{"id":2963,"date":"2020-07-30T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T14:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/dont-have-elds-in-your-trucks-leading-eld-suppliers-standing-by-to-help\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:45:03","slug":"dont-have-elds-in-your-trucks-leading-eld-suppliers-standing-by-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/dont-have-elds-in-your-trucks-leading-eld-suppliers-standing-by-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Have ELDs in Your Trucks? Leading ELD Suppliers Standing By To Help"},"content":{"rendered":"

There has been a lot of action behind the scenes to get the Canadian ELD regime ready for primetime. Earlier this month,\u00a0Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau<\/a>\u00a0reminded the industry that Transport Canada is ready to implement the regulation on\u00a0schedule\u00a0in\u00a0June 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Canadian Trucking Alliance welcomes the news that Transport Canada is getting closer to opening up the certification process and sending a message to the industry\u00a0and the supply chain\u00a0that we are making progress and moving forward,\u201d\u00a0said CTA\u2019s Senior VP, Policy Geoff\u00a0Wood.<\/p>\n

Once the\u00a0ELD\u00a0rule goes into effect in Canada in June of 2021 only devices certified and subsequently listed on Transport Canada\u2019s website will be deemed compliant for use by federally regulated motor carriers and their drivers when operating in Canada regardless of domicile (this includes US-based carriers operating into Canada). With the flexibility of the performance based ELD technical standard in Canada a myriad of electronic hours-of-service (HOS) applications can be adapted and made compliant for fleets no matter their size as long as the vendor is committed to compliance and sustainable partnerships carriers and drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cCTA recommends that carriers begin working\u00a0now\u00a0with\u00a0ELD\u00a0suppliers that are committed to the Canadian process.\u00a0Carriers don\u2019t need to wait until the last minute to address electronic HOS compliance,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Wood.\u00a0\u201cThey can begin working with suppliers now to\u00a0activate software on existing systems or\u00a0install\u00a0hardware, which can be updated when the hours-of-service software\u00a0applications\u00a0are\u00a0ELD\u00a0certified.\u00a0Training their staff to\u00a0raise awareness with their shipping customers<\/a>\u00a0on the impact\u00a0ELDs will have in the supply chain\u00a0can begin now.\u201d<\/p>\n

A number of CTA Team Canada Elite members are leading suppliers of electronic hours of service technology in the Canadian and US market and have been actively engaged since day one directly with the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) and Transport Canada on the technical aspects of the regime. These companies are: AttriX Technologies, ISAAC Instruments, Omnitracs Canada and Trimble Transportation. CTA encourages the industry to visit our website<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about these companies that are\u00a0proactively\u00a0readying themselves and their clients\u00a0for the new world of third-party\u00a0certified\u00a0ELDs.\u00a0Additional ELD suppliers may also be active participants amongst the Provincial Trucking Associations within the\u00a0Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe carrier in this equation is the customer, so don\u2019t be afraid to ask the vendors you work with currently in the electronic space or are looking to work with where they stand when it comes to getting up to speed with the Canadian ELD mandate,\u201d says Wood.\u00a0\u201cThe Transport Canada and CCMTA\u00a0regulatory and technical standards\u00a0processes have been open to all vendors since discussions started on ELDs several years ago, so there should be no surprises for vendors and hopefully the answers you get indicate they are on top of the situation and will work with you on compliant solutions for 2021; if not, the necessary direction for you is self-evident.\u201d<\/p>\n

ELD Supplier Messages to Industry:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0We are dedicated to helping Canadian fleets gain compliance ahead of next year’s deadline. This commitment isn’t limited to just supplying a compliant ELD platform, it is also about ensuring fleets understand the impact of the regulation on their drivers and operations.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n