Meal Allowance Change: Government of Canada Invests and Supports Canada’s Commercial Truck Drivers Thursday September 03, 2020 | Admin & Tax, COVID-19, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases The Canadian Trucking Alliance is applauding Transportation Minister Marc Garneau’s announcement today that the Government of Canada will be providing needed relief by increasing the federal meal allowance for commercial truck drivers grappling with soaring food costs as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
CTA to Industry: Turn Driver Inc Companies Over to CRA Leads Program Monday August 31, 2020 | Admin & Tax, COVID-19, Industry Image & PR, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases, Operations & Safety Driver Inc. companies are the scourge of the trucking industry. They cheat on taxes, break numerous labour laws and, according to a detailed safety analysis of convicted offenders, many are also unscrupulously unsafe operators.
CTA Provides Feds with Environmental Strategy for COVID-19 Recovery Monday August 17, 2020 | COVID-19, Environment & Fuel, News Releases CTA provided Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) with several environmentally-related program and policy changes that can help stimulate investment in low-carbon technologies and drive continued growth in Canada’s trucking industry
Update: DriverCheck COVID-19 Testing Moving Location to Flying J, London, ON Friday August 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases, Operations & Safety In an effort to expand the accessibility of COVID-19 testing for truck drivers, the DriverCheck truckstop location will move to the Flying J Truck Stop in London, which will be up and running on Tuesday August 18, 2020.