Category Archives: Trucking

STOP ILLEGAL TRUCKING” CAMPAIGN

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Not long after creating a national outcry against rampant lawlessness in the trucking industry, the Canadian Trucking Association (CTA) has returned with a clear message for Ottawa that “promises don’t protect our roads – dedicated enforcement does.” Stephen Laskowski, president and CEO of CTA,  recently stated:  “we acknowledge and applaud the Government of Canada for taking a major first step by admitting the ‘Driver Inc.’ model is a threat to our economy and our safety and have committed to taking real action.”

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TRUCK JOBS KEEP DISAPPEARING

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Trucking jobs are disappearing despite the fact that rates continue to climb. With diesel prices skyrocketing and the feds continuing to take out bad actors in the industry, trucking capacity may continue to get even tighter. Back in March “there were 800 fewer trucking jobs, according to the latest data from the federal government. That continues a slow-but-steady tightening of capacity that began three years ago.Since February 2023, there have been fewer trucking jobs every month except for three. Trucking employment peaked in October 2022 after a surge of motor carriers entered the market in the wake of the pandemic. Quarantine orders caused unusually high consumer demand for products, sending spot rates rapidly upward.”
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STOP ILLEGAL TRUCKING” CAMPAIGN

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Not long after creating a national outcry against rampant lawlessness in the trucking industry, the Canadian Trucking Association (CTA) has returned with a clear message for Ottawa that “promises don’t protect our roads – dedicated enforcement does.” Stephen Laskowski, president and CEO of CTA, recently stated: “we acknowledge and applaud the Government of Canada for taking a major first step by admitting the ‘Driver Inc.’ model is a threat to our economy and our safety and have committed to taking real action.”

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TRUCK JOBS KEEP DISAPPEARING

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Trucking jobs are disappearing despite the fact that rates continue to climb. With diesel prices skyrocketing and the feds continuing to take out bad actors in the industry, trucking capacity may continue to get even tighter. Back in March “there were 800 fewer trucking jobs, according to the latest data from the federal government. That continues a slow-but-steady tightening of capacity that began three years ago.Since February 2023, there have been fewer trucking jobs every month except for three. Trucking employment peaked in October 2022 after a surge of motor carriers entered the market in the wake of the pandemic. Quarantine orders caused unusually high consumer demand for products, sending spot rates rapidly upward.”
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TRUCK JOBS KEEP DISAPPEARING

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Trucking jobs are disappearing despite the fact that rates continue to climb. With diesel prices skyrocketing and the feds continuing to take out bad actors in the industry, trucking capacity may continue to get even tighter. Back in March, “there were 800 fewer trucking jobs, according to the latest data from the federal government. That continues a slow-but-steady tightening of capacity that began three years ago. Since February 2023, there have been fewer trucking jobs every month except for three. Trucking employment peaked in October 2022 after a surge of motor carriers entered the market in the wake of the pandemic. Quarantine orders caused unusually high consumer demand for products, sending spot rates rapidly upward.”
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ICE NOW AT TRUCK STOPS

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On February 18, 2026, FreightWaves founder Craig Fuller announced that “ICE agents in sprinter vans are showing up at truck stops and rounding up undocumented drivers, collecting more than 30 in a single two-hour sweep at one location.” He goes on to warn shippers directly: “if your driver is arrested, your cargo will be stranded at an unknown location, unsecured, and likely unrecoverable.”

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FREEDOM DRIVERS CALL FOR ACTION

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Freedom Drivers (FD), a California-based alliance of immigrant truck drivers, is demanding immediate action as thousands of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) are set to expire March 6. Fateh Singh, an owner-operator and co-founder of Freedom Drivers, exclaims: “For an independent trucker, it’s devastating.. this isn’t just a job — it’s how I feed my family. If my CDL expires, the income stops immediately, but my truck payment and bills don’t. Losing my CDL can erase years of hard work overnight.”
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AI TO SEND LOGISTIC JOBS PACKING

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Australia’s biggest listed tech company believes artificial intelligence will eliminate up to half of all logistics jobs, while making the other half much more important:.
“Wisetech Global has built a number of AI agents into its Cargowise platform that is used by more than 17,000 freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers to manage shipments around the world.”
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