Changes to Alberta’s Commercial Vehicle inspection criteria are now in effect, and Zarowny Motors Service Department adheres to these inspection changes. These changes are Alberta’s adoption of the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators 2014 National Safety Code Standard 11, Part B (NSC 11B).
The purpose of the NSC 11B is to establish mechanical vehicle inspections criteria for trucks, trailers and buses. It provides a description of the vehicle inspection criteria and procedures to ensure that quality inspections are performed.
This standard generally applies to all commercial vehicles as defined by the NSC: trucks, truck-tractors, semi- trailers, trailers and combinations thereof exceeding a registered gross vehicle weight of 4,500 kg (approximately 10,000 lbs), as well as buses designed, constructed and used for the transportation of passengers with a designated seating capacity of more than 10, including the driver, but excluding the operation for personal use.
The NSC 11B has been adopted across Canada and harmonizes every inspection to the same criteria. The result of this harmonization is that every province recognizes other jurisdiction’s inspections on commercial vehicles. This ensures that all inspections relating to commercial vehicles are performed at the same level across Canada.
The document is available online at
http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType41/Production/CVIManual.pdf