CTA unveils trucking wish list for federal election

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canada's federal election is officially underway, and the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) wants several trucking-related issues to be reflected in party platforms.

Ontario to unveil new truck emissions tests

TORONTO, Ont. -- Plenty has changed since Ontario first rolled out its Drive Clean emissions tests in 1999, not the least of which is the cleaner air that passes through truck exhaust stacks. The jurisdiction plans to unveil a renewed program this fall.

Prepare for different Canadian and U.S. ELD rules

TORONTO, Ont. -- While Canada's pending ELD regulations are similar to those in the U.S., there will be some differences -- and not only as they relate to hours of service (HOS) rules. Fleets will want to prepare themselves.

Could ELD data help solve shipper delays?

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canada’s long-awaited ELD rules finally in place and a June 2021 implementation deadline on the horizon, many believe that the data carriers will collect can improve the carrier-shipper relationship, especially when it comes to the loading and unloading times known as demurrage.

Canadian fleets face new accessibility rules

MONTREAL, Que. -- The Accessible Canada Act came into force on July 11 and applies to all federally regulated businesses, which is the case of the vast majority of Canadian fleets that do business outside their province. And the new law stipulates that their facilities now need to be accessible to people with disabilities.

Canadian truckers have faith in ELDs, not hours of service: Poll

TORONTO, Ont. – The majority of Canadian truckers believe electronic logging devices (ELDs) will monitor hours of service better than paper logbooks, but question whether the equipment will make a difference in driver fatigue.

Logbooks fading away as Canada prepares to mandate ELDs

TORONTO, Ont. -- Transport Canada announced this month that it will mandate electronic logging devices (ELDs) as of June 2021 – more than three years after the U.S. first required the time-tracking equipment in the place of paper logbooks. And that's despite the fact that Canada had a head start on developing the underlying technical standards.

Federal safety focus includes ELDs, autonomous tech

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Transport Canada’s Michael DeJong sees a transportation system undergoing a “major transformation” — and the federal government is looking for ways it can support the related…

10 things to know about Canada’s ELD mandate

TORONTO, Ont. – Transport Canada has officially unveiled rules that will mandate ELDs (electronic logging devices), replacing long-established paper logbooks. Here are 10 key things you need to know:

Truck insurance costs on the rise — when coverage is available

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Canadian fleets and owner-operators are facing higher truck insurance premiums as insurers re-evaluate the risks they’re willing to cover. Aggregate haulers are facing some of the biggest struggles.

Ontario tractor-trailer apprenticeship program, tax credits in question

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s decision to dissolve the province’s College of Trades has placed a voluntary apprenticeship program for tractor-trailer drivers in limbo, with some fleets now wondering about the future of tax benefits for apprentices they helped to train.

Discrete marijuana consumption will present challenges for employers

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – More discrete methods of consuming legal marijuana are coming soon, and the number of people using medical marijuana is likely to climb sharply. That will present new challenges for employers, a speaker says.

UPDATED: Diesel prices rise, carbon tax questions remain

TORONTO, Ont. -- Federal carbon taxes were tacked onto fuel prices in four provinces April 1 – and they came with the threat of a $2,000 fine for affected carriers who failed to register with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Ontario’s mandatory driver training continues to evolve

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – About 10,500 would-be truck drivers have passed through Ontario’s mandatory entry-level training (MELT) program, but the province’s transportation ministry is still learning lessons along the way.

Humboldt crash driver had 70 violations in 11 days

MELFORT, Sask. — Documents presented at the sentencing hearing of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver who pleaded guilty to causing the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, show he had committed…