Archive for the ‘Safety & Compliance’ Category

Canadian Truckers Laud Final ELD Rule, Including Third Party Certification   (Toronto, June 13, 2019) –Transport Minister Marc Garneau has shown great leadership in delivering an electronic logging device (ELD) rule which, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance, will catapult Canada ahead of the U.S. in terms of highway safety and compliance.   CTA says today’s…

Recently a trucking company client told me a story. Their Safety Director received a telephone call from a man who stated that he was currently in the hospital. He told the Safety Director that he had been rear-ended by one of his trucks and he claimed that the truck driver simply took off after the…

Remember back, what seems like way back, to December 2017. It was then the new USA law for ELDs (Electronic Logging Devices) came into to effect. It seems so very long ago. In October and November of 2017, trucking companies rushed to install AOBRDs (Automatic On-Board Recording Devices) into their units. If the unit was…

We have all heard about last year’s tragic crash in Saskatchewan. 13 lives lost plus so many injured. Many of the injured will suffer bodily pain and suffering for the rest of their lives and let us not forget about their mental health. There are also the unknown victims: the parents, brothers, sisters and those…

Dash Cameras are now under $100. Can they save your bacon in a crash?  Picture this… you are on Highway 401, travelling eastbound.  Your truck is in the right-hand lane of the express lanes and you have lots and lots of following distance. The truck speedometer says that you are moving at 97 kph. Yes,…

Happy New Year! With the New Year, some of you will look for a new driving position. Here are some common errors or mistakes on application documents. This topic is very important for both the driver applicant and the safety office of the company receiving the documents. Why is it necessary or even critical? It…

Congratulations to everyone on the Over the Road team! 25 years is an incredible achievement. I have been a writing contributor to the magazine since 2005 but long before that, I was a reader and purchaser of advertisements in Over the Road. In my previous career I worked for TNT Logistics and OTR was my…

PRESS RELEASE: November 30, 2018  Website Launched to Help Guide Drivers and Carriers Through Driver Inc Model Issues CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Sharp Transportation Systems Inc. has developed and launched a website to aid drivers and company owners affected by the Driver Inc model. The website, www.driverinc.ca offers a platform for external legal consultation services specializing…