Driver qualification files - New Brunswick

Before a driver can drive a commercial vehicle for a carrier, the driver must disclose in writing to the carrier:

• The name of the province, territory, or state in which the driver is authorized by a licence to operate a commercial vehicle;
• The driver’s name as provided on such licence; and
• Whether the license is suspended or revoked.

Drivers must also provide the following, in writing, to the carrier:

• The details surrounding any traffic accident in which that driver has been involved as a person having the operation, care, or control of a vehicle,
• The details of any convictions resulting from the operation, care, or control of a vehicle, under the:
  • Motor Vehicles Act or its associated regulations;
  • Highway Act or its associated regulations;
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act or its associated regulations;
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada) or its associated regulations;
  • Criminal Code (Canada); or
  • Provision of a statute or regulation of any other province or territory of Canada or of a state, district, or territory of the United States or Mexico in relation to the use of a motor vehicle that is equivalent to a conviction under the Acts listed above; and
• The particulars of any suspension, revocation, or other change in the status or classification of the driver’s licence held by the driver or of the driver’s driving privilege.

A carrier must, before allowing a driver to drive a commercial vehicle, obtain the driver’s driving record for the previous five years.

Carriers must assemble and maintain, at the carrier’s principal place of business in New Brunswick, the following records:

• Up-to-date profiles containing the information described above for all of the drivers engaged by the carrier to drive a commercial vehicle;
• Copies of the driver’s licences of all drivers engaged by the carrier to drive a commercial; and
• If the driver will drive a commercial vehicle that transports dangerous goods (as defined in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act) records of the relevant training of all staff involved in the transportation of dangerous goods.

The following items should also be kept in the driver’s file:

• Original employment application showing driver’s work experience and skills summary;
• Any documents or records collected to verify the driver’s experience and skills;
• Medical records (periodic renewal is recommended);
• Records of special training or qualifications; and
• Training expiration dates, if applicable.