Highway 101 “looks like someone drove along throwing hand grenades out the window” While virtually none of the highway infrastructure projects listed in Ontario’s 2024 Budget are new, even the re-announces are good news, says Travis McDougall of Truckers for
Read MoreBudget funds earmarked for boosting “Transparency and Accountability” in schools “We can hope,” about the $15 million announced in Ontario’s March 26 Ontario Budget says Philip Fletcher, president of the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO). “If this money
Read MoreNext phase begins March 27th, livestream links will be posted The second phase of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions (PIFI) has released its witness list for the public hearings scheduled to begin
Read More“Canada’s economic problems are like an out-of-control freight train heading off a cliff” Frank Stronach has a plan to Regenerate Canada. Ideally, his plan would reward initiative with profit-sharing, while rolling out a hiring freeze on government bureaucrats and reducing
Read MoreTaxi industry media pros share tips, cautions Two of Canada’s most social Taxi industry professionals will share tips with associates on March 28th. Kristine Hubbard, Operations Manager at Beck Taxi in Toronto and Layna Segall, Social Media Manager for Checker
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Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria officially opened the new $30 million inspection station near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Photo: @PrabSarkaria
Increased inspections, improved training needed for Trucking safety, Sarkaria says Ontario’s Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria was in Shuniah on March 15th to marking the opening of a new commercial vehicle inspection station on Highway 11/17, generally referred to as the
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Councillor Jason Chavez addresses MULDA members and drivers at March 14th Council meeting. "Uber and Lyft pulled out all the stops to try and scare the Council into stopping this policy, but we are with the drivers because we believe in people over profits. I’m proud to have worked with my colleague and drivers to get to this point. We overrode the Mayor’s Veto (10-3)." Photo: Twitter
Uber, Lyft say they will abandon the city by May 1st implementation Dismissing Uber and Lyft’s threats to leave the city, the Minneapolis City Council voted 10-3 to override a mayoral veto of minimum pay rates for drivers, the Minnesota
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Screen grab from CBC's undercover camera videotaping a driving instructor explaining how students pay to receive forged certificates which state they have received training they did not receive. Photo: CBC
“Biggest lesson? It’s easy to cheat the system” The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) sent reporters with hidden cameras undercover to expose driving schools selling fraudulent certificates for cash. The result was angry instructors, with at least one sending threatening texts
Read MoreUpdate March 7, 7pm: The Vazken Kerametlian quote indicating airport Taxi drivers charge $65 per ride downtown was provided to Taxi News in January, 2024. In mid-February, the rate was increased to $70. ***** Half of Toronto’s fleet of 5,500
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