Transportation CTA issues budget wish list March 4, 2021 The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has submitted its wish list for the coming federal budget, touching on themes of compliance, fuel costs, labor, and infrastructure. Topping the list is its…
Health & Safety Border-crossing truck drivers told to use ArriveCAN app February 22, 2021 Truck drivers crossing the Canada-U.S. border are now required to submit travel and contact information when entering Canada. The requirement became effective at midnight as one of the latest procedures…
Health & Safety Trucking associations question new Covid-19 requirements at border February 18, 2021 Canadian trucking associations are pushing back against plans to require border-crossing truck drivers to submit contact information and travel details through the ArriveCAN app, as well as any proposal to…
Human Resources Truckers asked to share stories of charitable holiday work December 8, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Trucks for Change (T4C) are urging members of the trucking industry to pay it forward this holiday season, showing support…
Business Management CTA campaign to educate shippers about cost of non-compliance November 18, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is launching a broad awareness campaign in a bid to convince shippers and receivers to consider the “cost of compliance” when choosing…
Transportation FPInnovations named first ELD certification body October 26, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – FPInnovations will be the first body to certify Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) as Canada prepares to mandate the technology. Federally regulated carriers will need to equip trucks…
Sponsored Business Management Canada’s third-party certification to tackle ELD manipulation October 26, 2020 The most significant difference between Canada’s ELD mandate and its U.S. counterpart is the certification process. The U.S. requires suppliers to self-certify their devices, in an approach that has resulted…
Transportation Truck turnaround project coming to end at border October 14, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will end a truck turnaround pilot project for Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) offences on Nov. 2, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)…
Health & Safety Distracted Driving report calls for fleet action October 2, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – A new report from the Traffic Industry Research Foundation (TIRF) is calling for employers to take action on distracted driving, at a time when motor vehicle collisions…
Human Resources U.S. looks to better define employees, independent contractors September 24, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The debate about which truck drivers are employees or independent contractors is not limited to Canada alone. On the side of the border, the Canadian Trucking Alliance…
Regulations CTA’s recovery roadmap promotes trucking crackdowns and incentives August 24, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is promoting a series of trucking-specific carrots and sticks alike, as politicians look for ways to stimulate the economy in the midst…
Transportation Trucking proposals could support Covid-19 restart: Laskowski August 19, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada’s newest finance minister says “decarbonization” will play a role in a federal Covid-19 recovery plan. And the head of Canada’s largest trucking association believes several trucking-related…
Transportation Covid-19 text scam targets cross-border truck drivers August 12, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – There’s no need for healthy border-crossing truck drivers to quarantine themselves for 14 days after returning to Canada – despite what any text messages might suggest. Canada…
Transportation Don’t wait to prepare for ELD mandate, CTA says July 30, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is encouraging fleets to begin working with electronic logging device (ELD) suppliers ahead of a scheduled June 12, 2021 deadline that will…
Transportation Fewer trucking, warehousing employers apply for CEWS July 28, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – A shrinking number of transportation and warehousing employers have seen applications approved for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) – federal wage support which, until recently,…
