A group representing owner-operators said it will challenge the legality of recently passed legislation in Ontario mandating speed limiters on trucks to cap speeds at 65 miles per hour in the Canadian province.
Saying the measure “discriminates against both U.S. and Canadian truckers,” the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said it “will file a formal Notice of Intent challenging the legality of the legislation” as soon as the new law is officially implemented.
“We are vigorously pursuing all appropriate legal remedies to protect the right of truckers, big and small, to compete fairly and safely across international and provincial borders,” said Rick Craig, OOIDA’s director of regulatory affairs.
The measure mandates that speed limiters on all trucks from 1995 and newer be set at 105 kilometers per hour, the equivalent of 65.2 mph, or face fines ranging from $250 to $20,000.
The limiter plan, which has been backed been by the Ontario Trucking Association for about three years, could be enacted as soon as this fall.
OOIDA said the law would cause an impediment to interprovincial and international trade by restricting access to trucks from other jurisdictions that do not have mandated speed limiting restrictions.
It also said it has identified possible North American Free Trade Agreement and constitutional violations.
