Environmental regulations will shape your future trucks

A patchwork of environmental regulations in California and elsewhere in the U.S. will affect the types of trucks and powertrains Canadian fleets will have available to them in the near…

In-cab cameras: Safety tool or legal liability?

Do in-cab cameras increase a fleet’s liability exposure, or protect it from nuclear verdicts? That was the discussion during an American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition panel this week.

ATA president highlights wins for trucking, fights to come

American Trucking Associations president and CEO Chris Spear highlighted a series of political wins during a keynote address at the group’s annual management conference and exhibition. And he left little…

This is a ‘moment’ for trucking, FMCSA administrator says

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has an array of new resources at its disposal, and regulators are looking to put them to work at a time when…

CTA wants hard CRA enforcement on Driver Inc.

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) wants Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) enforcement against Driver Inc. to escalate dramatically. CTA president Stephen Laskowski told TruckNews.com that it is time for hard, fast,…

Manitoba to bring in mandatory training for trucking startups

Manitoba, by the end of the year, will require a one-week, 40-hour mandatory training program for new trucking company owners. Think of it as MELT (mandatory entry-level training) for trucking…

Driver Inc. threat approaching point of no return: CTA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)  is warning that the labor scheme known as Driver Inc. will become the dominant business model in trucking if regulators fail to act on the…

Supply Chain Task Force recommends 21 actions in final report

Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra visited Rosedale Transport yesterday to welcome the final report from the National Supply Chain Task Force, which presented 21 actions to unclog Canada’s supply chain.

Ontario employers will need to disclose tracking activities

Beginning Oct. 11, provincially regulated Ontario employers with 25 or more workers will have to inform employees of how they are being monitored. It’s part of the Working for Workers…

Truckers providing Hurricane Fiona relief get HOS exemption

Truckers engaged in providing relief in areas of the Maritimes hit by the recent Hurricane Fiona have been provided an Hours of Service (HOS) exemption. Transport Canada, provinces and territories,…

Canadian Roadcheck inspections ground 22.6% of vehicles

Canadian enforcement teams placed 22.6% of inspected vehicles out of service during the international Roadcheck blitz that was conducted May 17-19, compared to a 23.8% out-of-service rate in the U.S.

Quebec employers fear losing workers over French language law

While immigration is seen as a way to alleviate the labor shortage that has hit Quebec’s trucking industry hard, Bill 96 – which promotes the use of French in the…

Driver Inc. enforcement to expand

Canada’s Labour Program has acknowledged that the Driver Inc. business model – which involves misclassifying employees as independent contractors – is “widespread”. And it’s preparing to expand related enforcement initiatives.

Vancouver port defers truck age ban program to April 3, 2023

The Port of Vancouver will defer implementation of the Rolling Truck Age Program by a final six months to April 3, 2023, according to a letter issued by the port…

CTA calls for delay in paid sick days

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on the federal government to delay plans to introduce 10 paid sick days for federally regulated truckers, noting the rules would strain already-fragile…