The Big Three

The Hamilton Niagara Chapter of the Fleet Safety Council (FSC) has announced details for annual spring seminar. This year the chapter will be hosting a panel discussion titled The Big Three and will include some of the industry’s best subject matter experts to discuss brakes, tires and lights.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about managing the big three from an insurance perspective, the impacts to your CVOR, inspection requirements and managing all of this from a carrier’s perspective.

The panel will be moderated by John Farquhar (Summit Risk Solutions) and includes the following industry subject matter experts:

• Bonnie Learn: Northbridge Insurance
• Bud Kneller: Frontline Commercial Vehicle Solutions
• Chris Harris: Safety Dawg
• Michael Derry: Summit Risk Solutions

Meeting Details:

• Meeting Date:  Thursday March 30^th, 2023
• Location: Holiday Inn Burlington (3063 S Service Rd, Burlington, ON L7N 3E9)
• Hot Breakfast: 8:00 am
• Seminar: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Registration Details: (click here to register through Eventbrite)

• Individual Registration: $45
• Table (6 seats) Registration: $200  

Sponsorship Opportunities Available:
Limited sponsorship opportunities are available for $250 and includes 2 registrations. Don’t miss this chance to promote your organization, products and services at the FSC Hamilton/Niagara Chapter Spring Seminar. To sponsor please contract Rick Brown at rickb@fleetsafetycouncil.com.

Not an FSC Member? No problem! The Spring Seminar meeting is open to anyone interested in attending.  For more details on the FSC and the Hamilton/Niagara Chapter please visit https://fleetsafetycouncil.com/category/hamilton-niagara/

Members of the Fleet Safety Council (FSC) are all aware of the value the organization brings to its membership and in an effort to help spread the word more, FSC Joint Executive Chairperson Donna Bisch and IHSA’s Charlie Charalambous were featured on a recent episode of IHSA’s Safety Podcast. For more than 60 years, the Fleet Safety Council has worked to improve health and safety within the transportation, transport, bus, and coach industries. Our eight Ontario chapters meet regularly to share best practices, hear from guest speakers, network and support workers. It plays a vital role in promoting safety in the transportation industry.

In Episode 47 of the IHSA Safety Podcast, Donna Bisch and Charlie Charalambous discuss the Fleet Safety Council’s important work and how you can make a positive impact by joining a local chapter while sharing some of their history with the FSC.

Members are being asked to help promote the value of the FSC by sharing this Safety Podcast with your professional colleagues and encourage them to join the Network in 2023. For more information on the FSC please email admin@fleetsafetycouncil.com.

IHSA Safety Podcast: The IHSA Safety Podcast is a free podcast that seeks to improve the lives of workers in Ontario—one thought-provoking discussion at a time. IHSA engages with professionals and industry influencers to help them implement and improve health and safety solutions for workers and the workplace. Each episode explores best practices, resources, and training to control and eliminate safety hazards in work environments involving high-risk activities in the industries that IHSA serves: construction, transportation, and electric utilities. You can listen to IHSA’s Safety Podcast through any of the following providers:

• Spotify
• Apple Podcasts
• Google Podcasts
• Stitcher
• RSS Feed

The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has released information pamphlets which contain additional information on Ontario’s Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate. The pamphlets include:

• Application and exemption criteria
• Details regarding operator and driver responsibilities
• Exemption details
• Links to web content
• And more…

The pamphlet is intended as an informational resource to promote awareness of Ontario’s ELD mandate and related requirements which were communicated on November 11th, 2021. Although ELD requirements took effect for commercial truck carriers on June 12, 2022, Ontario implemented an education and awareness period for both the provincial and federal ELD mandates through to January 1, 2023 (without penalties). This approach has been taken to support industry in the successful transition to ELDs and align with the enforcement approach of federal ELD mandates as advised by the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators.

Download a copy of the pamphlet in both English and French below.