Truckers already submit to a host of mandatory government safety regulations, from health checks to electronic monitoring of their movements. The convoy does not have the support of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, the Saskatchewan Trucking Association or other groups. All of these measures infringe on freedoms, but they are all necessary to ensure the safety of drivers and the public, he said. University of Manitoba engineering professor Ahmed Shalaby, who worked with families of Humboldt Broncos players to lobby for better semi truck driver training and regulations, agreed. "These systems and tools are meant to protect everyone, including the truck drivers themselves, of course.

Source: CBC News January 28, 2022 22:37 UTC