Posted Friday December 03, 2021 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage
The American Transportation Research Institute released the results of its analysis examining the differing motivators for why truck drivers choose to be a Company Driver or an Owner-Operator/Independent Contractor (OO/IC).
Posted Thursday August 19, 2021 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage
The American Transportation Research Institute is asking truck drivers to provide information on what drives them to be owner-operators, independent contractors or company drivers.
Posted Thursday June 20, 2019 in Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/driver shortage
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada considered whether a thorough review and a “business risk” test is used to distinguish employees from independent contractors
Posted Wednesday September 26, 2018 in Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/driver shortage
A new California law would hold retailers partly liable for working with port trucking companies that have unpaid judgements related to driver misclassification
Posted Tuesday June 17, 2014 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Once again, a major court in North America has concluded independent contractors be considered employees due to the amount of control the carrier exhibited over the drivers’ day-to-day work.
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...
