Posted Friday October 15, 2021 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage
More gate hours at U.S. ports is only one part of the solution to supply-chain bottlenecks, said trucking groups and industry observers in response to President Biden’s announcement that the Port of Los Angeles is to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Posted Wednesday October 13, 2021 in Border & Customs, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Workers and industry groups across the transportation sector have begun to push back on the federal vaccine mandate, reports Bloomberg.
Posted Wednesday October 13, 2021 in Labour/HR/driver shortage
Trucking HR Canada released today a labour market information update, providing a current snapshot of truck driver employment in Canada.
Posted Thursday October 07, 2021 in Business, Technology
FTR reported that preliminary Class 8 orders of 28,100 units in September – down 29% from August and 12% year over year – is due to lack of supply, not industry demand.
Posted Wednesday October 06, 2021 in Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage
The cost of shipping stuff in containers has gotten so out of hand that major worldwide shippers like Coca-Cola Co. are switching its cargoes to vessels that are normally only used by industrial commodity traders
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...
