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Transport committee  Well, we are testing some technologies, some in-cab cameras, that monitor the road ahead of the driver plus the driver's actions. It's to monitor driving habits, such as following too closely, that type of thing. A lot of the incidents we've seen are when somebody has gotten in o

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  No, it was not.

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  We decided as a company that we wanted to help reduce our incidents and help train our drivers. That's a big part of it. We take the data if there is any type of event, a “critical event” we call it, whether it's roll stability or hard braking, and we use that data to work with t

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  Through our associations, both the AMTA and the CTA, we collaborate with regard to preventative measures and how to make all of us more reliable, safer, and more professional. Together, from a safety perspective, there's lots of collaboration in the industry to ensure we all get

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  It's Transport Canada.

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  As far as equipment design in concerned, we've gone to the philosophy that 100 kilometres per hour is fast enough on highways, so our units are road-speed limited to that highway speed. We also track the speed while they're driving at lower speeds, where there's an 80 kilometre z

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  Yes, based on all the guidelines set forth, absolutely that is part of the protocol. There is a checklist that all of our responders follow, which again is electronically in a process book as well. They follow through that checklist to make sure that nothing is missed.

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  So it is everything.

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  As a carrier, and from a responsibility perspective, we're equipped not only internally but also with contractors across the areas where we operate to make sure there's adequate coverage. Speed, obviously, in all cases is extremely important. We always make sure that anywhere w

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. All of our trucks have what Mr. Royer alluded to earlier, satellite tracking and communication, and through our operations dispatch centres there is 24-hour, seven-day-a-week service; that's 365 days a year. We are live in supporting our vehicles an

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. We appreciate the opportunity to present before this committee. I'll start off with a bit of an overview of the company and then get into some of the operational programs we have in place to deal with the safe handling of danger

November 4th, 2014Committee meeting

Michael Royer