The Act respecting owners and operators of heavy vehicles and the Highway Safety Code set forth the rules concerning road safety and the integrity of the road network that you, as a heavy-vehicle user, must comply with in order to maintain your right to use heavy vehicles in Qu bec. Owners and operators of minibuses, tow trucks and road vehicles used to transport dangerous substances are considered to be operators of heavy vehicles and must also register. The register is updated by the Commission. The public may obtain information regarding the rating and the sanctions imposed to a registered person based on certain identification criteria Return to the top .
Registration makes it possible to identify all owners and operators of heavy vehicles.
Those who do not comply with requirements may be refused registration and lose their right to use heavy vehicles in Qu bec. Another aim of this process is to inform registered users, from the time they enter the transportation market, of the standards and obligations governing their conduct and of the penalties they could face if they disregard them. Owners of heavy vehicles, that is, people or companies that have registered a heavy vehicle covered by the Act under their name as owner, or as lessee for more than a year, or have acquired such vehicle through a lease contract. Drivers of heavy vehicles as well as people or companies that supply the services of a driver. This category includes all other people and businesses likely to have an impact on the attainment of road safety and road network protection objectives, i.e. shippers, employment agencies for truckers, etc.