News - Canadian Trucking Alliance

Canadian Cargo Theft Surpasses the U.S.

Wednesday November 20, 2019 | Cargo Crime & Security

There were more cargo thefts in Canada last year than in the entire U.S., with Peel Region being the second busiest jurisdiction for thieves behind only California,
Survey: Top 5 Reasons Drivers Make Referrals

Wednesday November 20, 2019 | Labour/HR/Driver Shortage

Stay Metrics, a provider of driver retention tools, investigated the reasons that drivers would consider recommending their fleet to other drivers.
CTA Supports Modernizing Labour Code but Cautions Feds Need to Mind Methods and Pace of Change

Monday November 18, 2019 | Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases

With the federal election now behind us, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is urging Ottawa to work with the industry to preserve exemptions to new labour provisions and continue efforts to modernize the Canada Labour Code in a balanced way that considers the operational realities of the trucking industry.
Transportation Lawyer: ‘The Taxman Will Come’ for Driver Inc. Players

Friday November 15, 2019 | Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage

Driver Inc. “is a sham” that “rips off drivers and taxpayers”, says a transportation lawyer with Fernandes Hearn LLP, urging that anyone engaged in the unlawful particle change their ways before Canada Revenue comes knocking on their doors.
Transportation Lawyer: ‘The Taxman Will Come’ for Driver Inc. Players

Friday November 15, 2019 | Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage

Driver Inc. “is a sham” that “rips off drivers and taxpayers”, says a transportation lawyer with Fernandes Hearn LLP, urging that anyone engaged in the unlawful particle change their ways before Canada Revenue comes knocking on their doors.
Driver Detention Worsening, say Carriers Polled in Study

Wednesday November 13, 2019 | Business Conditions, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, Operations & Safety

Carriers, shippers and brokers agree that driver detention is a major problem in the supply chain, but solving the issue requires a “delicate balancing act with no side willing to take full blame,” states a report examining the detention issue, released by the Transportation Intermediaries Association in the U.S.
Laskowski: ‘Where are the regulators?’

Wednesday November 13, 2019 | Admin & Tax, Environment & Fuel, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, Operations & Safety

Stephen Laskowski, the CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, recently highlighted several fair competitiveness issues at the recent Surface Transportation Summit like carriers who strip trucks of environmental controls, don’t pay their payroll taxes, choose ELDs that can be manipulated, or run their trucks without insurance.
ATRI: Fleet Operating Costs Jump

Wednesday November 13, 2019 | Business Conditions, Environment & Fuel, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, Technology & Equipment

Operating costs were up across the board in 2018, as fuel costs rose and fleets increased driver wages and benefits, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s latest Operational Costs of Trucking report.

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