VICTORIA — The B.C. Transportation Ministry has announced that commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon need to have technology installed to control their speed on provincial roads.
The ministry states that the “speed-limiter devices” will become compulsory on April 5 for commercial trucks weighing more than 11,793 kilograms and manufactured after 1994.
According to an information bulletin from the Transportation Ministry, the technology will restrict equipped vehicles to a speed of 105 km/h.
The ministry explains that this new mandate is a result of amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act introduced last year, and drivers caught without a device, or with one that's not properly programmed, will be fined.
The province notes that certain vehicles, such as emergency vehicles and motorhomes, are exempt from this requirement, and other provinces like Ontario and Quebec already have similar rules for commercial trucks.
The province also mentions that starting June 1, commercial vehicles will need warning devices in truck cabs to alert drivers when a vehicle’s “dump box” is raised.
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