The Canadian supply chain is being challenged to comply with the recently introduced Modern Slavery Act, which is designed to mitigate corporate and consumer purchasing of products that are produced…
CTA to Shippers: Check Your Supply Chains for Modern Slavery, Human Rights Violators Read more...
By Greg Arndt, Jade Transport In early September I had the honor of being named the latest chairman of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) – an organization I have been proud…
EDITORIAL: It’s Time to Get Canada’s Economy Back on Track Read more...
Loadlink reported strong load posting growth in August, buoyed in part by the short-lived rail strike and fears over supply chain disruptions, reports James Menzies in Trucknews.com. Spot market rates…
Rail Strike Boosts Canadian Spot Market: Trucknews Read more...
Late last week, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) determined that railway services do not meet the criteria of essential services under section 87.4 of the Part 1 of the…
The trucking market continues to improve, with the Trucking Conditions Index returning to positive territory and one analyst declaring an approaching end to the persistent freight recession, reports Trucknews.com. However,…
TN: Trailer Orders Slow, but Freight Conditions Improve Read more...
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released findings of its 2024 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. This annual report analyzes line-item costs, operating efficiencies, and revenue benchmarks by fleet…
Trucking Costs Increased More than 6 Percent: ATRI Read more...
Individual CTA carrier members have stepped up efforts to express their concern the federal government has not committed to meaningful enforcement of Driver Inc carriers. The strongly-worded letter below is…
Carrier to PM: ‘Enforce the Law & End Egregious Driver Inc Violations Read more...
The head of Canada’s largest trucking firm says rampant driver misclassification is harming compliant companies like his as well as drivers, a problem felt all the more acutely in lean…
TransForce Boss: Driver Inc a “Disaster’ for Trucking Industry Read more...
Economic and trucking industry analysts believe 2024 is looking up, especially in the second half of the year, after the U.S. economy stuttered along in 2023 toward a hoped-for “soft landing,” reports…
Cautious Optimism for US Freight Market Read more...
