Posted Friday July 05, 2019 in Infrastructure
The City of Toronto will start construction on Phase 1 of the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan between Cherry Street and Lower Jarvis Street on July 15, 2019. Phase 1 of the work will begin with the rehabilitation of the off-ramp to Yonge/Bay/York Streets from westbound Gardiner Expressway.
Posted Thursday June 27, 2019 in Infrastructure
The Region of Peel has extended the existing heavy truck restriction on Winston Churchill Boulevard north from 10 Sideroad to Mayfield Road.
Posted Wednesday June 19, 2019 in Infrastructure, News Releases, Operations/safety
Thunder Bay City Council voted not to proceed with the City’s Proposed Designated Truck Route bylaw as it’s currently written after hearing from the Ontario Trucking Association’s Geoff Wood and other critics of the plan.
Posted Wednesday June 19, 2019 in Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
A delegation of the OTA Executive Committee and Manitoulin Transport hosted Minister Todd Smith, Minister of Economic Development, along with his parliamentary assistant MPP Donna Skelly in North Bay to discuss important issues affecting northern Ontario carrier members.
Posted Friday May 17, 2019 in Infrastructure
MTO announced Reduced Load Restrictions will be lifted on all designated highways in Area 1, Zone 1A, Zone 1B and all Local Roads Boards Roads at 11:59 p.m. E.S.T Friday, May 17, 2019.
Posted Friday May 10, 2019 in Infrastructure, Operations/safety
Quebec announced key changes to its weights and dimensions regulations that will allow automatic lift axles on semi-trailers, and the use of Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) on Sundays and during the winter.
Posted Friday May 10, 2019 in Business, Infrastructure, Operations/safety
CTA was recently asked to submit comments to the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT), a forum established by the Canadian Free Trade Agreement to reconcile regulatory measures that act as a barrier to trade
Posted Tuesday May 07, 2019 in Infrastructure, Operations/safety
MTO has posted a series of proposals to the Regulatory Register to address technological advancements in vehicle equipment and components as well as further harmonizing Ontario’s weights and dimensions regime with neighbouring jurisdictions.
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) was founded in 1926, and provides services and public policy advocacy for trucking companies hauling freight into, out of and within the Province of Ontario. OTA is the only trucking association in Ontario that represents all segments of the industry - for-hire carriers, private carriers, intermodal, suppliers, etc. » More...
