CRVA, the RVDA of Canada and the RV Industry Association have received correspondence from Transport Canada outlining the requirements to support an extension request for the Driveaway–Towaway exemption from Electronic Logging Device (ELD) requirements, which is set to expire in October 2026.
The exemption, originally granted to the RV industry in 2023, has been critical to ensure the timely delivery of new RVs from manufacturers to dealerships.
Its continuation past October 2026 remains essential to avoid future delivery disruptions, delays and added costs for RV dealerships and Canadian consumers.
What’s Required for the Extension
Transport Canada requires a summary from transport companies operating under the exemption to determine, i) whether the exemption has raised any safety concerns, and ii) whether users of the exemption have remained compliant with its terms and conditions.
CRVA will assist transport carriers by coordinating and consolidating industry input in support of the exemption renewal.
Call to Action
We are required to include two parts in our submission.
- A) Obtain the reviews of all collision reports documented by motor carriers that used the exemption.
In clause 2(d) of the exemption, it states:
2.(d) While operating under the exemption, the motor carrier shall conduct and document timely reviews of all collision reports involving their commercial vehicle drivers and if it is found that a driver had been operating under the exemption at the time of the collision, the motor carrier is to determine if there was evidence of non-compliance with the Regulations or the terms and conditions of the exemption; the causality or preventability of the collision; and take mitigating action, if necessary, in order to prevent a re-occurrence.
B) The second part is intended to help Transport Canada assess if the anticipated operational benefits set out in our initial application were realized by those that operated under the exemption and to identify if there were other unanticipated impacts that might need to be addressed during the renewal process.
To support this process, CRVA has developed a fillable PDF questionnaire for RV transportation companies currently operating under the Driveaway–Towaway exemption.
The information collected will be compiled and submitted to Transport Canada on behalf of the industry to help TC review the exemption renewal process.
All responses will remain strictly confidential and will be used only in aggregate form.
We strongly encourage affected transportation companies to complete the form and submit it to CRVA at info@crva.ca by the requested deadline of Feb. 26.
