Get a freight vehicle permit for escort vehicles

You will need a freight vehicle permit for escort vehicles when you do not have a valid Yukon licence plate and are escorting loads:

• into or out of Yukon; or
• point-to-point within Yukon.

Who doesn't need a freight vehicle permit to escort vehicles?

• Your vehicle is registered in Yukon.
• You are piloting your personal goods.

Read more about requirements for escort vehicles under Highways Act Regulations, Section 3.

You can get a freight-vehicle permit for an escort vehicle at a Whitehorse or Watson Lake Weigh Station. Permits can be issued at a roadside inspection site weigh station.

Whitehorse Weigh Station
In person: 91444 Alaska Highway (kilometre 1420.2) in Whitehorse. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Email: weighstation.whitehorse@gov.yk.ca
Phone: 867-667-5729
Fax: 867-393-6408

Watson Lake Weigh Station
In person: kilometre 976 Alaska Highway in Watson lake. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Email: weighstation.watsonlake@gov.yk.ca
Phone: 867-536-7400
Fax: 867-536-7577

When you apply for this permit, you need to provide the following information before the permit can be issued:

• copy of valid vehicle insurance; and
• valid driver’s licence.

In some cases you will need to provide the following. The carrier compliance officer will let you know if these are needed:

• lease agreement;
• copy of bill of lading; and
• copy of valid vehicle ownership such as a bill of sale.