Regulations Court fines company $75K for illegal trucking yard in Caledon May 9, 2023 The Town of Caledon has earned another court win with the successful prosecution of 2423274 Ontario Inc. resulting in a $75,000 fine for illegally using land zoned as agricultural as…
Regulations U.S. removing border vaccine requirements on May 12 May 2, 2023 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will be removing border vaccine requirements impacting all non-U.S. citizens entering the country as of May 12. “Beginning May 12, 2023,…
Equipment Proper inspections every day will keep Roadcheck stress away April 28, 2023 Don’t say you weren’t warned. Carriers and drivers might want to pay extra attention to cargo securement and anti-lock braking systems (ABS) on their trucks because hawk-eyed enforcement officials will…
Equipment Third round of GHG emission rules unveiled by U.S. EPA April 12, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tighter limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that would apply to Model Year 2028-32 medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles. And it’s…
Regulations Driver Inc. fight may be a lost cause April 11, 2023 When I sold my trucking business in 2012, a one-page filing mistake landed me a seven-figure headache. Eleven years and three court dates later, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) finally resolved…
Business Management Driver Inc. is bad news for just about everyone April 11, 2023 For months now I’ve been trying not to write about this subject, but I’m giving up. Driver Inc., as it’s called, is a scourge on the freight-hauling industry and I…
Regulations B.C. plans to mandate speed limiters on trucks April 10, 2023 British Columbia is planning to mandate speed limiters on heavy-duty commercial vehicles, in a bid to reduce speed-related crashes and greenhouse gases. Rob Fleming, B.C. minister of transportation and infrastructure,…
Regulations Check commercial drivers’ licences frequently April 3, 2023 Licence issues accounted for a large share of driver-related violations during the 2022 Roadcheck inspection blitz. Of the drivers placed out of service for such things, 23.6% had the wrong…
Regulations Updated CVSA criteria now in effect April 3, 2023 The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2023 out-of-service criteria is now officially in effect, featuring nine changes that were ratified last October. All changes have been added to North American…
Equipment Training, safety investments prevent violations March 30, 2023 Some people like BLT – bacon, lettuce and tomato – in their sandwich. Commercial carrier folks may not find it to their taste, especially when talking about BLT (brake, light…
Regulations Alberta’s spring weight limits begin March 23 March 21, 2023 Alberta’s spring season weights for heavy haul and Period 1 weights for service rigs will come into effect on March 23 on roads south of and including Township 35. Winter…
Regulations Caledon scores legal win over land use by trucking company March 20, 2023 The Court of Appeal of Ontario has dismissed an appeal from landowners using a property for a commercial trucking enterprise in the Town of Caledon and ordered them to pay…
Regulations Hamilton banning trucks from downtown March 14, 2023 The City of Hamilton in Ontario will start installing new and modified truck route signage this week to implement the recommendations of the 2022 Truck Route Master Plan Update. The…
Health & Safety Manitoba legislation targets ‘chameleon carriers’ March 13, 2023 Manitoba is looking to target “chameleon carriers” — businesses that close and re-open under a different name rather than addressing safety issues — by assigning “conditional” safety ratings to operations…
Equipment CVSA’s Roadcheck to target ABS, cargo securement February 28, 2023 The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will conduct International Roadcheck on May 16-18, with a special focus on anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and cargo securement. The 72-hour enforcement blitz…