As Canada’s ELD mandate takes effect, compliance is impossible

What if a federal regulation was passed, and no one complied? That’s the awkward situation the industry finds itself in, with the Canadian electronic logging device (ELD) mandate that took…

Submit ArriveCAN data electronically and avoid penalties, CTA tells truckers

Truck drivers who do not submit mandatory ArriveCAN data electronically while entering Canada, could soon be facing significant fines or penalties, the border services agency has warned. The Canadian Trucking…

Supreme Court backs federal carbon tax

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Canada’s national carbon pricing is constitutional, dealing a blow to several provinces that had mounted a challenge against the so-called “carbon tax”.

CTA says ELD certification process proceeding well

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says third-party certification of electronic logging devices (ELDs) is proceeding well, and that fleets will have a “plethora” of devices to choose from. It also…

Westcan truck driver loses challenge over drug and alcohol testing

Truck driver Randall Phillips has failed in a legal bid to challenge Westcan Bulk Transport’s random drug and alcohol testing program. Phillips had argued the fleet shouldn’t be able to…

Truck drivers must mask up at ports of entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed it’s requiring truck drivers to wear masks at all ports of entry, in keeping with an executive order issued by the Center for…

WSIB sets up portal to report Driver Inc. fleets

TORONTO, Ont. – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has set up a Report Fraud web portal where people can report fleets using the Driver Inc. employment scheme. The…

CTA insists Driver Inc. crackdown set to ramp up

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says it has been assured by various government departments that stricter enforcement of worker classifications is coming. In a letter to CTA,…

Border issues, rising insurance costs discussed at TCA’s Canadian event

TORONTO, Ont. – Being unable to reposition empty trailers on the other side of the border is a long-running frustration carriers and other supply chain participants would like to see…

CTA monitoring CBSA systems-related border delays

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is monitoring Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)-related delays at the border, and hopes to see a resolution by Friday. Trade-related data processing…

Transport Canada looking at mandating ADAS

OTTAWA, Ont. – Transport Canada is consulting with the trucking industry on the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and to determine whether such safety systems should be mandated…

Laskowski laments inaction on Driver Inc.

OTTAWA, Ont. – The biggest challenge facing the Canadian trucking industry is the underground economy, and it is time the government did something about it, the president of the Canadian…

Country marks National Trucking Week

TORONTO, Ont. – Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is praising workers in the trucking industry as the sector celebrates the National Trucking Week. “This year more than ever before you’ve…

Canadian ELD timeline remains firm: CTA

OTTAWA, Ont. – Don’t expect a reprieve from the Canadian electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, set to go into effect in June 2021. That was the message from Geoff Wood,…

Coming soon: New version of ArriveCan

TORONTO, Ont. — Public health authorities plan to release a new version of the ArriveCan app Tuesday, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA). ArriveCan 2.5 will include an…