\u00a0<\/strong>drivers are required to maintain a logbook.\u00a0It is critical to transition the federally-and provincially-regulated fleets from their existing paper-based compliance regime to an electronic one, based on each jurisdiction\u2019s existing application and operational processes.<\/p>\nCTA reminded the ministers how fatigue and distracted driving related collisions, as well as\u00a0 hours-of-service related violations like those documented in the Humboldt Bronco bus-truck collision investigation, will be reduced with the introduction of third-party certified ELDs for all carriers whose drivers are required to maintain a logbook, regardless of whether they are provincially or federally regulated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe non-compliant hours of service behaviour shown by the carrier and driver involved Humboldt tragedy (federally-regulated) is easily imitated by a minority of provincially regulated carriers.\u00a0Non-compliant behaviour that leads to road safety risks knows no boundaries and certainly does not distinguish between provincially and federally regulated carriers when it comes to hours of service regulations,\u201d the letter stated.\u00a0\u201cIn our view, the events and timeframes in the days prior to the\u00a0Humboldt\u00a0collision would have been much more transparent under an ELD regime.\u00a0 We must end the opportunities for this egregious and unsafe behaviour regardless of whether the trucking company crosses provincial\/territorial boundaries or offers services within a jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was happenstance the carrier involved in the Humboldt collision was federally regulated; the collision could have just as easily involved a non-compliant provincially regulated carrier,\u201d the letter continued. \u201cAs responsible industry representatives and governments, we are responsible for regulating the industry to the best of our ability by ensuring that gaps between federally- and provincially-regulated carriers with respect to hours of service compliance and monitoring are eliminated.\u201d<\/p>\n
CTA added the solution to reducing red tape for industry and government is also just as clear.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy should there be two methods for hours-of-service monitoring (ELD and paper) when modern, third-party-compliant ELDs are far superior. Asking government officials to enforce an outdated, time consuming, unsafe paper system \u2013 in concert with a proven, robust electronic method seems to make little sense from both a safety and administrative cost perspective,\u201d said CTA president Stephen Laskowski. \u201cNow is the time to streamline the compliance verification methods required by industry and monitored by the professional enforcement teams across the county in the interest of elevating public safety and reducing red tape.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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