Educational Manual

Commercial Vehicle Safety Compliance in Alberta

 

 

Education Manual:

 

Carrier Services, a section of Alberta Transportation, is responsible for commercial truck and bus carriers under Alberta's National Safety Code (NSC) Program. To assist these companies and individuals, Carrier Services has prepared a comprehensive "education manual" titled "Commercial Vehicle Safety Compliance In Alberta" to help registered owners of commercial vehicles (whether an individual or a company) and their drivers to better understand their transportation compliance requirements.

This manual covers many of the critical business and regulatory areas to assist all commercial carriers and drivers such as when:

a. A carrier first applies for a Safety Fitness Certificate, Application for Safety Fitness Certificate 

b. A driver or safety officer wants to know more about some specific regulations such as Hours of Service or Cargo Securement

c. A carrier or driver wants to proactively upgrade their knowledge and understanding of best practices and regulatory requirements

d. A carrier has been identified by Carrier Services' on-road data monitoring program and wants to get ideas on how to improve their on-road and/or administrative programs, Carrier Monitoring 

e. A carrier has been directed by the Registrar to improve their programs (either in general or by satisfying specific conditions) and needs to better understand how they might do this, Progressive Discipline Program 

Modular Format:

This education manual has been developed in a modular format so you can obtain the entire document or just the specific modules that interest you. Note that if you only want a few selected modules, then you should also include the "Introduction" and the "Appendices" as well since they contain important information not included in an individual module (such as an  NSC program overview, a glossary of terms and complete contact information).

Manual Updates:

As legislation changes or as new information is obtained, Carrier Services will continue to update and improve this document. It is your responsibility to periodically check to ensure that you have the most recent version.

Print a Copy:

To print all or part of this education document, select from the list below:

Documents  Last Updated
Educational Manual (pdf 3.55MB)- entire document Feb 2012
To print individual modules select one of the following:
Introduction (pdf 396K) (we recommend you always print this) May 2011
Module 1 - Getting Started (pdf 399K) May 2011
Module 2 - The National Safety Code (pdf 295K) May 2011
Module 3 - Safety Programs, Record Keeping and Driver Files (pdf 436K) May 2011
Module 4 - Preventive Maintenance, Record Keeping And Vehicle Files (pdf 507K) Feb 2012
Module 5 - Hours of Service (pdf 399K) Jan  2012
Module 6 - Dangerous Goods (pdf 398K) May 2011
Module 7 - Vehicle Weights and Dimensions (pdf 229K) May 2011
Module 8 - Driver And Vehicle Licensing And Insurance (pdf 285K) May 2011
Module 9 - Carrier Profiles and Safety Ratings (pdf 357K) May 2011
Module 10 - Carrier Monitoring and Intervention (pdf 635K) May 2011
Module 11 - Passenger Transportation Services (pdf 293K) May 2011
Module 12 - Cargo Securement (pdf 320K)  May 2011
Appendices (pdf 568K) (we recommend you always print this) May 2011

Purchase a Copy:

If you want to purchase a copy of this document instead of printing it on-line, contact one of the following organizations:

Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) (members and member-contractors) 780-452-2841
Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) (members & non-members) 800-267-1003
Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) (members only) 403-264-4195
Canadian Association Of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (members only) 403-264-4311

For More Information and to Provide Feedback:

If you have questions regarding commercial vehicle, driver or owner compliance requirements that are not answered in the department's web site or if you would like to provide comments and suggestions on how to improve this education manual, please contact Carrier Services or send us a completed copy of the feedback form included below.

Feedback Form (pdf 17K)