Posted Friday April 28, 2023 in Labour/HR/driver shortage
The Best Fleets to Drive For program run by CarriersEdge for the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has reported on more than 5,300 fleet responses and 9,000 driver surveys to provide a picture of practices employed by the Best Fleets winners.
Posted Friday November 11, 2022 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
The Government of Canada issued its intended direction earlier this week to paid medical leave (10-paid sick days). The final regulations, which will require federally regulated employers to provide 10 days of paid sick leave, are now available on Canada.ca. The regulation will take effect on December 1, 2022.
Posted Friday April 29, 2022 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage
Canadian carrier, Challenger Motor Freight, scored highest in mental health support for drivers.
Posted Friday January 28, 2022 in Border & Customs, Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage
If there’s a silver lining to come from the current driver shortage and supply chain capacity constraints exacerbated by new mandates requiring cross-border truckers to be fully vaccinated, it’s that drivers are likely to see their compensation increase significantly, according to one of the largest carriers in Canada.
Posted Wednesday October 27, 2021 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
ATRI released its 17th annual Top Industry Issues report, identifying a number of the industry’s key concerns including the driver shortage, driver retention, driver compensation, lawsuit abuse reform, truck parking and for the first time, the shortage of diesel technicians.
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) was founded in 1926, and provides services and public policy advocacy for trucking companies hauling freight into, out of and within the Province of Ontario. OTA is the only trucking association in Ontario that represents all segments of the industry - for-hire carriers, private carriers, intermodal, suppliers, etc. » More...
