Business Issues 2012

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing - November - 01/18/2013 Canadian International Merchandise Trade - November - 01/14/2013 US-Canada Surface Trade - October - 01/07/2013 Labour Force Survey - December - 01/04/2013 Average Weekly Earnings Transportation & Warehousing - October - 01/02/2013 CTA Trucking Border Blog Video Ep. 2 Released CTA is pleased to introduce the new and improved CTA Trucking Border Blog Video.- 12/21/2012 2013 Webinar Lineup Announced You asked for more and we delivered! OTA, CTA team up with GE Capital once again to serve up the most diverse and comprehensive webinar series lineup in the transportation industry- 12/21/2012 Wondering How to Tackle the Driver Shortage? Look North, Says Biz Mag CTA's Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage report has been featured in a prominent U.S. business magazine, which highlights BRTF's investigation of the root causes of the driver shortage- 12/19/2012 US Truck Tonnage Rebounds US for-hire truck tonnage rebounded in November, with a 3.7 percent gain that erased a loss of the same amount in October.- 12/19/2012 Large TL Turnover Over 100%; Small Fleets Hit 6-Yr High The annualized line-haul driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets remained over 100 percent for the second straight month- 12/13/2012 ATRI: CSA Has Modest Effect on Driver Availability The new carrier safety program knows as CSA has had a small effect on truck driver employment, but not nearly as much of an impact as was predicted, according to a new report- 12/05/2012 Small Boost After Flat Year in used Truck Sales: ACT After a "brief hiatus" the used truck market for class 8 units looks to be moving in the right direction, according to ACT Research.- 12/05/2012 MTO Revises Permit Conditions for 60-Foot Trailer Pilot New conditions reflect OTA concerns on permit holder; driver and carrier safety standards- 12/03/2012 EDITORIAL: Canada-US Safety Ratings: Reciprocity Cuts Both Ways The dictionary definition of reciprocity is the relation or policy in commercial dealings between countries by which corresponding advantages or privileges are granted by each country to the citizens of the other- 11/29/2012 FBI Warns of Order Scam From Canada The FBI is investigating Canadian distributors following allegations by dealers across the U.S. and Canada that they ordered large quantities of materials but did not pay for them.- 11/26/2012 Cost Increases Reversed Cross-Border Backhaul: StatsCan It cost 15 percent more in 2009 to ship cargo by truck from Canada to the U.S. and 28 percent more from the U.S. north across the border than to transport the equivalent goods domestically- 11/26/2012 CTA Chief Appears Before Senate Committee on Omnibus Bill CTA CEO David Bradley was invited by the Senate transport committee to comment on two aspects of the federal government's omnibus bill: the Bridge to Strengthen Trade Act, and proposed changes to the Customs Act- 11/22/2012 Transport CFOs outline top industry concerns in GE survey A GE Capital Mid-Market Survey found that transportation CFOs were the most optimistic about Canada’s economy over the next 12 months compared with other sectors- 11/22/2012 Truckers Increasingly Concerned Over Economy 4Q12 OTA business expectations survey indicates shippers locking in capacity- 11/22/2012 Canadian International Merchandise Trade - September - 11/16/2012