Do you know why Canada is forcing truck drivers to use monitoring devices at the start of the New Year? Well! Here we will show you why commercial drivers use the Canadian ELD mandate to comply with Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. Transport Canada has made the use of this device mandatory for certain commercial vehicle drivers, such as long-haul truckers. The regulations are designed to track drivers' hours of service, tracking how much time they are behind the wheel on any given day.