By Stephen Laskowski As Canada continues to champion freer internal trade, one would expect the trucking sector – the pulse of our economy’s circulatory system – to be a model…
Recent ESDC blitzes continue to expose the harsh reality that many segments of the trucking industry are out-of-control when it comes to labour and tax compliance and obeying other rules. “This comes as no surprise to…
Enforcement Blitzes Unveil Non-Compliance ‘Insanity’ Facing Trucking Industry Read more...
New data from Ontario’s Operation Deterrence has shown to be a success in identifying and combatting non-compliance in trucking, but also exposes the growing safety and security concerns the Ontario Trucking Association…
ON’s Operation Deterrence Data Exposes Safety-Security Violators in Trucking Read more...
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy signed an order this week announcing new guidelines regarding enforcement of English language proficiency for commercial truck operators when operating in the United States. Under the…
The Canadian Trucking Alliance formally congratulated Mark Carney on being elected the 24th Prime Minister of Canada, while also urging him to implement reforms to boost Canadian productivity and strongly…
CTA Writes Carney About Fixing Rampant Underground Economy and other Trucking Issues Read more...
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is applauding the joint enforcement action of Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board…
OTA: Driver Inc Enforcement Ramps Up, as Risks of Participating in Scheme Increase Read more...
The President of the United States issued an executive order yesterday titled, Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers, that calls for a change with respect to how the…
More than one in three truck drivers applying for a job with Canadian trucking companies ask to work under an illegal misclassification scheme, according to a recent survey conducted by…
A Third of Truck Drivers Demand to Work Illegally: CTA Read more...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Labour Program at ESDC today signed an Information Sharing Arrangement (ISA) to facilitate inspections and enforcement in the federally regulated trucking sector. The government agencies had…
ESDC & CRA Team Up to Tackle Trucking’s Underground Economy Read more...
