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Oct 29, 2010

REGULATIONS * Canada - Sets its own truck efficiency standards

Gatineau,QC,Canada -Land Line Magazine, by David Tanner -27 Oct 2010:  --  Following an announcement in the U.S. that would create the first ever fuel economy and emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, the government of Canada has issued its own set of targets...   Jim Prentice, minister of Environment Canada, issued a “regulatory framework” that targets greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption in new heavy duty trucks. Like the U.S. proposal, it targets emissions and fuel consumption for model years 2014 through 2018...   The announcement by Prentice is part of a greater federal initiative in Canada to reduce emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by the year 2020. The framework issued by Prentice on Monday, Oct. 25, also calls for increased efficiency for cars... Click here to review the regulatory framework of the Canadian proposal. Canadian leaders would like a final regulation in place by December 2011...  (Picture from wcgce.org: Canadian Securiguard's staff on duty)



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Toronto,ONT,CAN -Truck News -2 Nov 2010: -- Ontario fleets that aren't running quarterly licence status verifications on their drivers may soon have good reason to do so. Bill 126, The Road Safety Act, 2009, has received Royal Assent and will allow police to impound for seven days any vehicle operated by a driver with a suspended licence. Losing your licence is easier than ever in Ontario; it can be yanked for falling behind on child support or for blowing over 0.05, even though the legal limit is 0.08. In these instances, a driver may show up for work and continue to drive rather than risk repercussions at work... Proposed amendments to the rule provide commercial vehicle owners with some leeway, provided they can show "evidence of a quarterly licence record check" within 48 hours. The OTA and VerX Direct both offer driver licence verification services. Compared to the costs of having a truck and a load impounded, regular status checks may be a pretty good investment...

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