Business Management When safety is punished January 20, 2021 Safe practices are being punished when companies’ post-accident safety analysis is exposed for use against them in lawsuits. It shouldn’t be this way, and doesn’t have to be. The problem…
Equipment Are standards for trailer underride guards strong enough? January 19, 2021 Canadian regulators didn’t invent trailer underride guards, but they undoubtedly raised the bar. Rules on this side of the border require the protective barriers to absorb about four times more…
Business Management PMTC continues push for ELD enforcement deferral January 19, 2021 As of last week, no electronic logging devices (ELDs) had been submitted for third-party certification, a process that’s required before fleets can be assured their device will comply with the…
Business Management 7 steps to comply with new workplace violence and harassment rules January 13, 2021 It’s certainly been an interesting start to the new year. As Covid-19 and divisive politics rage on, the trucking and logistics industry continues to put its collective shoulder to the…
Health & Safety Splitting the difference in drug and alcohol testing January 12, 2021 When you have drivers operating commercial vehicles into the United States, you’re likely aware by now that they must be qualified according to U.S. regulations. If they’re also operating certain…
Business Management Quebec to enact strict lockdown, curfew January 7, 2021 MONTREAL, Que. – The province of Quebec has announced a series of new measures that will be in effect from Jan. 9 to Feb. 8, which aim to break the…
Equipment SPIF rules saved lift axles in Ontario, CTEA says January 6, 2021 OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) is publicly supporting Ontario updates to Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) dump truck configurations – and notes that such changes actually helped…
Equipment It’s time for dump truck owners to get SPIF-y January 5, 2021 There has been plenty of noise on Toronto-area roads in recent weeks, and it’s not limited to isolated cases of road rage. The Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) has taken…
Business Management A trucking legal review and outlook January 5, 2021 On New Year’s Eve 2020, one might have expected to see developments in any one of several “hot” areas of law relating to truck transportation — such as electronic logging…
Equipment MTO is firm on enforcing SPIF regime January 5, 2021 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is showing no signs of wavering in the face of renewed pressure from dump truck operators over a decade-old weights and dimensions…
Health & Safety Proper chain-up skills key to surviving B.C. winter December 28, 2020 Chaining up is a fact of life for most commercial drivers in Western Canada during the winter months. And for those new to traversing the high elevations of B.C.’s mountain…
Human Resources Changes coming for trucking HR pros December 22, 2020 As an unsettled 2020 comes to an end, let’s look at what 2021 will have in store for our trucking and logistics workplaces. The modernization of Canada’s Labour Code In…
Regulations 4 wishes for a happier year of trucking December 18, 2020 It’s hard to believe how radically life has changed in a single year. When the calendar pages first turned to reveal 2020, Covid-19 had yet to emerge in Canada. We…
Equipment Hours of service, brake systems top Roadcheck violations December 17, 2020 GREENBELT, Md. – Canadian inspectors placed 817 vehicles and 135 drivers out of service during this year’s international Roadcheck inspection blitz. More than 50,000 inspections were conducted across North America…
Regulations FMCSA streamlines CDL testing process December 17, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is streamlining the commercial driver’s licence (CDL) testing process. On Thursday, the agency announced a final rule, which…
