Supply chain issues brought together a Dutch-operated ship chartered by a U.S. forwarder to make a historic call at a Canadian port. Montreal Gateway Terminals
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Category: Business
Tell the Government: ‘We Matter Too. Do the Right Thing & Enforce the Law’
The underground economy is thriving in Canada’s trucking industry because the federal government refuses to take meaningful action against those in the trucking industry who
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Two heavyweights for Bolk Transport: Mercedes-Benz Arocs with 250-ton gross train weight on the roads of Europe
Bolk Transport procures two Mercedes-Benz Arocs 8×4 for use in heavy-duty transportation. They replace the predecessor models after eight years and around 500,000 kilometers driven.
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CTA CUSMA Review Focuses on Trade Issues Impacting Carriers
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) recently submitted comments to the Government of Canada as part of consultations on the upcoming Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) trade agreement review
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Brandt to sell off assets of bankrupt truck leasing firm
The assets include hundreds of late-model Peterbilt and Kenworth highway tractors, dump trucks, and trailers, including dry vans and reefer units, all inspected and with
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Mackinac Bridge adding 2.3% credit card fee to pay for “never-ending” maintenance
The Mackinac Bridge Authority will add a fee for those who pay tolls using a credit card starting in 2025. The 2.3% “convenience fee” for
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Production start for central components of the new eActros 600 at the Gaggenau and Kassel plants
Gaggenau / Kassel – Mercedes-Benz Trucks will celebrate the start of series production of the eActros 600 at the end of November this year at
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ESDC Creates Workplace Posters Warning about Misclassification
ESDC has created two posters to inform employees and employers of their rights and obligations in regards to classifying workers properly as employees. ESDC’s Misclassification
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Lockout looms in Montreal port labor dispute
Employers make ‘final, comprehensive’ offer Employers at the Port of Montreal said they would lock out striking workers if their union rejected the latest contract
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Trucking, construction expect ‘labour crisis’ with new temporary worker rules
OTTAWA — Dominique Lamothe said the trucking firm she works for will be in trouble once new rules for high-wage temporary foreign workers take effect
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