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Bill C-3: An Act to Amend the Criminal and Canada Labour Code

Bill C-3: An Act to Amend the Criminal and Canada Labour Code

Jun 29, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Government

Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code, received Royal Assent as of December...

Sask. Trucking Association wants vaccine mandates lifted at land borders

Sask. Trucking Association wants vaccine mandates lifted at land borders

Jun 17, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Cross Border, Government, News Releases

The vaccination mandate at the Canada-U.S. border came into effect in January, causing a major backlash among trucking groups and...

Labour Minister Takes on Driver Inc. in House of Commons

Labour Minister Takes on Driver Inc. in House of Commons

Jun 17, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Driver Shortage

Canadian Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan issued the federal government’s strongest statement yet against the trucking industry misclassification scheme known as...

Feds Confirm Border Vaccine Mandate Remains in Place for Truck Drivers; Domestic Mandate for Federally Regulated Sectors Suspended

Feds Confirm Border Vaccine Mandate Remains in Place for Truck Drivers; Domestic Mandate for Federally Regulated Sectors Suspended

Jun 14, 2022 | Business Operations, CBSA, Compliance, Cross Border

(TORONTO, June 14, 2022) -- Government of Canada announced today that the mandatory vaccination mandate at the land border remains...

Nanos: Driver-Equipment Shortages & Driver Inc. Top Concerns for Trucking Execs

Nanos: Driver-Equipment Shortages & Driver Inc. Top Concerns for Trucking Execs

Jun 01, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Driver Shortage, Equipment Shortage

Demand for trucking services has increased beyond what trucking companies can handle in certain markets, causing some carriers to turn...

The issues behind electronic compliance

The issues behind electronic compliance

May 31, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Highways, Saskatchewan

Due to a variety of factors, including strict regulations, strong growth, and a frantic rush to operational optimization, the trucking...

City of Swift Current's Truck Route Bylaw Change

City of Swift Current's Truck Route Bylaw Change

May 24, 2022 | Compliance, Government, Highways, News Releases

City of Swift Current Council has approved a new Truck Route Bylaw that will be put into effect immediately –...

Editorial: Solving the Truck Driver Shortage is an Investment in Canada

Editorial: Solving the Truck Driver Shortage is an Investment in Canada

Apr 13, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, COVID-19, Cross Border, Driving the Economy, Training, Vaccine

The Canadian economy moves by truck, or, more accurately – by the women and men who are Canada’s dedicated truck...

Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations

Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations

Mar 10, 2022 | Compliance, Dangerous Goods

On October 31, 2021, the Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (XBR) came into force.

Omnitracs’ IVG Electronic Logging Device certified to meet Canadian ELD mandate

Omnitracs’ IVG Electronic Logging Device certified to meet Canadian ELD mandate

Mar 01, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Hours of Service, News Releases

Third-Party Certification Strengthens Our Commitment to Provide Compliant, Quality Tech Infrastructure and Avoid Service Disruptions For Fleet Customers

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