Canada’s ELD mandate will officially take effect Jan 1, 2023

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🇨🇦 Canada is preparing to enforce electronic logging device (ELD) rules for motor carriers on January 1, 2023.

The action comes after a significant delay when it was supposed to be put into effect in June of 2021. The Canadian Trucking Alliance is highly supportive of the ELD mandate and expects that there will be no further delays after the new year. The number of approved ELD devices and vendors has grown significantly since the mandate was announced.

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