April 2026 Newsletter
Dear HVTT Forum subscriber, This month’s newsletter focuses on the theme of truck safety, specifically highlighting two recent truck safety developments in the Canadian context. As HVTT marks its 40th anniversary in 2026, it seems appropriate to reflect on this theme since it was one of the key objectives of the technical analysis conducted as part of the Canadian Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Study in 1986. That study underpinned the development of Canada’s Memorandum of Understanding on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions (an MoU that is still active today) and was instrumental in the formation of HVTT. The 1986 Study pursued three principal objectives: improving truck safety, harmonizing inter-provincial regulations toward a more uniform regime, and increasing the productivity of heavy vehicle operations. Based on pioneering efforts in the measurement and specification of dynamic performance measures, a milestone achievement of the Study was the introduction of the tridem axle group that could be used on both single-trailer... Read More