LOCAL RULES

New Brunswick driver vehicle inspection report requirements

Your New Brunswick driver vehicle inspection report has 6 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • An inspection before the first trip of each day
  • The day's report in the vehicle, a duplicate for the next driver
  • Defects seen on the road added at the end of the day
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New Brunswick's Trip Inspection Report and Records Regulation (N.B. Reg. 94-77) uses its own inspection lists: 13 outside items in Schedule A and 14 inside items in Schedule B, checked before the first trip of each day on commercial vehicles of 4,500 kg or more and buses. Here is each rule with a link to the official text, and what a New Brunswick trip inspection report should record.

Last reviewed October 16, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Driver vehicle inspectionNEW BRUNSWICK / SAMPLE

Sample notes, 82 words

Carrier: Ridgeline Freight
Driver: Marcus Hale
Date: 10/06/2026, 6:40pm, end of day at the Elm St yard
Unit 214, trailer 5310
Odometer 412,883
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We sorted 11 items into 4 sections and flagged 1 to fix soon.

  • Fix soonSchedule A: outside inspection

    Audible air leak at the trailer gladhand seal

  • Worth watchingSchedule A: outside inspection

    Right steer tire worn to the wear bars on the outer edge

6 New Brunswick rules on your checklist, including an inspection before the first trip of each day.

Still to add

  • New Brunswick lawName of the person who carried out the inspection
  • New Brunswick lawSafety defects
  • NeededLicence plate or unit number of the vehicle

Filled in for you

Carrier the driver is working forRidgeline Freight
Vehicle or unit number214
Licence plate or unit number of any trailer or semi-trailer5310
DriverMarcus Hale
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What New Brunswick requires

  • The person who inspects records on the trip inspection report the date and time, the odometer reading, the licence plate or unit number of the vehicle and of any trailer or semi-trailer, the carrier the driver is working for, a list of the items in Schedules A and B, any safety defects found in them, and the inspector's name and signatureTrip Inspection Report and Records Regulation, N.B. Reg. 94-77, s. 5 (1)
  • If the inspection discloses no safety defects in the Schedule A and B items, the inspector says so on the reportN.B. Reg. 94-77, s. 5 (2)
  • The inspection covers the 13 outside items of Schedule A (lights and reflectors, wheels and fasteners, tires, fuel, exhaust, fifth wheel, suspension, towing and coupling devices, load security, air brake adjustment and connections, hydraulic brake fluid, power steering fluid, mirrors) and the 14 inside items of Schedule B (steering wheel, brake pedal, booster, brake warning light, pressure or vacuum gauge, low pressure warning, wipers and washer, windshield and windows, mirrors, defroster and heaters, horn, seat belt and seat, parking brake, emergency equipment)N.B. Reg. 94-77, s. 4, Schedules A and B
  • The driver of a commercial vehicle (4,500 kg gross mass or more, or a bus) inspects it and any trailer before the first trip of the day, or by the first rest stop of each further day of a multi-day trip; only the day's first driver must do it, and no inspection is needed on the day of a periodic safety inspection or when the driver is told to stay within 160 km of the place they report to work and return there before being releasedN.B. Reg. 94-77, s. 3 ยท Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.N.B. 1973, c. M-17, s. 265.1
  • The driver carries the original or a duplicate of the day's report in the vehicle and hands it to a peace officer on demand; a driver who hands the vehicle to another driver that day gives them a duplicate after recording any safety defectsN.B. Reg. 94-77, s. 5.1
  • When the driver finishes driving for the day, they record any safety defects observed while driving or in charge of the vehicle, and send the completed report to the carrier as soon as possibleN.B. Reg. 94-77, s. 6
  • Whoever undertakes to repair a recorded safety defect enters on the report the date the repair was completed, or that no repair is required, and signs the entry; a report with a defect is complete only thenN.B. Reg. 94-77, ss. 6 (3), 7
  • The carrier keeps at its principal place of business in New Brunswick, for each vehicle, identification records, repair and maintenance records with dates and odometer readings, the inspection and maintenance schedule, and axle or suspension modifications (two years, or six months after the vehicle leaves its responsibility if earlier), and each trip inspection report for six months after it is completedN.B. Reg. 94-77, s. 8
  • Every registered commercial vehicle carries liability insurance of at least one million dollars per accident, or two million dollars when it carries dangerous goodsMotor Vehicle Act, s. 265.7 (1)-(2)

Before the first trip of the day

The driver inspects the vehicle and any trailer before the day's first trip, or by the first rest stop of each further day on a long trip. Only the day's first driver has to. No inspection is needed on the day of a periodic safety inspection, or when the driver is told to stay within 160 km of where they report to work and come back before being released.

Schedules A and B

Outside: lights and reflectors, wheels and fasteners, tires, fuel, exhaust, fifth wheel, suspension, towing and coupling devices, load security, air brake adjustment and connections, brake fluid, power steering fluid and mirrors. Inside: steering wheel play, brake pedal reserve and fade, booster, brake warning light, pressure or vacuum gauge, low pressure warning, wipers and washer, windshield and windows, mirrors, defroster and heaters, horn, seat belt and seat, parking brake and emergency equipment.

What the report records

Record the date and time, the odometer reading, the plate or unit number of the vehicle and any trailer, the carrier, the list of Schedule A and B items, any safety defects found, and the inspector's name and signature. If there are no safety defects, say so. At the end of the day add any defects seen on the road, and carry the day's report, with a duplicate for any later driver.

Repairs and carrier records

Whoever repairs a recorded defect writes the completion date, or that no repair is needed, and signs it. The carrier keeps trip inspection reports six months and maintenance records up to two years at its New Brunswick office, and every commercial vehicle carries at least one million dollars of liability insurance.

Common mistakes

  • A report without the list of Schedule A and B items.
  • No statement when no safety defects were found.
  • Defects seen on the road never added at the end of the day.
  • A repair entry with no date or signature.
  • No odometer reading.

Sources

Last reviewed October 16, 2026. Next review due January 16, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.