Regulatory, Legislative Drivers violating hours of service rules face fines July 11, 2023 Enforcement officers will be able to impose fines to drivers or companies who violate the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations
Regulatory, Legislative Intermodal association slams U.S. moves to end independent truckers June 22, 2023 The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has come out strongly against proposed legislation in the United States that would outlaw independent contractors working as truck drivers
Regulatory, Legislative New law requires companies to check for slave labour May 5, 2023 Bill S-211, also known as Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff, will come into force on January 1, 2024
Regulatory, Legislative BC sets new carbon-reduction targets for fuel December 21, 2022 British Columbia is increasing the 2030 carbon-intensity reduction target for the diesel and gasoline fuel pools from 20 percent to 30 percent under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)
Regulatory, Legislative German engineering association challenges supply chain legislation November 28, 2022 The Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau – VDMA) says the German Supply Chain Act has gone too far, and is putting companies at risk by being too restrictive
Regulatory, Legislative New bill to focus on ports investment and rail safety November 18, 2022 Federal transport minister Omar Alghabra introduced new legislation in the House of Commons on November 17 that addresses ports and rail issues in Canada
Regulatory, Legislative Shipper groups applaud U.S. ocean reform bill June 15, 2022 U.S.-based shipper and transportation groups applaud the U.S. Congress for passing the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (S.3580), but ocean carriers are not impressed
Regulatory, Legislative To prevent disasters like Lac Megantic, private interests cannot be allowed to affect regulations June 3, 2022 The roots of the Lac-Megantic rail disaster can be traced to a combination of corporate negligence and regulatory failure
Regulatory, Legislative Proposed regs would require railways to share more data May 12, 2022 The federal government is proposing amendments to the Transportation Information Regulations to collect new freight rail information intended to increase transparency and competitiveness of the freight rail system
Contract negotiation Sask. premier wants Ottawa to designate rail workers essential March 17, 2022 Scott Moe is urging the federal government to classify railway workers as essential and to ensure back-to-work legislation is passed if Canadian Pacific Railway employees go on strike
