Livestock groups call for more flexible Hours of Service rules

Canadian livestock groups are calling for added flexibility in Hours of Service rules, arguing that electronic logging devices (ELDs) don’t account for realities that affect animal welfare. Industry groups appearing…

Hours of Service relief extends to B.C., Yukon emergency response work

Transport Canada is extending Hours of Service exemptions to truck drivers who are supporting emergency responses linked to wildfires in British Columbia and Yukon. The announcement came Friday, on the…

FMCSA will review pre-empted California and Washington meal and rest rules

Decisions that pre-empted meal and rest break rules specific to California and Washington State are once again up for review, with the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announcing…

Hours-of-Service fines ‘quick and effective penalties’, Alghabra says

New fines for Hours-of-Service violations will lead to “swift enforcement” of related rules and ease the strain on the justice system, Transport Canada says. Recently announced changes to Contraventions…

Hours of Service exemption for carriers, drivers providing relief to Nova Scotia wildfires

Transport Canada has issued an Hours of Service exemption for extra-provincial carriers and drivers engaged in the transport of essential supplies and equipment directly assisting the emergency relief efforts in…

B.C. provincial carriers required to use ELDs beginning Aug. 1

Provincially regulated commercial vehicle operators in British Columbia will be required to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) beginning Aug. 1, 2023. Failure to equip a vehicle…

Truckers providing Hurricane Fiona relief get HOS exemption

Truckers engaged in providing relief in areas of the Maritimes hit by the recent Hurricane Fiona have been provided an Hours of Service (HOS) exemption. Transport Canada, provinces and territories,…

U.S. regulators propose split-sleeper pilot study

U.S. regulators are hoping to explore more split sleeper berth options within Hours of Service rules, in a pilot program that would allow truck drivers to split 10-hour rest periods…

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…

Teamsters, safety groups challenge U.S. hours of service change

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Less than two weeks before revised U.S. hours of service rules are set to take effect, a coalition of safety groups and the Teamsters union has challenged…

U.S. bill promises billions for highways, would delay HOS rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A U.S. infrastructure bill unveiled yesterday would fund highways and clean transportation efforts, but also delay a final hours of service rule, and push for a rulemaking…

Quebec becomes latest jurisdiction to offer Covid-19 HOS relief

MONTREAL, Que. – Quebec has followed the lead of the federal government and several other provinces, introducing hours of service relief for emergency loads of Covid-19 supplies. The specific…

What proposed HOS changes in U.S. mean to Canadian drivers

Proposed changes to the U.S. hours of service rules have been touted as more flexible for drivers and carriers -- but what about the benefits and the flexibility for cross-border drivers and carriers? Will the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed HOS provide the same benefits for cross-border drivers, or just make the hours-related differences between Canada and the United States even more confusing? Here’s what I came up with as to how FMCSA’s proposed changes might affect cross-border carriers.

Driver fatigue kills, but do you know what it looks like?

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Clinton Marquardt knows that driver fatigue kills. If anything, the fatigue specialist told the Fleet Safety Council that the transportation industry may underestimate the number of incidents that involve fatigue.

Opinion: The pitfalls of double logs in an ELD world

Electronic logging devices (ELDs) are not yet mandatory in Canada, but many operators have attempted to stay ahead of the curve by implementing them. One issue that may arise in the conversion process, however, is the problem of “double logs”.