Minister Garneau and the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety today delivered a promise to enhance highway safety by completing a national pre-licence training standard for tractor-trailer…
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has announced a process to consider solidifying exemptions from new scheduling requirements for certain job classes in the trucking industry. In 2019 ESDC announced interim exemptions…
ESDC Announces Steps Toward Regulating Scheduling Exemptions Read more...
Commercial insurance is a popular topic among those in the trucking industry and other commercial sectors in the economy. In response to the increasing attention pertaining to commercial insurance, the…
CTA to be Part of the National Task Force Reviewing Commercial Insurance Read more...
The Globe & Mail this weekend highlighted longstanding industry concerns over the need to improve focused enforcement oversight in the trucking sector across Canada; with specific emphasis on carriers who show a…
Globe & Mail Highlights Need for Oversight Review of Trucking Industry Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance and other trade associations met with Minister Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, to address the growing labour shortage in the trucking…
Federal Training, Immigration Support Needed to Slow Truck Driver Shortage: CTA Read more...
The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has informed CTA of updates to the medical reciprocity agreement between Canada and the US with respect to commercial vehicle drivers who…
Can-US Medical Reciprocity Updated to Allow Insulin Using Diabetics to Operate in US Read more...
The Canadian trucking industry has launched a political action campaign compelling Ottawa to act in stamping out the underground economy scheme, known as Driver Inc. The Canadian Trucking Alliance is calling on law-abiding, compliant…
Ont AG Highlights Safety Benefit of Drug and Alcohol Testing for Commercial Drivers Ontario’s Auditor General has highlighted the lack of drug and alcohol testing for commercial truck drivers. The…
Ont AG Highlights Safety Benefit of Drug and Alcohol Testing for Commercial Drivers Read more...
After a prolonged period of uncertainty, tariffs, and sometimes contentious negotiations, the signing of the recently amended North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provides a mutually beneficial deal, strengthens the…
Newly Amended NAFTA Brings Certainty as Parties Head Towards Ratification Read more...
