Transport Canada is requiring commercial trucks and buses to adopt two new technologies. New regulations require electronic stability control technology on new truck tractors and heavy buses sold in Canada. Electronic stability control systems are a crash avoidance technology that can reduce collisions by helping drivers maintain control, preventing rollovers, and improving directional stability. Electronic stability […]
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has announced that through its strategic partnership with Techstars Mobility, 57 startups from around the world will participate and showcase their mobility technologies as part of AutoMobili-D. “Building on the success of the inaugural launch of AutoMobili-D in 2017, the startup zone has expanded for 2018 and will […]
On November 21, 2017 at approximately 3:27 pm, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers intercepted a vehicle during a traffic stop on Highway 401, South Glengarry Township. The stop resulted in the seizure of a quantity of suspected methamphetamine and cocaine from a male. Jaskaran Sandhu (34) of Brampton, Ontario was arrested and is […]
Following several high profile commercial vehicle collisions, public and media attention has focused on the issue of truck safety. In response, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says the key to commercial vehicle safety is improving on the human element of truck safety performance: According to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, mechanical fitness is a […]
The final edition of ‘Smart Trucker’ seminar series 2017 will be held on Tuesday, November 7th at the Fleet Tax Services located at 1115 Mid-Way Blvd in Mississauga, ON L5T 2C1. The seminar runs from 6 pm to 8 pm and will focus on what is required to start a business in the trucking industry as an owner operator. […]
On Saturday October 21, 2017 at approximately 7:30 a.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Halton Hills Fire Department, Halton Region Paramedic Services and Halton Regional Police Service responded to a fatal collision involving two motor vehicles on The Halton-Erin Townline, near Acton. A Dodge minivan and Kia SUV collided head on. The driver of […]
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have announced the seizure of 30.6 kilograms of suspected cocaine at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor. On September 22, 2017, two returning residents, a driver and co-driver, were sent for a secondary examination. During the inspection, suspected cocaine was found within the […]
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid 48 charges following a three-month investigation into dangerous motorcycle stunts and erratic riding behaviours in the Greater Toronto Area. At a Toronto area news conference today, Superintendent Alison Jevons from the OPP Highway Safety Division (HSD) and Detective Inspector Scott Naylor of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) unveiled […]
To help keep roads safe, Ontario plans to introduce new legislation to make drug-impaired driving laws even tougher. These tough new measures would be in addition to penalties for an impaired driving conviction under the Criminal Code of Canada. If passed, the new measures would include: Young and Novice Drivers Creating a zero tolerance approach prohibiting young […]
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has applauded the announcement by Minister of Transportation, Steven Del Duca, outlining stricter new penalties for impaired driving – including drug and alcohol use for commercial vehicle operators – along with new and young drivers. “For the last 20 years it has been an industry standard for companies to take proactive […]
