Use WSIB tip line to call out Driver Inc. fleets: OTA

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association is highlighting a confidential tip line for the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) as a tool to focus enforcement efforts on…

Driver Inc. consequences ‘significant’, says transportation lawyer

TORONTO, Ont. – An Ontario-based transportation lawyer is warning carriers to “proceed with extreme caution” if they are using the ‘Driver Inc.’ business model – a structure that attempts to…

New fines, inspections coming in ‘Driver Inc.’ fight

OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada’s federal government will roll out a series of initiatives this year in the fight against Driver Inc. – a business model that involves mis-classifying employees…

CTA campaign targets ‘underground economy scam’

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continues to fight against fleets that misidentify employed drivers as independent contractors – and has now rolled out a political action…

OTA reaching out to shippers in Driver Inc. fight

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association is taking the fight against the “Driver Inc.” employment model to shippers – identifying the potential risks of working with such fleets.

Opinion: Are you in an ‘exclusive’ business relationship?

Many companies engage independent contractors to perform services. And when the relationship turns sour, the parties often fight over whether the independent contractor is actually an employee who’s entitled to notice of termination and other benefits.

Driver Inc. business model threatened by court ruling: lawyer

TORONTO, Ont. – A Toronto-based law firm is suggesting that a recent Supreme Court ruling may be the “final nail in the Driver Inc. model of trucking service” if it’s…

Devine defines Top 10 legal issues of 2019

Heather Devine of Isaacs and Co. returned to the annual meeting of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada for an update on legal issues affecting carriers. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.

CTA continues call for truck driver immigration program

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continues its push for a trucking-focused immigration program to help offset a shortage of truck drivers. Speaking yesterday before the House…

Trucking’s Newsmakers of 2018

TORONTO, Ont. – A new year is on the horizon. Given that, we thought it was a good time to choose the trucking industry’s Top 10 Newsmakers of 2018.

Sharp Transportation launches ‘Driver Inc.’ website

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Sharp Transportation Systems is joining the fight against Driver Inc. – a business structure that misclassifies employed drivers as independent contractors. And it’s using information as…

Feds commit to cleaning up Driver Inc.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The federal government is looking to stop employers from misclassifying employees as a way to avoid source deductions or other labor obligations – a process the trucking industry has come to know as Driver Inc.

Inc. Stained: Driver Inc. is part of a larger problem — those who manage risks on a driver’s back

Canada’s trucking industry has been stained by yet another tax scheme. For months the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has been crying foul over a growing number of fleets that set…

Driver Inc. model finally getting attention

From all accounts coming out of last month’s Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) board meeting, the driver contractor issue is finally getting the attention it deserves. With Driver Inc. on the agenda, the alliance brought Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to the table and the government said it’s serious about nailing culprits who are not paying their fair share of taxes or forming sham companies for drivers who have no clue what they are signing up for.

CTA continues Driver Inc. attack

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continues its attack on the “Driver Inc.” payment model, making its case before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Driver…