DriveWise managment "family" Lesley de Repentigny (far right) and husband Martin with their daughter Katherine Scharapenko and her husband Ryan (left). Photo: DriveWise
Clients offer congratulations on Canadian Occupational Safety Award Barrie’s DriveWise/KnowledgeSurge has been named the best supplier for driver training in the 2026 Canadian Occupational Safety Readers’ Choice Awards. DriveWise president Lesley de Repentigny told Taxi News that the award came
Read MoreTechnologists for Democracy (TfD) hosted an online session to discuss Waymo’s efforts to run an autonamous vehicle pilot in Toronto. The group was founded in June 2025 in response to Magna International’s self-driving delivery vehicle pilot, and is currently monitoring
Read MorePeople harmed by Grubhub’s deceptive advertising claims and other unlawful conduct The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $23.8 million to drivers harmed by Grubhub’s deceptive earnings claims and diners harmed by the company’s misleading and unlawful conduct.
Read MoreNew York City Council members held a hearing July 2nd on legislation that would require companies like Amazon to directly employ delivery workers instead of relying on contractors. The bill, known as the “Delivery Protection Act” and introduced by Councilmember
Read MoreStories of low pay, high costs abound Broke and burnt-out Uber drivers, Door-dashers and other gig workers are taking to YouTube in recent months, complaining of long hours, high costs and low pay. “You’re working way into the evening, Saturdays
Read MoreStudy reveals Instacart’s experiments led to shoppers being charged significantly different prices On January 8th, New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to online grocery shopping platform Instacart demanding more information about its use of algorithmic pricing and price-setting experiments
Read MoreDeveloper for food delivery app spills the beans In a drunken New Year’s rant, an application developer for a grocerty delivery firm appears to have confirmed every delivery driver’s worst nightmare. Corporations labelling some drivers as “High Desperation” send these
Read MoreCity Hall Watcher Matt Elliott reports that staff have written a report letting the committee know that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation has given the green light to a self-driving car project that’ll soon take the streets on the west side of
Read MoreUsed customers’ tips to offset base pay NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on February 24 a $16.75 million settlement with delivery platform DoorDash for misleading both consumers and delivery workers (known as “Dashers”) by using tips
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