Transportation The U.S. vaccine mandate on truck drivers should end February 14, 2023 A year has come and gone since ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters converged on Ottawa streets, in what was initially framed as a fight against vaccine mandates for border-crossing truck drivers. It…
Regulations CTA urges U.S. to remove border vaccine rules October 3, 2022 The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on the U.S. government to remove all Covid-19 entry requirements impacting non-U.S. citizens, including the Canadian trucking sector, by aligning with the Government…
Health & Safety CTA calls for delay in paid sick days August 26, 2022 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…
Business Management Rules for transporting Covid-19 test samples extended June 2, 2022 Transport Canada has issued a temporary certificate that governs the handling and transporting of Covid-19…
Transportation FAST enrollment centers to reopen in U.S. March 31, 2022 Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrollment centers will reopen in the U.S. April 19, ending shutdowns associated with Covid-19 public health measures. As of April 5, conditionally approved program applicants…
Business Management It will be tougher to delay court trials because of Covid March 21, 2022 Tickets and court summonses for truck drivers and their companies are often made under highway traffic legislation, regulations concerning the transportation of dangerous goods, or regulations governing general workplace conditions…
Business Management Vaccine mandates still require fleet policies, says Fernandes-Hearn partner February 10, 2022 Canada and the U.S. require cross-border truck drivers to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but fleets still need to take care when developing the underlying vaccine mandates in their workplaces. “The…
Transportation Toronto braces for Freedom Convoy demonstrations February 3, 2022 Toronto is preparing for the arrival of its own ‘Freedom Convoy’ against pandemic-related restrictions as protesters announce plans to head to the downtown core on Saturday. Posts on social media…
Alberta border blockade strands Canadian drivers for days in Montana February 1, 2022 Truck drivers facing a deteriorating situation as protestors continue to block the Coutts border crossing in Alberta for the fourth day are likely to see some relief. The RCMP on…
Transportation Canadian vaccine mandate sees little change in cross-border truck traffic February 1, 2022 Fewer truck drivers crossed the Canada-U.S. border in the week after Canada’s new vaccine mandate was imposed, but the drop was in line with a general reduction in overall traffic.
Transportation Trudeau to truckers: ‘Behavior on display this weekend does not represent you’ January 31, 2022 Freedom Convoy protesters continued to line Ottawa streets for a third straight day in their fight against pandemic-related public health measures on Monday, but they won’t be meeting with Prime…
Transportation Freedom Convoy reaches Ottawa, protesting vaccine mandates and more January 30, 2022 Even truck drivers admit the Freedom Convoy that rolled into Ottawa on Saturday is no longer just about a cross-border vaccine mandate. It isn’t even limited to truckers. Thousands of…
Health & Safety Trucking industry divided over vaccine mandates: Poll January 28, 2022 Members of Canada’s trucking industry appear divided over whether truck drivers should be required to vaccinate against Covid-19. In a monthly Pulse survey of Today’s Trucking readers conducted on Jan.
Transportation Thousands greet ‘Freedom Convoy’ in GTA, protest against vaccination mandates heads to Ottawa January 27, 2022 Thousands of people lined overpasses, highway shoulders, and parking areas in and around the Greater Toronto Area Thursday, greeting truck convoys as they made their way to Ottawa in the…
Transportation Federal government, CTA issue joint statement on vaccines, supply chain January 25, 2022 The federal government and Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) are committing to work together on long-term solutions to supply chain constraints and labor shortages, issuing a joint statement that also reinforces…
