Update 2016 – Truck driver Supply and Demand Gap CPCS Final Report. Click Here...
CTA Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage Report. Click Here...
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Feb
FMCSA announced it has composed a 26-member group made up of carriers, drivers and others to a committee tasked with developing an entry-level driver training rule
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Feb
The onus is on the trucking industry to find its next generation of truck drivers, says current TCA Chairman Shephard Dunn
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Jan
According to a new poll, drivers are more likely to be satisfied with pay models based within their power of control than pay by mile
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Jan
The turnover rate at large truckload carriers rose one percentage point to an annualized rate of 97% in the third quarter of 2014, according to ATA
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Jan
Ottawa announced that it is making available $268,000 to support driver and manager training in the Western Canadian trucking industry.
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Jan
Dedicated contract carriage, one of the industry’s fastest growing segments, is not immune to the challenges of the driver shortage
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Jan
A shortage of capacity and lack of qualified drivers is changing the dynamics of freight, according to Transport Capital Partners’ recent survey.
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Jan
Carriers say they are likely to increase wages while expanding searches for replacement drivers as attracting and retaining operators continues to be a challenge
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Dec
Trucking HR Canada released the proposed National Occupational Standard that will more clearly define a commercial truck driver’s job
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Dec
Median pay for truck drivers is on par with the national median for U.S. households, while the trucking industry offers drivers “competitive” benefits,
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance, a federation of the provincial trucking associations, representing over 4,500 motor carriers has formed a Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage to try and provide leadership in the daunting task of developing a coherent direction for moving forward on the issue. To learn more about the Canadian Trucking Alliance please visit www.cantruck.ca.
Please contact Marco Beghetto at Marco.Beghetto@cantruck.ca
