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.

Border, marijuana, employment law among 2018 challenges: Devine

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- You know the trucking industry faces a challenging landscape when a lawyer presents a business update against a framework of lessons learned through Sun Tzu’s Art of War. “It’s not really a friendly environment for us this year,” said Heather Devine of Isaacs and Co., as she stood at the podium to open the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s annual meeting. She offered the potential demise of NAFTA and the thickening of the border as proof of the challenges to come.

Are your contractors independent enough?

Independent contractor relationships are common in the trucking industry. They are particularly attractive in the case of owner-operators who supply a truck and driver to a carrier, or for sales agents who want to set their own schedule and be paid based on the sales they bring in.