96.8 Trucking Standards and Highway Safety
Whereas, Trucks and transports are becoming larger and more numerous on Canada’s highways; and,
Whereas, There have been many serious highway accidents involving large trucks; and,
Whereas, In 1991, the United States set stringent safety standards for its trucking industry; and,
Whereas, Although standards for trucking are primarily the responsibility of the provinces, the federal government has an important role to play; therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, that The National Council of Women of Canada urge the Provincial Councils of Women to urge their respective governments to:
- Set and enforce a limitation on the size and length of trucks;
- Enforce safety standards:
a. For trucks by compulsory inspection
b. For drivers by including maximum consecutive driving hours; - Ensure that the licensing and taxing of trucks is appropriate to their use of highways and roads and that those moneys are used to partially defray the costs of maintenance of roads and highways;
- Ensure that trucking companies adhere to safety standards for trucks and drivers.