Today's Headlines

• TIRF & NRCAN Team up to Research the Effect of Fuel-efficient Driving on Collision Risk

  Tuesday May 11, 2021 | Environment & Fuel, Operations & Safety

  The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF), an independent road safety research institute, received funding from Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) to conduct a national study on the effect of fuel-efficient driving on crash risk and crash severity in Canada and is soliciting participation from fleets operating class 8 vehicles across Canada.

• CTA Applauds Government of Canada TFW Policy Change as Great First Step

  Monday May 10, 2021 | COVID-19, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases

  The Canadian Trucking Alliance is welcoming a policy change to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program by the Government of Canada which will assist fleets that are currently using the program.

• CCMTA Issues Message Underlining June 2022 ELD Enforcement Mandate

  Wednesday May 05, 2021 | COVID-19, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases, Operations & Safety, Technology & Equipment

  The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) have issued a message regarding an enforcement plan for electronic logging devices (ELDs). The enforcement plan outlines a 12-month progressive educational enforcement strategy that ends in June 2022, which reflects CTA’s main position on the issue established earlier this year.

• New Brunswick Asking Out-of-Province Drivers to Isolate

  Friday April 30, 2021 | Border & Customs, COVID-19, Operations & Safety

  In its efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus, the province of New Brunswick has issued a renewed and revised mandatory order that goes into effect this evening at midnight. As it relates to trucking, specifically out-of-province trucking, New Brunswick is asking all drivers to isolate in their vehicles as much as possible.