March 10, 2021
Manitoba Releases Report on Electronic Logging Devices for Commercial Vehicles
– – –Feedback from Manitobans to Inform Next Steps: Schuler
The Manitoba government has released a new What We Heard report that reflects the perspectives of Manitobans who participated in consultations on the use of electronic logging device’s (ELD) in commercial vehicles, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced today.
“Our government will continue to strive to balance the needs of all roadway users, including industry stakeholders, while working with federal regulations,” said Schuler. “Once new regulatory amendments are drafted, they will be put forward for public review and comment on the Manitoba Regulatory Consultation Portal.”
In June 2019, Transport Canada made amendments to the federal Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Services Regulations, which mandates all vehicles covered under this federal regulation, generally those that operate across provincial boundaries, to install an ELD by June 2021.
Commercial vehicles that operate within a single province are regulated provincially. Manitoba adopts the majority of the federal Hours of Service regulations as part of the provincial Drivers Hours of Service Regulation (M.R. 72/2007). A decision on how the changes to the federal regulations – specifically those related to ELD adoption – will apply to provincially regulated carriers, is required in order to update the Drivers Hours of Service Regulation prior to the changes to the federal regulations come into effect in 2021.
Consultations were held online through EngageMB and in-person workshops from February 2020 to March 2020. Sessions outlined the options the province was considering, as well as barriers and advantages of ELD use. Information was also provided about how the consultation results would be used to develop a recommended option for amendments to the Drivers Hours of Service Regulation.
The What We Heard report is posted on EngageMB at:
https://manitoba.ca/asset_library/en/proactive/2020_2021/what-we-heard-electronic-logging-devices.pdf.
Manitobans who would like to participate in future engagements about the new program can register with EngageMB at https://engagemb.ca.
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