Regulatory apathy and double standards threaten internal trade agenda

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 of regulatory fairness…

Tax system must address productivity crisis in Canada

It’s time we Canadians were honest with ourselves. We are no longer the great economic power we once were – not because we don’t have a committed and innovative business…

It’s time to lift moratorium on T4As to combat Driver Inc.

The outcome of CTA’s lobby campaign to root out the underground economy and bring back tax fairness and order in the trucking industry is the single most important factor impacting…

Are you working for a Driver Inc. carrier? If so, you’re being set up 

Driver Inc. is an emotional issue in our industry – and for good reason. The non-compliant behavior based on tax evasion and manipulation of the Labour Code is destroying the…

Real roads, not fantasies will move Ontario’s economy forward 

The Ontario government’s announcement to move forward with building Highway 413, a new 400-series highway and transit corridor across Halton, Peel and York regions, was highly welcomed by the Ontario…

CUSMA review must consider trucking input

Simply put, the trucking industry is a demand-derived service sector. The members of all three national North American trucking associations – the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), American Trucking Associations (ATA)…

Solving the truck driver shortage is an investment in Canada

The Canadian economy moves by truck, or, more accurately – by the women and men who are Canada’s dedicated truck drivers. There’s one problem, though. There are many fewer truck…