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The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) concluded its first week of hearings examining the detrimental impact of the Driver Inc. scheme on the trucking industry. Over two days, 10…
Canada’s minister of finance, Bill Morneau, is banking on infrastructure investment to promote long-term growth and job creation. This week’s Fall Economic Statement proposes an additional $81 billion in infrastructure spending…
Morneau Banks on Infrastructure in Fall Economic Statement Read more...
Do you have what it takes to be one of the top workplaces in Canada’s trucking industry? Applications are now open for Trucking HR Canada’s 4th annual Top Fleet Employers…
Applications Open for 4th Annual Top Fleet Employers Program Read more...
A federal mandate requiring nearly all truck operators operating in the U.S. to use electronic logging devices to comply with hours of service rules has been upheld in court, meaning…
US ELD Mandate Upheld in Court Read more...
CTA has received confirmation from USCBP that the agency has agreed to expand the in-transit pilot initiative for another year to November 28, 2017. The plan also includes expanding the…
CTA Delivers on In-Transit Port Expansion Read more...
U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week he will establish an advisory committee on automated transportation, meant to help regulators frame policy around the development and deployment of automated vehicles….
DOT Forming Autonomous Transport Advisory Committee Read more...
The total value of U.S. freight moved between Canada and Mexico during August posted its first year-over-year increase since December 2014, according to new Transportation Department figures. The resulting 0.7%…
NAFTA Freight Posts First Hike in a Year Read more...
Economic growth should accelerate and impending regulations should give carriers the ability to increase rates next year, according to speakers at Newcom’s Surface Transportation Summit last week. Carlos Gomes, senior…
Economists: Conditions Pave Way for Rate Rebound Read more...
Otto, the Uber-owned self-driving vehicle operation, recently completed its first major commercial delivery in an autonomous truck. The company hauled a load of 2,000 cases of Budweiser beer from Fort…
Otto’s Autonomous Beer Run Read more...
Although it’s likely the job of the over-the-road truck driver may evolve somewhat, it will not be eliminated or disappear in the age of autonomous vehicle technology, Canadian Trucking Alliance…
CTA to Minister: Truck Driving Jobs Not Disappearing Read more...
