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Application
Every operator must establish a periodic system to inspect, repair and maintain the commercial vehicles under their control. All commercial vehicles must be inspected annually by a certified mechanic of an official testing station designated by the Minister, and in accordance with the standards set out in the official Vehicle Inspection Station Manual (Commercial Vehicle Edition). In addition, any safety defects must be identified and the commercial vehicle maintained in a safe operating condition on a daily and ongoing basis.
Recordkeeping
Each carrier must assemble and maintain, at the carrier’s principal place of business in New Brunswick the following records with respect to vehicles that the carrier owns, leases or is otherwise responsible for:
- Identification records, including the vehicle’s company number if any, and its make, year and vehicle identification number. If the vehicle is not owned by the carrier, the name of the person who supplies it to the carrier;
- A record of the repairs and maintenance of the vehicle, including the nature and dates of repairs, inspections and maintenance operations and the odometer reading at the time;
- A record providing the means of establishing the nature, frequency and due dates of inspections and maintenance to be carried out;
- A record of any axle or suspension modifications;
- All inspections and vehicle maintenance records required under the Act and regulations and copies of all reports issued by peace officers respecting the safety, road-worthiness, mechanical condition or other aspects of the commercial vehicle of which the carrier is the owner or the lessee; and
- Records of the particulars of all defects that have been repaired as the result of trip inspections.
Record distribution
Records must be maintained at the carrier’s principal place of business in New Brunswick for a period of two years. A carrier who ceases to lease or own the vehicle must as soon as possible deliver the maintenance records to the current registered owner.
Law
Motor Vehicle Act 248, 249, 265.8
Regulation
Trip Inspection Report and Records Regulation 94-77, Carrier Profile and Compliance Regulation 95-161 and Vehicle Inspection Regulation 83-185, Inspection Order 84-145.