Shippers continue to face challenging transportation conditions as diesel prices surge and truck capacity shrinks, FTR’s latest Shippers Conditions Index shows. The freight analyst reports that conditions could east at…
Omicron ‘Wild Card’ Affecting 2022 Shipping Conditions: FTR Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance continues to engage the governments of Canada and the U.S. in the hope they would reconsider current plans to mandate vaccinations in January for cross-border and…
CTA Update on Border/Domestic Vaccine Mandates Read more...
The Canadian spot market reached all-time high load volumes for November – up 69% year over year, and up 32% from the previous month of October, reports Loadlink Technologies. “These…
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Canadian shippers and other industry associations are backing statements made by the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) which call on the Government of Canada to delay the timing of the border vaccination mandate….
Shipper, Industry Groups Go to Bat for Trucking as Border Vax Mandate Weeks Away Read more...
According to ACT’s latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook, despite rock-solid demand across the spectrum of forward-looking medium and heavy-duty vehicle market indicators, industry capacity remains range-bound across a…
The government of Canada’s decision to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for domestic federally regulated workers in the trucking industry – including many truck drivers who have been delivering products to…
Domestic Vaccine Mandate Could Fracture Supply Chain: CTA Read more...
With proof of vaccination now required for all travellers through ArriveCAN, the Government of Canada is reminding the trucking industry that the submission of ArriveCAN data remains a mandatory pre-arrival requirement, but…
The Canadian Trucking Alliance and American Trucking Associations are warning that vaccine and testing requirements for workers will further disrupt supply chains because there is already a dire shortage of…
Reuters: Canadian, U.S. Truckers Warn Vaccine Mandates Will Disrupt Supply Chains Read more...
Low labour force participation and tight transportation capacity in the coming year will keep freight demand high as inflation is expected to worsen, according to American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello. …
ATA Economist: Freight Market Poised to Stay Strong Amid Disruptions in 2022 Read more...
