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Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has announced that it proposes to amend Ontario’s Hours of Service Regulation 555/06 under the Highway Traffic Act (ON) to implement a mandatory requirement for motor carriers who only operate in Ontario to start using electronic logging devices (ELD). The implementation of this new mandate would be no sooner than June 12, 2022. The MTO previously conducted a survey on the issue in December 2020, which found that the majority of carriers believed that there are benefits to using ELDs.

Guest Contributions Opinion/Column

Concrete questions need to be asked after Florida building collapse

June 27, 2021June 28, 2021 Guest Contributor

The thing that was unique about this building was that sometimes when I pulled the trigger, the piston would blow right through the box and into the ceiling, and a cloud of concrete dust would fall back in my face. I had hit a hollow spot in the concrete. This happened often.

In order to get the boxes to attach to the ceiling, in this case, I would have to move the box to a different location and try again, hopefully finding a spot where…

there was actually some solid concrete.

Feature/Profile Taxi industry news

Film thanking Calgary Taxi drivers becomes international film festival finalist

June 26, 2021July 3, 2021 Rita Smith

“In the middle of COVID, in the middle of winter, Calgary was almost empty,” says award-winning artist Lanre Ajayi, “but any time I went out, I saw Taxis. Taxis everywhere – sometimes, the only vehicles on the road.

“People were thanking doctors, nurses, essential workers and I thought, ‘Who is thanking the Taxi drivers?’”

Delivery/Courier news News Ride Hailing news Taxi industry news

After losing at Supreme Court of Canada, Uber Canada moves to Canada from the Netherlands

June 25, 2021June 30, 2021 Rita Smith

As a result of losing its case before the Supreme Court of Canada in March of 2021, Uber Canada has decided to move its Canadian head office to Canada from the Netherlands, where it has been located for years as part of a complicated web of entities and transactions which have allowed it to avoid taxes and lawsuits.

News Trucking

“Modified tractor-trailers” hauling drugs busted in Project Brisa, largest international drug takedown in Toronto Police Service’s history

June 23, 2021July 3, 2021 RWN Staff

The Toronto Police Service have announced the takedown of a major international drug-smuggling ring, which saw more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine, crystal meth, and marijuana being transported between Mexico, California, and Canada using modified tractor trailers. Dubbed Project Brisa,

Delivery/Courier news Feature/Profile Laugh a Little Ride Hailing news

UberEats delivery robots controlled “from the comfort of home”

June 22, 2021December 16, 2021 Rita Smith

How much does Uber want to eliminate its drivers?

Even UberEats, the only division of Uber that’s ever gotten close to making a profit, is testing out delivery robots: Geoffrey the Delivery Robot has apparently been launched and was spotted on the streets of Toronto on June 22nd.

Feature/Profile Trucking

CSA Group Now an Accredited Certification Body for ELDs

June 21, 2021June 22, 2021 RWN Staff

(Toronto, ON) – CSA Group has launched a new ELD Certification Program after receiving accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and Transport Canada. As an accredited Certification Body (CB), CSA Group can test and certify ELDs regardless of the manufacturer’s country of origin.

Guest Contributions On the Road with Mike Murchison

One sleepless night in Fargo

June 20, 2021June 21, 2021 Mike Murchison

Unable to sleep the other night, I found myself at 2 am doing laundry in a truckstop in Fargo, North Dakota of all places.

Delivery/Courier news Feature/Profile

Food deliveries: does your auto insurance cover you?

June 17, 2021June 22, 2021 RWN Staff

Road Warrior News is conducting a short and unscientific survey of professional delivery persons to explore the status of delivery workers using their own cars, and their personal auto insurance, to make deliveries for services like Door Dash, Uber Eats, and Skip the Dishes.