ON: CPA Participates in TDG Workshop to Help Improve Highway Safety

Organized by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, the workshop included formal presentations by Benoit Turcotte, Director General, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Directorate, Transport Canada; Ian Freeman, Director, Carrier Safety & Enforcement Branch, Ontario Ministry of Transportation; and a multi-sector association panel session. In addition to the CPA, other session representatives included the Ontario Trucking Association, Responsible Distribution Canada and the Canadian Fuels Association.

The workshop was organized in response to concerns from municipal leaders of towns along Ontario’s arterial Highway 401 following several high-profile incidents last year, including a multiple vehicle collision on March 14, 2017 involving a transport truck carrying fluorosilicic acid. The goal of the panel and workshop was to help inform an advisory group that has been tasked with identifying potential solutions to improve safety.

Future updates will be provided in the coming months.