CTA submits federal budget wish list
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has submitted a wish list to the federal government as it prepares its budget.
Specific asks include: cracking down on Driver Inc.; extending the accelerated investment incentive for truck equipment; environmental equipment incentives; long-term funding for driver training programs; investments in new border technologies and the supply chain; reducing interprovincial trade barriers; adding truck rest areas; and improving transportation in the north.
“The trucking industry was rightfully identified during the pandemic as an essential service that supported Canadians’ needs and as a critical cog in the national economy,” said Stephen Laskowski, CTA president. “Our sector and the supply chain require increased government oversight and enforcement of the tax code and program investments dealing with equipment, the labor pool and critical infrastructure.”
The date for Budget 2024 has yet to be announced but is expected towards the end of March or the beginning of April.
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Insurance policies are very available in the marketplace to bring home sick or injured truckers, as well help truckers get through their time of disability. Legislation being involved with those issues seems unnecessary.
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You are right all I have to do then is push the United States to make a complete coverage policy for all company and lease ops to be in place before crossing the border
We have already had some talks about this and maybe a better way as too many truck drivers are finding out they have exclusions under the current policy or have no insurance at all for this.
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This the same list as last year why should gov dollars pay for new training of more truck drivers A surcharge of $10 000 or $12 000 should apply to each foreign truck driver to go into a training center that is run as a non-profit plus 1 cent per km on miles heavy trucks go in Canada plus only allow truck drivers to go into the U S with better understanding of English and at least 1 year of driving in Canada
I see no plan on the wish list to anything to help bring back disabled truck drivers or temporary housing and medical care or a plan to bring home sick or injured truck drivers.