New Brunswick driver vehicle inspection report template

Set up for New Brunswick

• 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

Also required in New Brunswick

These rules are about how and when you report, not the template's fields. Check them before you deliver.

• 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 · 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)

What is in it

• Schedule A: outside inspection1. Lights and reflectors, 2. Wheels and fasteners, 3. Tires, 4. Fuel system, 5. Exhaust system, 6. Fifth wheel, 7. Suspension, springs, air bags and controlling attachments, 8. Towing and coupling devices, 9. Load security, 10. Air brake adjustment and connections, 11. Hydraulic brake fluid, 12. Power steering fluid, 13. Mirrors
• Schedule B: inside inspection1. Steering wheel (play, looseness), 2. Brake pedal reserve and fade, 3. Brake booster operation, 4. Brake failure warning light, 5. Brake air pressure or vacuum gauge, 6. Low pressure or low vacuum warning signal, 7. Windshield washer and wipers, 8. Windshield and windows (clear view), 9. Mirrors, adjustment and condition, 10. Defroster and heaters, 11. Horn, 12. Driver's seat belt and seat security, 13. Parking brake, 14. Emergency equipment
• Safety defects observed while drivingSafety defects the driver observed while driving or otherwise in charge of the vehicle after the inspection, recorded when the driver finished driving for the day.
• RepairsFor each safety defect, who undertook the repair and the date it was completed, or that no repair is required, only as the notes say.

Rules last reviewed October 16, 2026. Read the full New Brunswick driver vehicle inspection report requirements.