HALIFAX — The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal in Nova Scotia is looking for carriers to take part in a pilot project to investigate the potential use of long combination vehicles (LCV) on four lane, divided highways between the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick border.

Continued use of LCVs will be determined after the pilot project is over.

In order to be considered for this pilot, a carrier must submit an application and conform to the requirements set forth in this document.

The annual permit fee for the Long Combination Vehicle (LCV) Pilot Project is $116.37 for each tractor [and list of trailers] to be used in the LCV configuration.

There is also a fax fee of $5.00 if the permit has to be faxed to the applicant.

Long Combination Vehicle (LCV) units with a tractor and two trailers with lengths of 48 ft or 53 ft will be permitted to operate over specific pre-approved routes under permit. If the lead trailer is a 48 ft unit and the rear a 53 ft unit, then the rear trailer must have a weight equal to or less than the lead 48 ft trailer.

Permits to operate B-train and C-train configurations are also being considered, but are currently unavailable.

The completed application can be mailed to:

Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Policy Program, Highway Engineering Services Division, Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, P.O. Box 186, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2N2.

No email or fax applications will be accepted; however amendments to the original application can be submitted by fax to 902-424-0512.

Inquiries can be made to Don Stonehouse by phone at 902-424-2490 or by e-mail at stonehdo@gov.ns.ca.

NS now joins New Brunswick as the two Atlantic provinces testing LCVs for possible long-term use.