Some good answers and suggestions. Thanks again. I think I read something a long time ago that you can only take a load into Canada and then pick up a load going directly back into the U.S., but you are not allowed to pick up a load in Canada and then drop it somewhere else in Canada only to pick up another load and so on. Is that correct?

And if anyone else has some suggestions, I'd like to read them. If I do become a driver I don't really want to go into Canada but I want to learn everything I can in case I have to.

 

Ya that's right as far as I know Mike , But then again that's how it is for us also going into the U.S. Big consiquences if caught interstateing , theres anouther word for it but can't remember what it is.
BB good point also, I've also wondered the same thing many times after I've left the booth ,what proof do we have, at least at Port Huron they give back your ACE manifest

 

Murray, yes, I guess it makes sense that the regulations would work both ways. I guess it's a NAFTA thing. If you meant how can you prove you didn't do any interstating, wouldn't your odometer readings compared with your dispatch orders be sufficient. Freebird said earlier in this thread that he thought that you had to record your odometer readings at the border both going in and out. As long as your mileage matched where you were supposed to deliver to I would think that there wouldn't be any question about whether or not you followed the rules. But then, I'm not even a driver so I don't really know straight up from straight down.

 

Oops!!! Even though I checked my punctuation on that last post before submitting it, I didn't catch that I put a period instead of a question mark after the question. ops: I do know better.

 

Murray and I weren't talking about proving of not interstating or "cabbotage".

We were talking about clearing US customs when coming into USA, US customs does not give a stamp or anything to prove the load has been cleared to enter the usa, they just verbally tell the driver everything is fine to go.

canada stamps the paperwork with a Canada customs stamp, so the driver and carrier has actual proof the load has cleared canada customs when coming into canada.

Its just weird the US doesn't usually stamp paperwork, at least the driver and carrier would have proof someone cleared the load if theres a problem later.

Although a few times i have got a stamp from US customs, but not always and i don't always get the ACE manifest back either, its weird, sometimes US customs will keep the paperwork, sometimes they stamp and hand it back, and sometime they don't stamp and just give it back to driver.

It really makes no sense.

 

If you are a USA citizen who is thinking of transporting a firearm into Canada, may I strongly suggest that you go to this site.

http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/info_for-r.../default_e.asp


Please read the Canadian Firearms Program information provided by the Government of Canada.

 

Bikerboy, thanks for clarifying what both you and Murray were talking about. I thought since Murray had started out by answering my question on interstating that he might have also been refering to it in his last paragraph. I guess my ignorance is showing.

You both said that US customs doesn't stamp, or usually doesn't stamp your paperwork. Is it that they are required to stamp it but just don't do it? Or is it something that is just left to their discretion? If customs hands you back your paperwork unstamped and you hand it back and request that they stamp it would they do it, or would they give you a hard time for asking?

 

Here is the MTO (Ministry of Transport Ontario) site main page & a few links from the for load restrictions, hours of service and pre-trip inspection with the most recent posted updates.

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/loadnotice.htm

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/tru...ions/hours.htm

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/tru...lations/daily/

This link to their Vehicle Weight & Dimensional page also provides a list of FAQ's that may be helpful to anyone.

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/vwd/

 

Here is a link to Alberta, Canada Commerical Vehicle page, hope its of some help to some.


http://www.services.gov.ab.ca/cps/rd...cet=&audience=

 

Sorry for the confusion,guess I should have used 2 different posts to address 2 different issues again sorry. Mike , bring a few loads up if you get the chance ,it's really not all that bad.