Ag committee identifies emergency management and hours of service as main concerns with proposed regulations
Truck drivers can legally exceed their regulated hours if it’s an emergency, but when does animal welfare meet that description? That was among the topics tackled as the House of Commons agriculture committee released its report on challenges facing the livestock transport sector. The report, Striking a Balance: Electronic Logging Device Requirements Impacting Animal Transportation, […] Read moreTag Archives electronic logging devices
Truckers request more flexibility
Sector cites animal welfare concerns as it asks for more flexibility in enforcing hours of work while transporting livestock
The Canadian livestock sector wants flexibility in the enforcement of truck driver hours-of-work rules to account for unforeseen circumstances. Animal transporters said they don’t want to be fined for taking animal welfare into consideration if they are unexpectedly delayed and exceed the maximum 13 hours of truck operation per day. However, Transport Canada said the […] Read more
Cattle sector pushes for transport reg changes
In its fight against federal regulations, the industry says animal welfare should override how long cattle are in transport
Matt Bowman, co-chair of the animal health and care committee at the Canadian Cattle Association, said the federal agriculture and transportation ministers are aware of the concerns around the use of electronic logging devices, known as ELDs, that limit drivers to 14 hours of on-duty time each day, and the requirement to unload and load cattle for rest time.
