Cargo Business Newswire

Monday, April 7, 2014

Canada raises trucker rates at Port Metro Vancouver

Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt announced Friday that the Canadian government has issued new regulations to increase rates paid to truckers at Port Metro Vancouver to help bring the port back to full operational capacity, according to a government statement. The new rules went into effect April 3, 2014.

Since Port Metro Vancouver, Unifor, the United Truckers Association and the government agreed to the back-to-work Joint Action Plan in March, the government said it has amended the "Port Authorities Operations Regulations" to increase container-trucking rates at the port by 12 percent and double the fuel surcharge paid to truck owner-operators.

The amendments were agreed to after port truckers and other stakeholders, including federal mediator Vince Read, voiced their concerns. Canada's expedited 2014 Regulatory Framework Review will address a longer-term approach to container truck rates and fuel surcharges, the statement said.