Business Management
Fastfrate’s diversity helps it weather market turbulence as it eyes first-of-its-kind LTL-by-rail offering
In June 2022, Fastfrate acquired a majority stake in Challenger Motor Freight, Canada’s ninth largest fleet with, at the time, 1,295 tractors and 1,227 employees. It was a transformative acquisition,…
Driver misclassification crackdown, threats of big fines forcing fleets to change payroll models
Canadian fleets that misclassified drivers as independent contractors are scrambling to change their payroll models as a wave of federal audits shows the crackdown on Driver Inc. arrangements may finally…
Facility Association insurance rates jump 28% in Alberta, the ‘epicenter’ of FA commercial vehicle growth
Alberta trucking fleets insured through the industry’s insurer of last resort are facing a steep rate increase that reflects deeper challenges in the province’s commercial auto insurance system. Facility Association…
ATA’s Costello says trucking’s ‘painfully slow’ recovery driven by shrinking capacity, not freight demand
Fleets attending the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) annual convention in Orlando, Fla., last week were eager for Bob Costello’s economic outlook update for 2026, hoping to hear the long-anticipated news…
