The ministry added it does not have plans to turn Highway 5A into a scenic route. “Commercial vehicles use Highway 5A for a number of reasons: local deliveries, economic opportunities (forestry, agriculture), fuel reductions, preferable weather,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said it has spent $13.5 million in safety and reliability improvements on the highway since 2004 and that serious collisions have declined as a result. In 2004, there were 36 reported collisions along the route, the ministry said, compared to an average of 13 annual collisions per year between 2011 and 2019, with five on average involving commercial vehicles. In addition, the ministry said the speed limit was reviewed in 2014 and determined to be appropriate. Provincial Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement officers “frequently” patrol the route, the ministry said, and find commercial vehicles generally comply with posted speed limits.
Apr 28, 2021
Some fleets are mistakenly under the impression that their ELDs are compliant with Canada’s upcoming third-party certification requirement according to Kerri Wirachowksy, director of the Roadside Inspection Program at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
In fact, Wirachowsky explained, no carriers currently meet the new regulation which starting June 12 will require carriers to use ELDs that have been third-party certified by a Canada-approved certification body. A soft enforcement period will follow for an undetermined period of time during which law enforcement will not issue citations but instead inform drivers of the need to switch to the new third-party platform.
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Updated Apr 30, 2021
Updated April 28, 2021, with poll results and more reporting ahead of the May 4-6 Roadcheck event.
Judge it against the last time we asked a similar question, during Roadcheck last year, and you might think a hugely greater number of owner-operators were planning to sit out next week s three-day inspection blitz this time around. That last poll question, after the event in September of 2020, showed barely 15% actually on vacation for the week, having planned it and took it in advance. Here s what we got over the last month or so since this question was asked in the original version of this Channel 19 post April 8.
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