# New Brunswick licence plate: Commercial

> The New Brunswick commercial license plate: format CLL 999, for example CFE 449, 2011 to today, truck and van. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [New Brunswick license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--new-brunswick) (9 registration series).

![New Brunswick (Canada) license plate, Commercial (2011 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-nb/ca-nb-commercial-2011/new-brunswick-license-plate-commercial.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `CLL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2011 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | truck, van |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #C8102E |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `ca-nb-commercial-2011` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--new-brunswick/commercial-2011) |

Sources:

- [MVA s. 29(1)(b): two plates at 4 500 kg or more; s. 33(2)(b): commercial-vehicle registration periods are set by regulation rather than by the 31 March rule](https://web.archive.org/web/20251201033750/https://laws.gnb.ca/en/showfulldoc/cs/M-17/)
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_New_Brunswick)

## About this plate

THE 4 500 KG HINGE IS THE PRIMARY PART: the same commercial serial wears one plate or two according to a statutory mass threshold, so plate COUNT is a mass signal in New Brunswick in a way it is not in Ontario (always two) or Québec (always one).

## How numbers are issued

CRA 001 upward per the article's issuance record

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Standard 2009](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--new-brunswick/standard-2009) | 2009 to 2011 |

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard 2011](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--new-brunswick/standard-2011) (2011 to today)
- [ATV](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--new-brunswick/atv-2003) (2003 to today)
- [Truck](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--new-brunswick/truck-2003) (2003 to today)
- [Standard 2009](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/canada--new-brunswick/standard-2009) (2009 to 2011)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ca-nb/ca-nb-commercial-2011.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/new-brunswick?series=ca-nb-commercial-2011
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ca-nb` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ca-nb-commercial-2011"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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