Earlier this year, the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, led by Minister Garneau, tasked the Canadian Council for Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) with developing a pre-licence training…
Development of National Pre-Licence Training Standard for Commercial Drivers Underway Read more...
The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry released its new report this week titled Made in Canada: Growing Canada’s value-added food sector, which highlighted the central role trucking plays in the agriculture and…
Senate Committee Calls for Improvements to Trucking Routes and Border Infrastructure Read more...
Trucking issues remain high on the agenda of Canada’s premiers, who met in Saskatchewan this week to discuss transportation safety, economic growth and competitiveness, immigration, reducing barriers to internal trade,…
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding the direction of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada for several actions related to the trucking industry in their document: A Real Plan…
CTA: Trucking Highlighted in PC Plan to Address Climate Change, Empty Trailers Read more...
Eleven rural and northern communities have now been selected as part of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, which invites newcomers to make these communities their new homes. The…
Federal Government Continues to Move Ahead with New Immigration Pilot Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance has been supportive of the US EPA and Environment Canada’s regulatory approach to reducing the carbon footprint of operating trucking tractors and trailers. However, in response…
CTA: Environment Canada to Review Trailer Regulation in 2019-20 Read more...
Transport Minister Marc Garneau has shown great leadership in delivering an electronic logging device (ELD) rule which, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance, will catapult Canada ahead of the U.S….
Canadian Truckers Laud Final ELD Rule, Including Third Party Certification Read more...
The federal government announced that revenue from the national carbon pricing system can be used to support fleets that invest in environmentally clean trucking technologies and devices. Leading up to…
Feds Commit to Reinvesting Carbon Revenue Back into Trucking Industry Read more...
Education and training to combat distracted driving could be part of the national, mandatory entry level training (MELT) standard – a key recommendation in the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s 10-point Action…
CTA’s Action Plan Against Distracted Driving Put in Motion Read more...
