THE EFFECT OF CANADA'S NEW DANGEROUS GOODS LEGISLATION ON THE FOR HIRE TRUCKING INDUSTRY

Canada has recently released the long anticipated regulations made pursuant to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. The purpose of this paper is to review the impact of this legislation on a large for hire highway common carrier. This paper also looks back at the concerns expressed in the 1984 RTAC/CITE Urban Goods Movement Workshop. At that time, representatives of all three levels of government, plus shipper and carrier representatives attempted to formulate guidelines for routing hazardous commodities by truck within Canadian urban areas. To understand the impact of the new legislation, it will be necessary to provide some insight as to what preceded the legislation and how this has changed after the new legislation was enacted. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers presented during the Proceedings of the Roads and Transportation Association of Canada, Annual Conference, September 1985, Vancouver British Columbia. Volumes 1 and 2.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Davy, B W
  • Lohvinen, W R
• Conference:
  • RTAC Annual Conference Proceedings - 1985
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 217-226

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic impacts; Foreign; Hazardous materials; Impact studies; Laws; Motor carriers; Trucking
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453623
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM