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Commercial licences in B.C.

Those who wish to drive taxis, limousines, busses, trucks with more than 2 axles, semi-trailers, trailers over 4600kg, ambulances, or vehicles with air brakes need to look into obtaining one or more classes of commercial licences in B.C. Driving Commercial Vehicles contains the relevant information.

A Class 1/2/3 or 4 commercial driver's licence allows you to drive commercial vehicles — for example, taxis, ambulances, school buses and vehicles with more than 2 axles such as dump trucks and large commercial transport trucks.

Check the table below for some common commercial licence requirements.

You want to drive… You require
Taxi
Limousine 		Class 4 restricted (under 10 people), or
Class 4 unrestricted (under 25 people)
Bus Class 2, or
Class 4 unrestricted (under 25 people)
Trucks (> 2 axles) Class 3
Semi-trailer Class 1
Heavy trailers (> 4600kg, no air brakes) Class 4 or 5 with heavy trailer endorsement
(code 20)
Ambulance Class 4 (restricted/unrestricted)
Vehicle with air brakes On or off highway airbrake endorsement

 

Driving Commercial Vehicles is a guide that provides you with the information for driving commercial vehicles in B.C. and is available in a downloadable PDF format.

If you want to drive vehicles equipped with air brakes, you should have an air brake endorsement. See air brake endorsements for full details.