Posted Friday April 09, 2021 in Business, Infrastructure
Canada is in danger of running out of warehouse space by the end of the year, thanks to the boom in e-commerce sparked by the pandemic, according to commercial-property brokerage CBRE Ltd
Posted Thursday January 30, 2020 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage
The “Amazon Effect” could explain the recent spike in driver turnover. Traditionally, driver turnover rates go down when freight demand is relatively soft, as it was in 2019, but turnover has counterintuitively been rising, according to industry experts.
Posted Friday April 26, 2019 in Business, Environment/fuel, Technology
The rise in e-commerce and electrification could lead to growth in regional hauling activities, according to the latest report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE).
Posted Thursday February 07, 2019 in Business, Technology
The driver shortage, hours of service, and truck parking, are all affected by the growth of e-commerce and omni-channel marketing, says the American Transportation Research Institute
Posted Thursday June 07, 2018 in Business
The average length-of-haul for trucking has fallen more than 34 percent over the last 17 years, driven by the rise of e-commerce
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...
