Ontario is teaming up with DriverCheck to support Ontario drivers. Trucking during a pandemic is not for the faint of heart, especially those travelling across the border to the United States. While Canada has seen success in containing the novel coronavirus, the United States has seen a totally different story with case counts still [...]
Post Updated July 15, 2020. New locations announced. Be prepared to be asked for your contact information when crossing the border. A heads up for all those drivers out there crossing the Canadian – United States border- Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been asking for driver contact information when crossing. The information [...]
POST UPDATED Ontario's extension for licences and carrier products will be valid until September 30, 2020 Here is some good news for Ontario based drivers and carriers. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has extended the validity of any driver and carrier products that expired after March 1, 2020. This extension is good [...]
FMCSA updates HOS rules as per comments from trucking community There is some good news on the horizon for anyone trucking in the United States. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has just announced that they have revised the hours of service rules to give commercial drivers more flexibility [...]
Best practices for truckers to stay healthy during COVID-19 outbreak. If nothing else, this pandemic has certainly highlighted the importance of the trucking industry to the world. As people all over North America fear shortages, more and more people are realizing what an important role trucking and the people who drive the trucks are. [...]
April 16th : *Canada and the USA have closed the borders. Commercial traffic is still moving at this time. Updated protocol for drivers making border crossings* Post Updated June 15, 2020. First we at Peter Suess Transportation Consultant Inc would like to thank all the drivers currently out on the road doing their [...]
Post Updated! FMCSA Medical Reciprocity Changes Letter added Canadian truck drivers with diabetes can now apply to have Code W removed from their licence Some good news has come down from the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA). Canadian commercial drivers with insulin-treated diabetes are now cleared to cross the border and [...]
FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse begins The FMCSA has the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse up and operational as of January 6, 2020. What does that mean for those with a CDL or employ CDL drivers? First, what is the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse? As per the FMCSA Clearinghouse site: “The Clearinghouse is a secure [...]
Get your fleet ready for the ELD Mandate Canada Canada has been watching and learning from the ELD mandate that the United States put into place December 16, 2017. After observing the implementation and effects of it on our southern neighbours, Canada is now looking to put forth its own ELD mandate. This all [...]
Introducing the Gen-2 Transponders for all CMV’s crossing the U.S. border This fall has seen a big change come down the pike regarding how US custom transponders will work going forward. As of October 2019, all Gen-1 transponders will be replaced with New Generation-2 (Gen-2) transponders. The goal is to have all commercial vehicles [...]
