Preparing your fleet for the Canadian ELD Mandate preview image Equipment Preparing your fleet for the Canadian ELD Mandate November 30, 2020 The June 2021 deadline is approaching fast, and carriers need to get ready. How should you prepare to effectively comply with the Canadian ELD rules? What are the steps…
TTSAO joins fight against Driver Inc. preview image Human Resources TTSAO joins fight against Driver Inc. November 30, 2020 HAMILTON, Ont. – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) has joined the fight against Driver Inc. The controversial employment model sees carriers employ drivers as independent service providers,…
Lion Electric to go public through merger with Northern Genesis preview image Equipment Lion Electric to go public through merger with Northern Genesis November 30, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – The Lion Electric Company has announced it will merge with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company focused on sustainability. Upon closing, Lion will…
Ritchie Bros. sells equipment worth $82M preview image Equipment Ritchie Bros. sells equipment worth $82M November 30, 2020 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Ritchie Bros. has set an auction record at Grande Prairie sales. The auctioneer said Monday it sold more than 4,900 pieces of equipment worth $82 million…
GM drops Nikola investment, drafts new MoU preview image Equipment GM drops Nikola investment, drafts new MoU November 30, 2020 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Nikola has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with General Motors, replacing the previous transaction announced Sept. 8. Under the agreement, GM’s Hydrotec fuel cell system…
Classify truck drivers properly, or face the consequences preview image Human Resources Classify truck drivers properly, or face the consequences November 30, 2020 Some trucking companies use a business model that has come to be known as “Driver Inc.” to classify their truck drivers as “independent contractors” when they are actually employees. By…
Free shipping? There is no such thing preview image Supply Chain Free shipping? There is no such thing November 30, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — The trucking industry is pushing back on the notion of “free shipping”, calling it a marketing ploy and an insult to those working in the sector. “Let’s…
P.E.I. clarifies Covid-19 rules for truck drivers preview image Health & Safety P.E.I. clarifies Covid-19 rules for truck drivers November 27, 2020 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Prince Edward Island’s truck drivers continue to face some of the tightest Covid-19 restrictions in the industry, but they won’t have to completely self isolate when waiting…
Alberta boosts access to trucking jobs preview image Human Resources Alberta boosts access to trucking jobs November 27, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Alberta has announced two programs to make driver training more affordable and less time consuming, thereby improving access to trucking jobs. The $3-million Driving Back to Work…
Ontario cancels road tests for Toronto, Peel Region preview image Transportation Ontario cancels road tests for Toronto, Peel Region November 26, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario is cancelling in-vehicle road tests for would-be truck drivers in Toronto and the Peel Region, as the province enforces a lockdown to fight Covid-19. The cancellations…
Law regulates immigration consultants preview image Transportation Law regulates immigration consultants November 26, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – A legislation that will regulate immigration and citizenship consultants is now in force, the federal government announced Thursday. The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act will…
We can’t let our Covid guard down preview image Health & Safety We can’t let our Covid guard down November 26, 2020 Like other non-essential types, I’ve been limiting ventures into the outside world since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Trips to our Toronto office are rare. When photos or other details are…
Truck arrivals drop 1.8% preview image Transportation Truck arrivals drop 1.8% November 25, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering Canada dropped 1.8% to 117,630 during the week of Nov. 16-22 from 119,740 in the comparable period last year, the Canada…
Cyber attack takes Rand McNally ELDs offline preview image Equipment Cyber attack takes Rand McNally ELDs offline November 25, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Rand McNally’s DriverConnect ELD platform is not working, following a cyber attack affecting the company’s hosted and network systems. It is instructing affected fleets and drivers to…
Erb named chairman of Ontario Trucking Association preview image Transportation Erb named chairman of Ontario Trucking Association November 25, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Wendell Erb, president and CEO of Erb Transport, has been named chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) and begins a two-year term at the helm. Erb,…
