A Newfoundland-based trucking company says a good place to start reducing trade barriers within Canada would be his industry where rules and regulations are all over the place.

Chris Howllett, the owner of Akita Equipment, says he got a call from one of his drivers in Quebec this week who was cited for a violation. His rig was a half-metre too long, a ticket which cost the company over $700.

Trouble is, says Howllett, the transport truck is well within the limitations of every other jurisdiction in Canada.

He says that’s not the only aspect of trucking in which the provinces should put their heads together and develop a unified system.

He might need to have a different revolving light in Quebec than in Nova Scotia; maximum weight might vary from province to province and all that makes it more expensive and difficult for companies to operate, he says.