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specifically to allow for full Isuzu service
and support at its branches in Sarnia,
Chatham, Woodstock, and Brantford.
The Isuzu medium-duty truck line
includes vans, crew-cab, and Low-
Cab-Forward trucks, in both gas and
diesel versions.
Nipigon troubles
came in threes
New information released by the Ontario
government shows that three factors
played a role in the January 10 failure
of the Nipigon Bridge, which closed the
cross-country route to traffic.
Cold weather was initially thought to
have caused a portion of the bridge to lift.
But engineering reports have found that
the real issues included the design and
flexibility of the bridge’s shoe plate, a lack
of rotation in the constructed bearing,
and improperly tightened bolts attaching
the girder to the shoe plate.
The closure detoured about 1,300
trucks per day for several weeks.
Autonomous trucks
to pass 15-point test
The U.S. Department of Transportation
has released draft federal guidelines
for testing and deploying autonomous
vehicles.
Manufacturers must document how
they meet guidelines in 15 areas such as
object and event detection and response,
validation methods, post-crash behavior,
privacy, and ethical considerations. The
latter refers to the way vehicles are programmed
to address conflicting information
on the road.
But they may have left one important
thing out – feedback from the trucking
industry itself. Chris Spear, chief
executive of the American Trucking
Associations, said in a letter to U.S.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx
that a decision to shut the trucking
industry out of related discussions
was “disconcerting”.
Foxx stressed in a press conference
the policy was a “living document”
that will be updated annually. Comments
on the first draft itself are collected for
60 days.
Saskatchewan
licences refaced
Enhanced drivers’ licences using facial
recognition points are finally rolling out
in the province of Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Government
Insurance, or SGI, began the transition
to the enhanced licences on August 24,
joining early adopters of the technology
Dispatches
in provinces like Ontario, Quebec, B.C.
and Manitoba.
The licences are most notable
for their holographic headshot, but
includes three new layers of advanced
security features. These features
help to prevent identity theft, the
creation and distribution of fake ID
cards, and stop people obtaining more
than one licence.
Unstoppable. Times two.
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