Keyword
Transportation
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Truckers file 1st suit contesting California gig economy law
Sacramento, CA — The California Trucking Association on Tuesday filed what appears to be the first lawsuit challenging a sweeping new labour law that seeks to give wage and benefit protections to workers in the so-called gig economy, including rideshare…
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Premier Scott Moe drives semi in ceremony marking finish of Regina Bypass
Regina, SK – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe got behind the wheel of a semi Monday to mark the completion of a four-year project to construct a bypass to move traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway around Regina. The multibillion dollar Regina…
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Probation for some new Alberta bus, truck drivers after Broncos family pressure
Edmonton, AB — Alberta’s transportation minister says there will be a two-year probationary period for thousands of bus and truck drivers who passed their exams before new training rules took effect. Ric McIver announced the move on Twitter following what…
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Dealing with freight RFPs
Mississauga, ON — Carriers hate’em. Shippers say, gotta have’em. The dreaded request for proposal (RFP) was again a hot topic of debate at this year’s Surface Transportation Summit, held Oct. 16 at the International Centre. Most of the frustration among…
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Alberta takes second look at trucking changes after meeting Broncos families
Edmonton, AB — The Alberta government says it will take a second look at training requirements for truck drivers after meeting with Humboldt Broncos families. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when an inexperienced Calgary truck driver ran…
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ODFL tops LTL carrier quality list
Thomasville, NC — Old Dominion Freight Line was named the overall winner of the MASTIO Quality Award for national less-than-truckload carriers for the tenth year in a row. Old Dominion topped the list of 25 LTL carriers assessed in the…
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Automation eliminating truck driving jobs is overstated: study
An article in the Harvard Business Review, says that while the risk of job loss from automation in the trucking industry is very real, the projections that often get touted are overstated. In a study in the Industrial and Labor…
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Sikh truckers need helmets when exiting truck at work sites: Quebec Appeal Court
Montreal, QC — The Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled against turban-wearing Sikh truck drivers who sought an exemption from putting on the helmet required by their employers. The province’s highest court ruled Thursday that workplace safety must take precedence…
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Intermodal containers removed from US tariff list
Arlington, VA — The trucking industry is relieved that tariffs on Chinese-made, 53-foot domestic intermodal containers would not go into effect as previously announced. “Trucking and trade are synonymous and we are happy with this most recent announcement by the…
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Canada’s GDP grows 0.2 per cent in May as transportation sees increase
Ottawa, ON — The Canadian economy grew for a third consecutive month in May, rising 0.2 per cent overall as 13 of 20 sectors advanced, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The growth in gross domestic product was above analyst estimates of…
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CTA unveils infrastructure wish list
Ottawa, ON — Every year the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), in concert with Provincial Trucking Association partners, issues its list of major infrastructure priorities. The focus of the list is aimed at projects which will improve Canada’s internal and international road-based…
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Andy Transport exec selected as finalist for entrepreneur award
Montreal, QC — Andy Transport announced that Andreea Crisan, COO and executive VP, has been selected as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Québec program, in the Service category. Each year, EY recognizes unstoppable entrepreneurs who…