February 2016 Volume 36, Issue 2
TRUCK NEWS The loooong haul
We ride along in an LCV on a run from Moncton to Edmundston, N.B. to experience a new spec’.
Sneak peek
Delivering daily news at trucknews.com
Cummins recently offered a sneak peek at its 2017 ISX engine, which it promises will deliver further fuel savings.
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Do young drivers make good truck drivers? A Quebec study revealed mixed results.
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CTA, OTA head to step down at end of 2017
TORONTO, ONTARIO David Bradley has announced he will step down from his role as president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) at the end of next year. He has been with the organizations for more than 30 years, having joined the OTA as director of economics in 1985. He was promoted to president of the OTA at the age of 33 six years later. The CTA was formed in 1997 under Bradley’s watch and he has served in the dual role as president of both groups ever since. In a letter to OTA chairman Scott Tilley, Bradley said, “It is with some amazement, but always with appreciation, that I think back on what a leap of faith it was back in 1991 to have entrusted such a young guy to represent such an incredible and important industry. While I have loved dealing with the issues, it is the people I have had the pleasure to get to know, to work with and to learn from – the members, the staff and all the other characters I have come across in government, the media, etc. – that have made coming to work every day so energizing and rewarding. I have been truly blessed.” In a letter to CTA chairman Mark Seymour, Bradley wrote: “I am humbled by the trust placed in me and hope I have been worthy of it.” Bradley says it will be “business as usual” as he continues to represent the organizations through to the end of 2017.
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J.G. Drapeau driver Janice Pearl logs on to her electronic logging device.
US to mandate e-logs Drivers operating in the US – including about 140,000 Canadians – will be required to use electronic logging devices by 2017 By James Menzies WASHINGTON, D.C. A long-awaited final rule on electronic logging devices (ELDs) from the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will force truckers in the US – including the estimated 140,000 Canadian drivers who operate there – to modernize how they track and present their hours of work. Released on Dec. 10, 2015, the hefty 516-page final rule outlines extensive technical requirements that must be met by ELD manufacturers before their systems are accepted by the FMCSA. Requiring drivers to transition from paper to electronic logs will improve compliance and simplify enforcement, according to US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “Since 1938, complex, on-duty/off-duty logs for truck and bus drivers were made with pencil and paper, virtually impossible to verify,” he said. “This automated technology not only brings logging records into the modern age, it also allows roadside safety inspectors to unmask violations of federal law that put lives at risk.” Drivers operating in the US will be required to use electronic logs by Dec. 18, 2017. Systems in use today do not yet qualify, as they have not been updated to reflect all the technical requirements laid out in the final rule. As such,
today’s e-log systems, under the context of the law, are defined as automatic on-board recording devices (AOBRDs). Users of those systems will have until Dec. 16, 2019 before they must transition to ELDs that meet the new technical standard. Elise Chianelli, senior product manager, safety and compliance with PeopleNet, said during a Webinar explaining the new mandate that most ELD suppliers estimate it will take between 12 and 24 months to update their currently available AOBRD platforms. “The FMCSA has introduced a grandfather clause that will allow two additional years for AOBRDs to come up to the ELD standard,” she said. Kate Rahn, director of marketing with Shaw Tracking, pointed out that systems in use today won’t necessarily have to be replaced to comply with the new standard. “For us, on newer versions of product, the requirements for ELD will be upgradable through software updates; both firmware and software applications,” she said. This should minimize the cost of compliance for fleets that have already begun electronically logging hours-ofservice through AOBRDs. For those that aren’t, there will likely be many options to choose from. “This just opened up a billion dollar market and you Continued on page 10
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