Drive smarter on ELDs
ELDs have been tough on the Industry, the big and giants don't complain, they always find someone to do the job, but it's the ones doing the jobs that are affected most: Owner Operators, Small and medium trucking companies from fleet sizes varying 1 to 20 trucks. They make up the biggest chunk of the industry. According to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) about 90% of carriers in Canada have fewer than 20 trucks, while about 50% of carriers have fewer than 5 trucks. While there are a small number of carriers with very large fleets (e.g., 500 or more trucks), these companies make up a relatively small proportion of the overall trucking industry in Canada. In 2019, the CTA reported that there were only 200 carriers in Canada with fleets of 100 or more trucks, and that these carriers accounted for less than 5% of the total number of carriers in Canada. Overall, the trucking industry in Canada is characterized by a large number of relatively small carriers, with the majority