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Arrow Transportation Systems wins Trucking HR Canada's Top BC Fleet award
Ten B.C. carriers made the 2026 Top Fleet Employers list, and four fleets joined the Women's Leadership Accord at a Nov. 5 event in Langley.
Heavy-haul carrier Michael Anderson named OTA chair as the association marks its 100th year
The president of Gormley-based Don Anderson Haulage takes over from Mark Bylsma for a two-year term and says the fight against illegal trucking is far from over.
Trucking HR Canada names Kristine Dawson to lead transportation workforce alliance
The former Algonquin College executive will run the new Transportation and Supply Chain Workforce Alliance, led by Trucking HR Canada with CIFFA.
CTA urges Ottawa to speed up trusted employer program for foreign drivers
The alliance says only vetted, compliant carriers should be allowed to recruit drivers internationally, following last week's federal immigration overhaul.
Trucking HR Canada and CIFFA tapped to lead a national transportation workforce alliance
In August 2026, Ottawa launched the Transportation and Supply Chain Workforce Alliance, with up to $8 million over an initial three years.
Steven MacKinnon took over Transport Canada as Freeland left cabinet
In September 2025, a small cabinet shuffle split Chrystia Freeland's transport and internal trade portfolio between two ministers.
Mark Bylsma of Spring Creek Carriers became chair of the Ontario Trucking Association
In October 2024, the Beamsville carrier's president took the OTA chair for two years and named the underground economy as his top issue.
Prabmeet Sarkaria became Ontario's transportation minister
In September 2023, the Brampton South MPP swapped portfolios with Caroline Mulroney, who had held transportation since 2019.
Ottawa put $43 million toward training and onboarding new truck drivers
In February 2023, the federal government funded Trucking HR Canada's Career ExpressWay program to bring up to 2,600 new workers into the industry.
CTA told MPs the driver shortage threatened Canada's economic recovery
In October 2022, the alliance told a Commons committee the industry was short nearly 30,000 drivers and asked for help with immigration, training and Driver Inc.
Ontario's Class A manual transmission restriction took effect
In July 2022, new truck drivers who took their road test in an automatic could no longer drive a manual Class A truck.
Montana offered COVID-19 vaccines to Alberta's cross-border truckers
In May 2021, about 2,000 Alberta drivers became eligible for free shots at a rest stop near Conrad, Mont., under a deal between the province and the state.
Ontario funded free AZ licence training for 24 newcomers
In April 2021, a SkillsAdvance project in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area offered training, language help and paid job placements to new truck drivers.
AMTA and partners assembled 25,000 free PPE kits for Alberta truck drivers
In June 2020, volunteers packed masks and gloves at the Calgary Stampede Grandstand for drivers to pick up at Alberta weigh scales.
CTA pressed Ottawa for action on truck driver shortage
In January 2020, trucking groups met the federal employment minister and pointed to 22,000 vacant driver jobs.