Business Management Lack of regulatory support, excess capacity weigh on trucking industry November 10, 2023 Frustrations over the misclassification of employee truckers as personal services businesses — the so-called Driver Inc. model — are mounting as a tough freight market has heightened the impact the…
Infrastructure Windsor study aims to update truck route network November 9, 2023 Windsor, Ont., has launched a truck route study to help update the road network that ensures goods can move through the community which includes the cross-border…
Infrastructure ATA takes truck parking fight to Senate subcommittee November 8, 2023 The American Trucking Associations (ATA) took its fight for truck parking to a U.S. Senate panel on Nov. 7, arguing that a national parking shortage represents a growing safety hazard.
Transportation CFIA asks truckers to spot and report spotted lanternfly October 26, 2023 The Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is asking truckers to help watch for the spotted lanternfly – an invasive species that has been detected in several U.S. states including New…
Business Management Trucking capacity still too high, but spring could bring relief: Costello October 26, 2023 Bob Costello, chief economist with the American Trucking Associations (ATA), visited the Isaac Instruments user conference this year with a grim economic outlook, but also one that contained hints of…
Infrastructure U.S. congestion cost $7,000 per truck in 2021: ATRI October 26, 2023 Highway traffic congestion cost the trucking industry an additional US$94.6 billion in 2021, marking the highest level ever recorded by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) in its latest report.
Transportation Cross-border freight reaches US$38 billion in August October 25, 2023 Trucks moved $38 billion (all numbers in USD) of freight across the Canada-U.S. border in August, more than $2 billion over what was reported in August 2022, the U.S. Department…
Business Management ATA’s Spear takes aim at plaintiff attorneys, California emissions rules October 19, 2023 In a fiery keynote address at the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition, the association’s president put industry foes on notice that trucking will continue to bring the…
Sustainability U.S. hydrogen hubs receive $7B in funding October 13, 2023 Seven regional clean hydrogen hubs in the U.S. will receive US$7 billion in funding to help accelerate the domestic market for low-cost, clean hydrogen. The funding announced by the White House…
Regulations CTA seeks AMP relief for fleets with proven track records October 13, 2023 The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on the federal government to issue a moratorium on all administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) until the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) develops a…
Transportation 3.7 million Class 8 vehicles on U.S. roads in 2021 September 29, 2023 The U.S. has seen a massive uptick in the number of Classes 1-8 trucks on its roadways, with 169.8 million counted in 2021 – up from 85.1 million in 2002.
Sustainability Trucking groups balk at efforts to apply California emissions standards across U.S. September 8, 2023 The Clean Freight Coalition — representing some of the largest trucking associations in the U.S. — is blasting efforts by more than 80 Congressional Democrats to expand California emissions standards…
Infrastructure Blue Water Bridge toll rates changing Oct. 1 September 7, 2023 The Federal Bridge Corporation Ltd. (FBCL) is adjusting tolls and ancillary rates for U.S.-bound traffic at the Blue Water Bridge, effective Oct. 1, to ensure currency parity. Canadian toll rates…
Security Fictitious pickups dominate Labor Day cargo theft risks: CargoNet August 30, 2023 Reported cargo thefts reached their second-highest levels of 2023 last week, and CargoNet is encouraging the trucking industry to watch for fictitious pickups during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. It’s…
Supply Chain CBSA updating ‘legacy’ collection system, to simplify electronic payments August 28, 2023 Every year, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) collects $30 billion in duties and taxes on goods imported into the country — trade valued at $750 billion, much of which…