (IRP) is an agreement among states of the United States, the District of Columbia and the provinces of Canada, to allow the free flow of commercial vehicle traffic among the jurisdictions.

Permits and applications

  • Commercial trip permits

    A commercial trip permit allows a commercial vehicle registered in another jurisdiction to operate on the province’s highways for five consecutive days.

  • Licence requirements for Department of National Defence (DND) personnel

    The New Brunswick Motor Vehicle Branch will recognize the Department of National Defence 404 equivalent licence class 1, 2, 3, 4, plus air brake endorsement, for retired or current military members who are New Brunswick residents.

  • Special permits

    Special permits are issued to allow the safe movement of oversize, and/or overweight, or non-conforming vehicles on New Brunswick highways.

Safety

  • National safety code for carriers

    The National Safety Code (NSC) is a set of 16 standards developed by Canadian jurisdictions in consultation with the motor carrier industry to ensure road safety and facilitate the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across Canada.

  • Trucker safety program

    Learn about the mandatory safety training that operators must complete to transport materials on provincial road projects and contracts.

Tax agreements and haulage rates

  • Haulage rates

    Haulage rates have been established for the haulage of specified soil, rock and aggregate materials, as well as asphalt concrete - these rates are paid to truckers for performing services on behalf of the province.

  • International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA)

    IFTA is an agreement among all Canadian provinces and most American states that facilitates the process whereby interjurisdictional motor carriers can report and pay all motor carrier fuel taxes to a single base jurisdiction.

Training, licensing and registration

  • Mandatory entry-level training (MELT)

    Transport truck drivers in New Brunswick who are seeking a Class 1 licence are required to take an approved training program, known as mandatory entry-level training (MELT).

Weights and measures

  • Highway uprating program

    Each designated highway in the province has a prescribed maximum Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of, 43,500 kg, 50,000 kg, 56,500 kg or 62,500 kg. The highway designations may be found in Schedule B of NB regulation 2001-67.

  • (National) Task Force on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Policy

    A national committee comprising officials with responsibility for pursuing greater national and/or regional uniformity of policies, regulations and enforcement practices for heavy vehicle weight and dimension limits within Canada.

  • Spring weight restrictions

    Find out which areas are affected by spring weight restrictions.

Land acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that New Brunswick is situated on the unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Wolastoqey, Mi'gmaw, and Peskotomuhkati peoples. We seek to repair and rebuild meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples and honour these lands which hold the hopes of future generations.