{"id":2877,"date":"2020-04-27T21:20:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T21:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/covid-19-daily-bulletin-april-27\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:45:26","slug":"covid-19-daily-bulletin-april-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/covid-19-daily-bulletin-april-27\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Daily Bulletin: April 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

APTA: Generating Revenues on the Backs of Trucking is a Bad Idea <\/strong><\/p>\n

The idea was proposed this week through a report to Saint John Common Council. The City wants to generate $1M in Revenues on the backs of trucks by imposing a tax or permit to haul goods in the city.<\/p>\n

Trucks are an essential service, the lifeblood of local economies, and the cornerstone to Atlantic Canada\u2019s Covid-19 response and recovery, which makes the City of Saint John\u2019s consideration to impose this on trucking a monumentally bad idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur industry pays more than its fair share to start,\u201d explains Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association executive director Jean-Marc Picard. \u201cFuel taxes, excise taxes, small business taxes, licensing fees, property taxes, and the list goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trucks move freight to and from the Saint John region and are key to helping businesses get their goods in and out of the city. This will only make Saint John\u2019s businesses less competitive and have a negative impact on economic growth for the city. With respect, this is not a solution to challenges faced by the city or any level of government anywhere in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore tax is the last thing our industry needs, especially at this time when businesses are suffering. This new proposal will hurt trucking and costs will be passed on to customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Freight Market Conditions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Globe Reports on\u00a0\u2018Empty miles\u2019 Concern Among Truckers<\/u><\/p>\n

Due to the shutting down of non-essential businesses across the country because of COVID-19 restrictions, truckers are racking up more and more \u201cempty miles\u201d \u2013 driving empty trailers that generate little or no revenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hauling a lot more empties than we used to because of the virus,\u201d said Mr. Phillips, who\u2019s been driving long haul for 33 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are days where I\u2019ve hauled two empties all the way back.\u201d<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, many trucking routes would have seen drivers haul essential goods on one leg of the journey but non-essential items, such as auto parts, snowmobiles or bathroom fixtures, on the other leg. No more.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny route that\u2019s non-essential, that\u2019s where we\u2019re hauling empties,\u201d Mr. Phillips said.<\/p>\n

The empty-miles phenomenon is putting increased strain on a vitally important industry that already operates on spindly margins.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrucks are paid to move from point A to B, and from point B back with a loaded trailer. Trucks are not paid, for the most part, if there is not product in the back of that trailer,\u201d said Stephen Laskowski, president of Canadian Trucking Alliance, which represents 5,000 member companies.<\/p>\n

Full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Freightwaves:\u00a0Most Canadian trucking companies aren\u2019t TFI. Many need help <\/u><\/p>\n

The CEO of Canada\u2019s largest trucking company didn\u2019t mince words about COVID-19 when he discussed first-quarter financial results<\/a> on April 22. TFI International\u2019s Alain Bedard likened the pandemic\u2019s impact to a tsunami.<\/p>\n

But TFI will almost certainly survive COVID-19 and likely come out stronger. It has millions of dollars in cash, hundreds of millions more in untapped credit, and ruthless operating efficiency <\/a>in its core Canadian and U.S. truckload businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to lose money in the second quarter, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Other Canadian carriers may not survive the quarter. TFI represents an exception in Canada, where only eight trucking companies employ more than 500 people. TFI has more than 16,000 employees across North America, and nearly 10,000 owner-operators in North America.<\/p>\n

Full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>TMC Launches New Resource for Maintenance Operations Amid COVID-19<\/b><\/p>\n

The American Trucking Associations\u2019 Technology & Maintenance Council, leaders in the development of recommended maintenance and engineering practices for commercial vehicles, is now serving as a conduit of information as to how maintenance operations can sustain, protect and facilitate trucking\u2019s critical role in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

Full story here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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