Transport Canada remains committed to several initiatives involving the Transportation of Dangerous Goods.
Transport Canada Stays Busy on TDG Files
Posted Tuesday May 28, 2019 in Operations/safety
Posted Tuesday May 28, 2019 in Operations/safety
Transport Canada remains committed to several initiatives involving the Transportation of Dangerous Goods.
Posted Thursday May 16, 2019 in News Releases, Operations/safety
Education and training to combat distracted driving could be part of the national, mandatory entry level training (MELT) standard – a key recommendation in the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s 10-point Action Plan to improve truck safety and compliance.
Posted Tuesday May 07, 2019 in Operations/safety
Transport Canada this week published its Gazette II notice with respect to changes to PART 7 of the TDG regulations covering Emergency Response Assistance Plans (ERAP). The TDG Act requires any person importing or offering for transport certain higher risk dangerous goods (for example chlorine, propane, crude oil) in quantities specified by the TDG Regulations […]
Posted Friday February 01, 2019 in Image/PR, News Releases, Operations/safety
In the wake of the sentencing of the truck driver who was charged in the Humboldt bus crash tragedy, the Canadian Trucking Alliance stands with the families, who in their victim impact statements called for more safety oversight and enforcement of the trucking industry in Canada.
Posted Monday January 21, 2019 in News Releases, Operations/safety, Technology
Declaring the government was “motivated by the need for highway safety”, Transport Minister Marc Garneau and his provincial counterparts announced a national mandatory entry level training standard for commercial truck drivers by Jan. 1, 2020 and harmonized technical standards for ELDs