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House Committee Hearings Expose Driver Inc, Widespread Safety and Compliance Failures in Trucking

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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…

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CTA Launches Stop Illegal Trucking Campaign to End Industry Lawlessness

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Fed up with rampant lawlessness throughout Canada’s trucking industry and years of disregard from Ottawa and many provinces, the Canadian Trucking Alliance has launched Stop Illegal Trucking – a national campaign to…

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EDITORIAL: Fatal Florida Trucking Crash Involving ‘Illegal’ Driver a Warning for Canada

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The following are selected passages from an article in Law360 Canada, by Sergio R. Karas. On Aug. 12, 2025, a tragedy on a Florida highway shook both the trucking industry and immigration policy…

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CTA Statement: Commercial Truck Driver Training and Safety Oversight of Trucking Companies & Issuance of VISAs

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A fatal truck collision in Florida this week has sparked several statements from U.S. officials who raised serious concerns over the integrity of the commercial driver licensing system (CDL) in the U.S….

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Star Article Highlights Govt Data Showing Labour Abuse Crisis in Trucking

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The number of temporary foreign workers applying for open work permits to escape abusive employers has jumped more than 800 per cent year-over-year, according to a Toronto Star article published this week. …

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CTA Hopeful PM’s Mandate Aligned with Trucking Industry

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The Canadian Trucking Alliance looks forward to working with Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet on several government priorities the PM outlined in his mandate letter this week.  In…

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BC Employment Standards Tribunal Highlights Out-Of-Control Underground Economy and Labour Trafficking in Trucking

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The BC Employment Standards Tribunal recently shined a light on how the Canadian trucking industry is home to one of the largest underground economies and international human trafficking rings in…

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CTA: Battling Trucking’s Illegal Segment Could Help Relieve Some US Security Concerns

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The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is offering Ottawa, the provinces and Washington the trucking industry’s assistance and recommendations in the war against organized crime, money laundering and drugs smuggling present…

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CTA: US Tariffs Unjustified, but More Must Be Done

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In the wake of US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump yesterday, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is imploring Ottawa, the premiers, and officials in Washington to immediately come to the…

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