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HALIFAX - Nova Scotia will allow several transport companies to haul double trailers on the province's 100-series highways as part of a pilot project.

Transportation Minister Murray Scott says as many as six companies have shown an interest in using the longer trailers as they look for ways to save fuel and increase their competitiveness.

At the moment, the so-called long combination vehicles have to stop at the New Brunswick boundary with Nova Scotia.

Companies that take part in the pilot project will be subject to a number of restrictions that include staying off the road in heavy rain, sleet or snow.

Scott says drivers of the trucks must have five years' minimum experience and the speed of the vehicles will be limited to 90 km/h.

The trucks will only be allowed to enter the province through New Brunswick and travel on 100-series highways to Dartmouth's Burnside industrial park.

Scott says the restrictions are aimed at protecting public safety.