e-1725 (Trucking and truckers)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Ontario has established mandatory training for trucking;
- Maritime trucking associations have lobbied their respective governments for three years;
- Ontario and Quebec have legislation requiring all heavy trucks to have speed limiters activated, restricting the maximum travel speed to 105 km/h;
- Fatigue accounts for 30% of fatal crashes in heavy truck accidents;
- The Government of Canada is legislated through the Motor Vehicle Transportation Act to be responsible for interprovincial truck and bus operations and road safety; and
- Trucking plays a major role in global supply chains and in relation to movement of goods across provinces. While provinces control the regulations of the companies in their regions, trucks make cross-provincial journeys that impact citizens of every province.
- Open for signature
- June 19, 2018, at 10:37 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 17, 2018, at 10:37 a.m. (EDT)