Posted Friday December 03, 2021 in Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage
Low labour force participation and tight transportation capacity in the coming year will keep freight demand high as inflation is expected to worsen, according to American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello.
Posted Wednesday November 24, 2021 in Border & Customs, Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
In an interview with the Toronto Star and other mainstream media this week, CTA president Stephen Laskowski explained how thousands of Canadian who won’t be vaccinated in January to meet mandates imposed by Canada and the U.S. will throw a supply chain already stretched thin into even more chaos.
Posted Wednesday November 24, 2021 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Ops Costs report documents the effect that faster truck speeds, due to low overall traffic levels, had on multiple line-items, as well as the sector and commodity volatility that occurred as consumers were forced to dramatically change spending habits.
Posted Friday November 19, 2021 in Border & Customs, Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
Trucking Alliance says better planning, scheduling needed before vax mandates can be implemented
Posted Friday November 05, 2021 in Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Nik Nanos, chief data scientist and founder at Nanos Research, went on BNN Bloomberg to discuss the group’s latest report conducted for CTA and highlighted areas of concern for the industry, including a severe and worsening driver shortage, supply chain disruptions, the importance of creating a level playing field for compliant carriers
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...
