Interpretation Guidelines Manual
British Columbia Employment Standards Act and Regulations

Employment Standards Regulation - Part 1 - Interpretation

ESR Section 1 - Definitions - Long Haul Truck Driver
Contents:

Summary
Text of Legislation
Policy Interpretation
Related Information
Summary

This section contains definitions for terms used throughout the Employment Standards Regulation.

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Text of Legislation

"long haul truck driver" means a person employed to drive a truck usually for a distance exceeding a 160 km radius from their home terminal;

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Policy Interpretation

A long-haul truck driver:
  • Usually drives a truck outside a radius of 160 km from their home terminal.
“Truck” is a motor vehicle larger than a van used to transport freight. Mini-vans and pick up trucks are not included in the definition; cube vans are. A tractor, used in combination with a trailer for road, and off-road, hauling of freight is a truck.

“Home terminal” refers to the place of business of a motor carrier at which a driver ordinarily reports for work.

“Radius” is the distance from the home terminal “as the crow flies”. It does not refer to the actual number of kilometers that a person drives on a given trip.

“Usually” refers to whether the truck driver’s regular practice is to make long haul or short haul trips. The designation as “short haul” or ”long haul” is dependent on a comparison of the time spent driving within or outside 160 km radius from the home terminal.

For truck drivers that are employed to drive a truck, usually for a distance within a 160 km radius from their home terminal, refer to definition of “short haul truck driver” under this section.

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Related Information

Related sections of the Act or Regulation Other

See www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/facshts/

Factsheet

Truck Drivers

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