[12] 0 - Scope and Definitions

What this chapter covers

This chapter applies to any vehicle used for work or to move goods or passengers for pay, and to the people who drive and load them.

Commercial vehicle

A vehicle is a commercial vehicle if any of these is true:

• It is a truck, tractor-trailer, bus or van registered for business use.
• It is over the weight limit set on the Weight and Size Limits page.
• It carries hazardous materials or more than the passenger limit set by the server.
• It is used to carry passengers or goods for payment.

Definitions

• Cargo: goods, materials or equipment carried by a vehicle.
• Hazardous material: a substance that can harm people, property or the environment, such as fuel, chemicals or explosives.
• Out of service: an order that stops a vehicle or driver from working until a fault is fixed.
• Hours of service: the limit on how long a driver may drive before resting.
• Placard: a sign showing the type of hazard a vehicle carries.

Use with the Vehicle Code

Charges in the Vehicle Code (3) also apply to commercial drivers. Where this chapter has a specific charge, use it instead of the general one for the same act.