Industry Update Summer 2021: Canada Truck Transportation
Key Developments
- The Canada Border Services Agency ended a brief work slowdown that caused significant delays at border checkpoints before reaching a new four-year agreement with the government. Border agents had been without a contract for over three years.
- According to a recent report from the C.D. Howe Institute, achieving Ottawa’s emissions targets would require a roughly 18% reduction in the average emission intensity of freight trucks by 2030. Despite an expected 17% increase in annual tonne-kilometers driven, improvements in efficiency, electrification, or adaptation of alternative fuels, emissions from freight-carrying trucks specifically are projected to fall from 65 MT C02e in 2018 down to 62 MT C02e in 2030.
- Hydro One Limited will receive a $4.95 million government grant to develop a pilot for heavy-duty electric truck charging stations in Ontario.
- The Hutch Connect is the first ELD to pass third-party certification tests. The ELD mandate for federally regulated carriers officially took effect on June 12th, but Canadian jurisdictions are using a 12-month phased-in enforcement approach.
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Paul DeMarchi
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- The Canada Border Services Agency ended a brief work slowdown that caused significant delays at border checkpoints before reaching a new four-year agreement with the government. Border agents had been without a contract for over three years.
- According to a recent report from the C.D. Howe Institute, achieving Ottawa’s emissions targets would require a roughly 18% reduction in the average emission intensity of freight trucks by 2030. Despite an expected 17% increase in annual tonne-kilometers driven, improvements in efficiency, electrification, or adaptation of alternative fuels, emissions from freight-carrying trucks specifically are projected to fall from 65 MT C02e in 2018 down to 62 MT C02e in 2030.
- Hydro One Limited will receive a $4.95 million government grant to develop a pilot for heavy-duty electric truck charging stations in Ontario.
- The Hutch Connect is the first ELD to pass third-party certification tests. The ELD mandate for federally regulated carriers officially took effect on June 12th, but Canadian jurisdictions are using a 12-month phased-in enforcement approach.
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