Posted Thursday July 27, 2017 in Announcements, News Releases
OTA will once again be offering this popular course coming this spring to fleet safety professionals. The Certified Director of Safety (CDS) course is the only recognized safety manager accreditation program being offered in Canada, designed specifically for Canadian fleet safety managers.
Posted Wednesday July 19, 2017 in Border & Customs, Infrastructure, News Releases
CTA submitted its comments to Global Affairs Canada to help frame Ottawa’s discussions with the US involving the modernization of cross-border trucking in upcoming NAFTA trade negotiations.
Posted Wednesday July 05, 2017 in Announcements, News Releases, Operations/safety, Security
Trailer was last seen on May 12th at the Terra Nova Transport Terminal in Brampton, ON.
Posted Wednesday July 05, 2017 in Announcements, News Releases
Don Anderson, founder of Don Anderson Haulage, passed away at his home July 1 at the age of 80. In 2006, Anderson received the Ontario Trucking Association’s Service to Industry award. Don Anderson was also a long standing OTA Board member. Anderson is survived by his wife Maris and their four children, Michael, Elizabeth, Jane, […]
Posted Thursday June 29, 2017 in Image/PR, News Releases
For the second consecutive year, truckers led the battle against prostate cancer by raising the most money of any organization in Canada during Prostate Cancer Canada’s #PlaidForDad fundraising campaign.
Posted Wednesday June 14, 2017 in News Releases, Operations/safety, Technology
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding Transport Canada’s posting in Gazette II of the mandatory introduction of electronic stability control (ESC) on commercial vehicles.
Posted Thursday June 08, 2017 in Admin & Tax, Environment/fuel, News Releases, Technology
Governments must do their part by removing regulatory and other barriers that stand in the way of the industry’s efforts to become more fuel efficient, says Laskowski
Posted Wednesday May 31, 2017 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
As the provincial government gears up for an election in 2018, Premier Kathleen Wynne today announced a host of labour reforms, including raising the minimum wage by nearly four dollars an hour
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...
