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Commercial travel services

Ferry transport for commercial vehicles including semis and A/B trains, with online booking, oversize load handling and a Commercial Travel Card.

Description

BC Ferries carries commercial vehicles on its coastal British Columbia routes. Vehicle types that can be booked online include registered 5,500 kg/GVW vehicles, semis, semi A/B trains and most vehicles up to 9 feet wide.

Key features

  • Oversize loads (overall width greater than 9 feet / 2.74 m, or length greater than 99 feet / 30.18 m), refrigerated vehicles and special arrangements are booked by phone
  • Vehicles wider than 13 feet (3.96 m) may not be accommodated
  • Rules apply to the carriage of dangerous goods and livestock
  • A Commercial Travel Card offers 30-day payment terms

Applications

  • Trucking and freight movements between the BC mainland, Vancouver Island and coastal communities

Specifications

Online-bookable widthup to 9 feet
Oversize width thresholdgreater than 9 feet (2.74 m)
Oversize length thresholdgreater than 99 feet (30.18 m)
Max width that may be accommodated13 feet (3.96 m)

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