Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, March 8, 2022:
Canada has again postponed full implementation of its electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, this time to January 1, 2023.
According to a notice from the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA), after monitoring progress, enforcement jurisdictions have determined an extension of the transition period is required to allow sufficient time for the industry to purchase and install certified ELD devices and conduct training to be compliant.
Enforcement training efforts, too, are an issue, noted Mike Millian of the Canadian Private Motor Truck Council group -- Millian had been a vocal critic of the implementation process and the lack of approved and registered devices ahead of the originally scheduled June 2021 enforcement date.
[Related: Could two ELD negatives make a positive in Canada?]
The PMTC noted it favored the further delay, though, mostly on the grounds that there is a continued "lack of approved devices" on the Canadian ELD registry. As of this writing, that's 22 registered and certified devices from 13 companies, compared to the hundreds on the United States' Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's registered list. (Canada's third-party verification process requires ELD providers to meet rigorous third-party testing requirements for certification, unlike in the U.S.)
The lack of certified ELDs has "continued to plague the mandate," Millian said, "and although we now have 22 approved, industry has not been provided enough of a runway to select a device of their choice and implement it into their fleet in time for the June 12 deadline."
