Business Management Ontario trucking employers to save 5.6% in WSIB premiums next year October 6, 2021 Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is rolling back rates next year, by an average of 5.1%, with trucking employers saving even more. This after holding rates steady in…
Business Management WSIB sets up portal to report Driver Inc. fleets December 8, 2020 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…
Transportation WSIB freezes premiums for 2021 October 2, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will not raise its premiums next year. That announcement was made by chairwoman Elizabeth Witmer at the board’s AGM…
Regulations Cheating doesn’t pay… anymore November 14, 2019 Cheating, in life and in business, shouldn’t pay. But for too long in trucking it has. There are signs, however, that this could be about to change. Those who abuse…
Human Resources WSIB sanctions more Driver Inc. fleets November 1, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has sanctioned dozens more Ontario-based fleets for using Driver Inc. to avoid paying premiums, the Ontario Trucking Association said Friday.
Health & Safety OTA says new WSIB rate not universally applicable September 26, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association says the streamlined framework for premiums announced by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will not be applicable to all carriers universally. The…
Health & Safety WSIB cuts average premium by 17% for 2020 September 25, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is reducing average premium by 17% for 2020, the provincial agency announced Wednesday. For trucking, the premium will go down…
Human Resources WSIB targets Driver Inc. companies September 16, 2019 TORONTO, Ont. — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has intensified audits, looking more closely at carriers using the Driver Inc. model to avoid paying premiums, the Ontario Trucking…
Health & Safety Finding work for those with disabilities July 31, 2019 WCB claims costs continue to rise, driven by lost-time claims
Business Management Muir’s mandates incorporation August 15, 2014 Good-bye sole proprietors. Hello incorporated businesses. As of September 1st, the Muir’s Cartage division of Calyx Transportation Group Inc. will refuse to assign a load to owner/operators running their…
