VICTORIA – The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon be required to be fitted with technology to limit how fast they travel on provincial roadways.<\/p>\n
The ministry says the "speed-limiter devices" will be mandatory on April 5 for commercial trucks weighing more than 11,793 kilograms and if they were built after 1994.<\/p>\n
An information bulletin from the Transportation Ministry says the technology will limit vehicles fitted with the devices to 105 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n
The ministry says the new requirement stems from amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act announced last year, and drivers found without a device or one that's improperly programmed will face a fine.<\/p>\n
The province says some vehicles are exempt, such as emergency vehicles and motorhomes, and other provinces, including Ontario and Quebec, already require commercial trucks to be fitted with the technology.<\/p>\n
The province also says that after June 1 commercial vehicles will require warning devices installed in truck cabs that alert drivers if a vehicle's "dump box" is raised.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 3, 2024.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" VICTORIA – The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon be required to be fitted with technology to limit how fast they travel on provincial roadways. The ministry says the "speed-limiter devices" will be mandatory on April 5 for commercial trucks weighing more than 11,793 kilograms and if they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"guid":"","source":"The Canadian Press","byline":"The Canadian Press","published":"2024-04-03T05:01:33","updated":"2024-04-03T14:00:00","_infotelid":"IT104092","_prepressid":"104092","_multisite_post_sync":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,532,493],"tags":[],"region":[206,207,208,209],"class_list":["post-655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inwheels","category-nonit","category-topnews","region-kamloops","region-kelowna","region-penticton","region-vernon"],"blocksy_meta":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/655\/speed-limiting-devices-to-become-mandatory-on-heavy-bc-commercial-trucks\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy BC commercial trucks","url":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/655\/speed-limiting-devices-to-become-mandatory-on-heavy-bc-commercial-trucks\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/655\/speed-limiting-devices-to-become-mandatory-on-heavy-bc-commercial-trucks\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/MediaItemID87869-3254.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/MediaItemID87869-3254.png"},"articleSection":"iNwheels","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Howard Alexander"}],"creator":["Howard Alexander"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"iNwheels","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2024-04-03T12:01:33Z","datePublished":"2024-04-03T12:01:33Z","dateModified":"2024-04-03T21:00:00Z"},"rendered":"