EDITORIAL: 2017 Federal Budget Should Focus on Shift to Low Carbon Trucking Friday January 20, 2017 | Editorials, Environment & Fuel By: David Bradley The 2017 budget will likely be tabled sometime in February or March. The focus of CTA’s submission this year is on GHG-reduction. The industry wants to transition to lower carbon heavy trucks, trailers and fuel. Why wouldn’t it? Diesel is the second largest component of operating costs. But, there are significant obstacles […]
CTA Offers Feds Strategy To Foster Key Election Promises Thursday January 21, 2016 | Admin & Tax, Border & Customs, Environment & Fuel, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases, Operations & Safety As a new federal government gets settled in Ottawa, CTA offered a plan to support economic growth while improving highway safety and reducing GHGs
Editorial: Give Diesel Excise Tax Truck-Related Policy Purpose or Get Rid of It Monday September 29, 2014 | Editorials, Environment & Fuel, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, Technology & Equipment There is ample good reason to eliminate the diesel excise tax and bring diesel taxation within the GST/HST envelope, but there are others options as well