Posted Friday September 22, 2023 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
A report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers for Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP), found that given the reliance the country’s supply chain has on the trucking industry, a growing trucker shortage poses significant “risk” to the economy.
Posted Friday September 08, 2023 in Business
Speakers at an industry outlook conference cautioned that trucking conditions are likely to remain challenging into next year, but there are signs that some regional spot market rates are gaining some strength,
Posted Thursday June 29, 2023 in Business, Environment/fuel, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety, Technology
Rising wages for drivers, and the increasing price of insurance, diesel fuel, maintenance costs and other factors, pushed up the cost of operating a truck by 21.3% in 2022, compared to the year before
Posted Wednesday May 31, 2023 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today the first-ever launch of category-based selection for Canada’s flagship economic immigration management system, Express Entry.
Posted Wednesday May 17, 2023 in Infrastructure, News Releases, Operations/safety
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is asking members for feedback by outlining inter-provincial trucking barriers that create logistical and operational issues for fleets, as well as other constraints/irritants leading to supply chain inefficiencies
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...
