Transportation Ontario joins Alberta with diesel tax relief April 4, 2022 Alberta and Ontario will each offer some relief at the pumps in the face of rising fuel prices linked to factors including higher demand and global economic sanctions against Russia.
Transportation Ontario proposes police powers to block future border protests March 21, 2022 Ontario’s provincial government has unveiled proposed regulations that would give police more powers when responding to protests that block international border crossings, such as the “Freedom Convoy” supporters who shut…
Embrace the technology that targets truck inspections December 10, 2021 Time is money, and nobody welcomes delays at a roadside scale. Drivers can find themselves breaking into a sweat no matter how confident they are about the state of a…
Transportation Ontario officers begin ELD training, bus operators getting one-year reprieve November 22, 2021 Ontario Ministry of Transportation personnel are now in the midst of lessons about electronic logging devices (ELDs) as they prepare to enforce related rules beginning June 12, 2022. “We’re going…
Health & Safety Ontario government agenda includes washroom access for drivers, ELDs November 12, 2021 Ontario is expected to become the first North American jurisdiction that will require businesses to provide washroom access to truck drivers, building on a series of government initiatives taken during…
Equipment Ontario to require ELDs for provincially regulated carriers November 4, 2021 Ontario plans to mandate electronic logging devices (ELDs) for inter- and intra-provincial carriers effective June 12, 2022, building on a mandate that already applies to federally regulated carriers. “This will…
Transportation Ontario delays enforcement on lift axle switch October 20, 2021 The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is once again delaying a requirement for emergency lift axle override controls within Safe, Productive, Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) vehicle configurations. “In response to an in-cab emergency…
Transportation 5 ways pandemic responses led to positive changes in trucking October 1, 2021 Canada’s trucking industry had to scramble in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Rest areas, truck stops, and shipper facilities were closed to drivers. Safety managers were left searching…
Transportation Senior Ontario truck drivers balk at road test requirement August 18, 2021 Hugh MacDonald’s career as a truck driver is coming to an abrupt and unexpected end. The 68-year-old had planned to keep driving until next year, building on the 3 million…
Infrastructure Truck parking spaces open on Hwy. 402 near Sarnia, Ont. August 13, 2021 A former north commercial vehicle inspection facility on Highway 402 near Sarnia, Ont., has been transformed into an official parking area for trucks. The construction project, begun in March 2021,…
Transportation Dial down rhetoric around Ontario licence endorsement: VanderZwaag July 30, 2021 Ontario has delayed plans to introduce a special licence endorsement for those who take road tests using an automated manual transmission. But one provincial training expert believes it’s time to…
Infrastructure Ontario truck parking initiatives an ‘insult’, says study author June 28, 2021 The author of a report into Ontario truck parking is accusing the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) of a “decade of inaction” on the issue – and is calling recent…
Regulations Schools call for delay in Ontario licence endorsement June 22, 2021 A group that says it represents 30 truck training schools is pushing against Ontario’s timeline to introduce a licence restriction for drivers who take road tests using automated or automatic…
Transportation Ontario moves forward on new rules for driver trainers June 2, 2021 Ontario continues to develop a new set of rules for truck driver trainers in the province, as regulators continue to refine the mandatory entry-level training (MELT) program introduced in 2017.
Transportation Mulroney pushes back at dump truck protesters April 15, 2021 The Ontario Ministry of Transportation – and several aggregate-related businesses – continue to support recent upgrades to provincial weights and dimensions, despite ongoing protests by Toronto-area dump truck operators. “Following…
