Bottleneck in Canadian ELD registry leads to soft enforcement period for mandate
After months of speculation about just what Canadian regulators would do with respect to the June 12, 2021, enforcement date for Canada s version of the electronic logging device mandate, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra today announced an intent to work with industry and others on details of a progressive enforcement period to begin with education and awareness exclusively.
Alghabra, however, did emphasize the need for as much as speed as is possible for carrier implementation. That s wholly dependent on Canada s ELD registry of third-party certified devices, which continue to feature not a single device, with the deadline little more than three months away.
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Diesel prices soar past $3/gallon
For the first time in more than a year, average diesel prices across the U.S. are higher than $3 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
The U.S.’ average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel for the week ending March 1 is $3.072, up 9.9 cents over the previous week. Fuel prices are at their highest mark since the first week of 2020 when prices were at the year s high of $3.079, according to DOE.
During the most recent week, prices increased in all regions with the most significant increase being seen in the Rocky Mountain region, where prices jumped by 12.7 cents.