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ransport Canada recent- ly made two long-await- ed announcements. On Feb. 15, it revealed to The Canadian Press that elec- tronic logging devices
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(ELDs) and electronic stability control systems (ESCs) would become manda- tory on heavy-duty vehicles in Canada. The PMTC has long been in favour of both of these mandates and we welcome this news from Transport Canada.
While no timeline was announced for ESC, Transport Canada did an- nounce that a new manufacturing standard will be put in place that re- quires these systems to be installed on all new heavy-duty vehicles manufac- tured for the Canadian marketplace. In my view, the sooner the better for this standard.
These systems mitigate the chances of a rollover or collision, and while they are not foolproof and cannot compen- sate for all errors in judgement, they have been proven to greatly reduce the risk of incidents. And in cases where they may not prevent crashes, they still can reduce the impact.
Nothing new is required from man- ufacturers to meet this standard, as many truck purchasers have been or- dering trucks with ESC for some time now. The benefits from these systems have been proven over time to far out- weigh the cost of implementation. Let’s hope this standard is introduced as early as 2017.
ELDs have garnered a lot of attention over the years, and it has been a much more controversial topic than ESC. To me, this mandate is also a no-brainer. The paper logging system is outdated and antiquated in the 21st century.
Everything in our lives – both pro- fessional and personal – has been in- undated with technological advances over the years, which have increased productivity and oversight. While you can argue that not all advances are for the better, there is no valid argument against this one.
Pulling out a paper and pen to com- plete a legal log of your hours is just plain ludicrous in today’s environment. Can you imagine going to the office and arguing with your employer that computers should be removed from the offices and that everyone should
go back to simply communicating with pen, paper and phones?
You would be laughed out of the of- fice, so why has this been accepted for so many years in the trucking industry? The fact that log books are referred to as comic books by drivers tells you all you need to know.
Will electronic logs eliminate all manners and forms of “bending” the
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