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A Guide to Ontario’s Safe, Productive & Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF) Vehicles Program

According to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, “SPIF [Safe, Productive & Infrastructure-Friendly] vehicles are designed to be as productive as possible, while ensuring that their performance characteristics meet or exceed national guidelines for minimizing heavy-truck damage to roads and bridges.”

Included below is a summary of the SPIF Information from Regulation 413/05, as well as specific Ontario Highway Traffic Act (HTA) gross weight tables.

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Comprendre la réglementation sur les DCE appliquée au Canada

Le ministre des Transports, Marc Garneau, a annoncé la mise en œuvre d’une réglementation sur les DCE « made in Canada » le 13 juin 2019.

Tous les conducteurs de véhicules utilitaires à moteur à qui il est demandé de tenir un registre papier au Canada devront posséder un DCE certifié par un tiers d’ici le 12 juin 2021. Regardez ce webinar pour apprendre tout-ce qu’il faut savoir par rapport a les DCE appliquée au Canada.

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Part 2: An Example of the New U.S. Sleeper Berth Rules in Action

I am still receiving many questions about how this new U.S. Sleeper Berth rule is managed. To be quite honest, it is a very complex rule set that many drivers, dispatchers, safety administrators, shippers, and others simply do not understand.

In response, I’ve written Part 2: An Example of the New U.S. Sleeper Berth Rules in Action! as a follow up to my previous blog. This blog includes a driver’s multiple day account of their hours of service log by Record of Duty Status, along with how, when, and why they were in violation.

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