Freight brokerages hired too many employees over 2021 and 2022, and that tide is now turning In a time of record-low unemployment, a crucial segment
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Category: Economy
Atlantic Canadians squeezed as soaring diesel prices deliver windfall to refineries
Refineries earned more than $1 per litre on diesel in November, 4 times margins from last November A pricing bubble that hit diesel and related
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Arrival Of NOC 2021 Means Truck Drivers Now Eligible For Canada Express Entry
Following the implementation of the new National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, truck drivers are now eligible for Express Entry. The move was announced by Immigration Minister
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Truck drivers are now eligible for Express Entry
Canada is experiencing a shortage of truck drivers due to pandemic layoffs and an aging workforce. This week Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released
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Low U.S. diesel inventories ‘troubling’ as winter looms. Will Canada be impacted?
Diesel prices in Canada and the United States remain elevated as U.S. inventory levels for the fuel sit at their lowest level in decades. Last
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Fuel supply emergency declarations issued in Nebraska and South Dakota
Authorities in two states are relaxing certain trucking regulations in order to address fuel supply shortages. South Dakota Emergency Order On October 26, South Dakota
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The state of Canada’s economy and whether a recession is a ‘necessary evil’
From bankruptcies to retail sales, many signs point to a sagging economy Like a convertible speeding down the highway, what was a red-hot economy is
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Construction of Mississippi Love’s to begin next month
The development will be constructed in Lucedale at 2127 Hopper Road right off of S.R. 198 and the US Highway 98 intersection. Weather permitting, construction
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Consumers are paying the price — in time and cost — for a choked-up global supply chain
Port delays, storage issues, rail capacity and a trucker shortage all play a part in strain on system Bob Ballantyne broke a cord on his
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Connecticut will see a 9 cent diesel tax increase, state announces at deadline
Connecticut’s tax on diesel fuel will rise by 9 cents next month, lawmakers revealed in a letter on Wednesday. The Revenue Service Department waited until
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