Checking a British Columbia carrier: NSC Safety Certificate and carrier profile
Updated 2026-10-27
British Columbia issues National Safety Code (NSC) Safety Certificates to the carriers based there, through Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE). The carrier profile behind the certificate is the record to read before you hand a load to a BC truck, especially on cross-mountain and port lanes.
The number to ask for
Ask for the BC NSC number with the carrier's legal name, then match both against the Safety Certificate and the profile. A carrier that gives you a number from another province is based there, so check that province's record instead.
What the carrier profile shows
The profile summarises the carrier's on-road and office record over the monitoring period.
- Safety rating: Satisfactory, Satisfactory Unaudited, Conditional or Unsatisfactory
- Profile scores for contraventions, CVSA inspections and at-fault collisions, measured against fleet size
- Any intervention so far: warning letter, interview, audit or a review of the certificate
- Audit results and the certificate's status
Reading the scores
Lower scores are better. When a score climbs past the province's thresholds, the carrier gets interventions that grow stronger each time. Rising scores across two profiles, a recent audit with poor results or a Conditional rating are reasons to ask questions before you book.
Getting the profile
The carrier requests its own profile from CVSE and can share it with you. With HaulProof the carrier uploads it once, with recorded consent, and every broker it works with sees the same verified copy and the flags on it.
General information, not legal advice. Confirm current requirements with the province concerned.