Regulations

Truck turnaround project coming to end at border

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will end a truck turnaround pilot project for Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) offences on Nov. 2, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)…

Halton Region blitz puts 28% of trucks out of service

MILTON, Ont. – Halton Regional Police Service conducted a two-day commercial vehicle enforcement blitz Oct. 6-7, placing 28% of inspected vehicles out of service. Trucks were pulled in at the…

Smoke-puffing truck’s driver charged

CALEDON, Ont. – Police are urging truck drivers to ensure compliance with the Highway Traffic Act after discovering a smoke-belching vehicle in Caledon. The driver was charged under the act…

B.C. plans for vehicle width, length review

TORONTO, Ont. – A planned review of B.C. vehicle widths and lengths is on hold pending a provincial election, but the process is still scheduled to move forward this fall…

Facility Association updates truck insurance rules

TORONTO, Ont. – Facility Association – established as an insurer of last resort — has revamped its rating and commercial underwriting rules, making it harder for trucking companies to misrepresent…

‘Hard market’ continues to drive truck insurance costs higher

TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s trucking industry continues to face rising insurance costs as global insurers back away from the business segment – and cross-border carriers may face some of the…

ELD certification process coming in weeks, says OTA

TORONTO, Ont. – A third-party certification process needed to support Canada’s coming mandate for Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) is expected to be in place within weeks. “We expect this to…

Distracted Driving report calls for fleet action

OTTAWA, Ont. – A new report from the Traffic Industry Research Foundation (TIRF) is calling for employers to take action on distracted driving, at a time when motor vehicle collisions…

Calgary inspection blitz yields poor results

CALGARY, Alta. – Only 22 of 158 commercial vehicle inspected by Calgary Police Service and Alberta Sheriffs passed inspections during a three-day blitz Sept. 22-24. The inspections were both random…

WSIB freezes premiums for 2021

TORONTO, Ont. – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will not raise its premiums next year. That announcement was made by chairwoman Elizabeth Witmer at the board’s AGM…

4 things to know about updated U.S. hours of service

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest changes to U.S. Hours of Service rules are now officially in effect, and designed to offer truck drivers some additional flexibility. Here are four key…

Ontario MPP questions truck insurance costs

TORONTO, Ont. – An Ontario MPP is questioning the insurance premiums that small businesses and owner-operators are forced to pay if they want to hire truck drivers with limited experience…

N.B. tightens trucker recruitment

FREDERICTON, N.B. – New Brunswick has joined Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia in tightening truck driver recruitment. It has established a pathway specific to transport truck drivers (NOC 7511)…

U.S. looks to better define employees, independent contractors

TORONTO, Ont. – The debate about which truck drivers are employees or independent contractors is not limited to Canada alone. On the side of the border, the Canadian Trucking Alliance…

CVSA video explores future of enforcement

GREENBELT, Md. – The future of commercial vehicle enforcement is hardly child’s play, but it is being described with a childlike voice and some stop-motion animation. Welcome to the…