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Alberta farmers pushing for exemption to new training rules for semi drivers
Alberta farmers pushing for exemption to new training rules for semi drivers brought in after Humboldt Broncos crash Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba introduced mandatory entry-level training programs this year for people seeking a Class 1 licence, and transportation ministers across Canada have pledged to do the same by 2020. Alberta’s…
Woman Driver Shortage A Major Problem For Canada’s Trucking Industry
The trucking industry in Canada is worth $65 billion and employs more than 260,000 drivers, only a startling 3% of those are women. 71% of millennial women believe trucking is unsafe. Increase wages and more benefits need to be introduced for women to join this industry CTA is a strong…
Trucking welcomed into Ontario immigration nominee program
After careful lobbying and collaborative efforts on the provincial and federal level, Ontario is finally adding the trucking industry into the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program, through the in-demand skills stream. This will go a long way to eliminating the driver shortage faced by the trucking industry
Why are a growing number of trucking fleets winding up in Facility Association?
Insurance companies are increasing the premiums on some trucking companies by almost 200% from previous years A lot of the companies are being non-renewed and are ending up in the facility market The trucking companies that are not being non-renewed are still preferring to go into the facility market due…
Truck insurance costs on the rise — when coverage is available
We applaud all the truckers participating in the aggregate truck haulers strike against increased insurance rates CTA has organized several strikes in the past and another strike is soon being organized where our owner operator members will be blocking off the major section of the highway
Trucking industry facing driver shortage
Smaller cities are having a worse problem of hiring drivers than the bigger cities More campaigns from the government are needed in order to attract new drivers. Higher government funding should be pooled for smaller cities.