Canada

These notes are for Canadian routes and for drivers who cross the border. Winter gear, the customs filing, hours of service, and ELDs are different jobs. Each guide links the official page instead of restating a rule that can change.

The US / Canada switch in the header points Amazon links at amazon.com or amazon.ca and sets calculator units to miles or kilometres. With JavaScript off, the links stay on amazon.com. This collection still lists every Canada guide.

The International Falls–Fort Frances border crossing in Fort Frances, Ontario. Credit: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Winter

Block heaters, a cab that stays warm on shore power, and chains sized to the tire you have. Provincial chain rules change with the storm. Use the province's road report.

Sleeper CabCanada26 Jun 2026

Cold-weather cab gear and block heaters

Cold-cab gear and engine-block heaters for US and Canadian winters, including what a heater load does to an inverter and a starting battery.

Life on the RoadCanada15 Jun 2026

Canadian winter traction and chains

Chains, traction, and a winter driving kit for Canadian highways. Provincial rules differ, and a car sock is not a truck chain.

Cross-border

The carrier files the manifest. You carry the identification they told you to carry. FAST is voluntary. French is the official language of Quebec.

The Peace Bridge between Buffalo, New York and Fort Erie, Ontario

Life on the RoadCanada10 Oct 2026

Cross-border checklist, United States and Canada

A high-level US–Canada truck checklist for identification, FAST, and ACE or ACI eManifest, with links to the official CBSA and CBP pages.

A Bienvenue au Québec sign on the Trans-Canada Highway at the New Brunswick border

Life on the RoadCanada15 Aug 2026

Quebec, French on the road

A short note for US and Canadian drivers in Quebec. French is the official language. Legal details stay on the official links.

Rules and ELD

US and Canadian hours are different rules. A device on a US list is not automatically certified in Canada. Read the official text before you plan a day.

Highway 401 in Ontario, a road the hours rules apply to

Life on the RoadCanada27 Jul 2026

Hours of service in the US and Canada

High-level hours-of-service differences for US and Canadian truck drivers, with FMCSA and Transport Canada links. Not a logbook and not legal advice.

A Qualcomm electronic on-board recorder from 2011, an earlier hours device, not a current ELD pick

Gear & TechCanada6 Jul 2026

ELD basics in the US and Canada

ELD basics for US and Canadian drivers. A US-listed device is not automatically on Transport Canada's certified list. No brands named.

Food and rest

Coffee, soup, and food that still tastes right at the next stop. No chain review and no menu claim.

Trucks parked at a highway rest stop in Ingersoll, Ontario

Health on the RoadCanada2 Jul 2026

Eating at Canadian truck stops

Food that travels from a Canadian truck stop or highway service centre, without brand claims, prices, or a review of any chain.

Winter gear and cross-border kit

Amazon links for the gear those notes mention. This page does not print prices. If you buy through an Amazon link, we may earn a commission. You do not pay more. The header switch sends each link to amazon.ca when Canada is selected, and leaves it on amazon.com when JavaScript is off.