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chapter 5 — skills for driving trucks and trailers

For more information on dangerous goods, see chapter 13.
The sign on the left
designates roads where
vehicles transporting
dangerous goods may
travel. The one on the right
designates roads where
these vehicles can’t.

Vehicle and load dimensions
The Commercial Transport Act sets limits for commercial vehicle lengths,
widths, heights and weights.
Obey all Ministry of Transportation signs that limit the dimensions or weight of
allowable loads, regardless of the licence or permit you carry. These signs are
posted along highways to help you avoid damaging your vehicle, its load, the
road or other highway users. Temporary additional weight restrictions can be
posted at certain times of the year.

These signs all indicate that you need to make sure your vehicle has enough
clearance.

This sign warns These signs indicate the height of an
that the road overhead structure such as a bridge or
narrows ahead. The sign indicates overpass. The diamond-shaped sign
that there is a warns of low clearance ahead, and
one-lane bridge the rectangular sign may be mounted
ahead, so you may on the structure. Make sure your
have to yield to commercial vehicle has clearance, or
oncoming traffic else choose a different route.
on the bridge.

These signs indicate truck routes.

Commercial vehicles Commercial vehicles
are allowed to travel aren’t permitted on
on this road. this road.
Commercial vehicles
aren’t permitted in this
lane.

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