Health & Safety ATA joins coalition to combat predatory towing April 5, 2021 A coalition of organizations in the U.S. is taking aim at towing fraud and staged vehicle accidents. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is among the groups, along with the American…
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…
Security Brooks RCMP hunting meat thief September 16, 2020 BROOKS, Alta. – The Brooks RCMP is looking for a trucker it says recently picked up a load of beef from the JBS meat packing plant and failed to deliver…
Transportation Calgary carrier charged with insurance fraud February 28, 2020 CALGARY, Alta. – Owners of Calgary, Alta., trucking company Lakha Trucking have been charged with insurance fraud after falsely claiming numerous truck thefts since 2009. Authorities launched an investigation after…
Health & Safety OTA encouraged by enforcement crackdown April 16, 2018 WATERLOO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is commending the enforcement community for cracking down on carriers that don’t “embrace a culture of safety, environmental and taxation compliance.” The…
Transportation Alleged fraud following driver’s death ongoing battle for friends and family November 19, 2015 LONDON, Ont. – The death of 29-year-old truck driver Roger Belanger this past July was a devastating blow to his family and the many who knew him, but that fact…
Business Management WATCH OUT FOR THIS SCAM November 24, 2014 There’s a scam going around that could catch unsuspecting carriers off-guard. It goes like this: The carrier gets a call from an individual seeking T-Chek authorization codes over the phone…
