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TRUCKING RULES * Canada - Changes to MTO facility audit system kick-in
Ontario's new, modernized CVOR and Facility Audit program takes effect this week, on April 1
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Today'sTrucking -30 March 2009: -- ... The revamped audit system still requires carriers to maintain proper driver and vehicle records. However, the system changes from "performance based" assessments to "risk based" assessments triggered by elements more likely to cause or contribute to crashes such as hours-of-service violations, driver qualification and behavior, and fitness of equipment. The facility audit focuses on how effectively the operator monitors and manages these risks... Total scores in those three 'profiles' (each of which contain their own subsections) will mostly determine carriers' safety ratings (CSR)... The MTO could have been motivated to toughen up new entrant standards and other procedures after a critical 2008 Auditor General's Report, which found, among other things, that as many as 20,000 operators have never applied for the required CVOR certificate... (Picture from 4.bp.blogspot.com: truck driving on icy road)Labels: trucking rules
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