Today's Headlines

• ATRI: 30% of US Crash-Related Truck Tows are Predatory

  Friday December 01, 2023 | Infrastructure, Operations & Safety

  The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) found that 30% of all crash-related tows in the U.S. include some form of predatory billing.

• CFIB: Transport Firms Lost Nearly $2B in Business Due to Labour Shortage

  Friday December 01, 2023 | Business Conditions, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage

  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reports that 34% of transportation companies surveyed were forced to turn away businesses because of labour shortages, while 16% postponed contracts.

• CTA to Finance Ministers: Stop Driver Inc, Consider Carbon Tax Equity, and Invest in Highway Infrastructure

  Friday December 01, 2023 | Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases

  The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has provided federal and provincial finance ministers across Canada a list of priorities that need to be addressed in areas of strategic infrastructure, carbon pricing, and protecting our health care system.

• CBSA Offering New Webinar Series on CARM Onboarding

  Monday November 27, 2023 | Border & Customs

  The CBSA’s CARM Engagement team is offering a new series of webinars starting in 2024, including sessions tailored to small-medium sized businesses, CARM Release 2, and an Open Mic webinar to talk all things CARM with the agency.