The Government of Canada recently announced that it is moving
forward with its mandate on the use of Electronic Logging Devices
(ELDs) for all federally regulated commercial truck and bus
operators by June 12, 2021.
Although this means a two-year phase-in period for full
compliance, Canadian commercial carriers will need to begin to
fully transition to these devices as soon as possible.
An ELD is a tamper-resistant piece of hardware that is
integrated into a commercial vehicle's engine by attaching to
the Engine Control Module (ECM). The device can automatically
collect the driver's hours of service by using both driver
inputs and information collected from the ECM.
The purpose is to ensure commercial drivers are driving within
their daily limits and are accurately logging their working hours
behind the wheel.
