Posted Friday October 30, 2020 in Security, Technology
Transport Canada (TC) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center to develop Transport Canada’s Vehicle Cyber Security Strategy,
Posted Thursday May 14, 2020 in Admin & Tax, Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Security
FMCSA announces updated Hours of Service Regulations; OTA Confirms Trucking Is Eligible for RRRF; Coping with Covid-19 Webinar; FMCSA Extends COVID-19 Emergency Declaration for Trucking; P.E.I. relaxes self-isolation rules for truckers; COVID-19 Ripens Conditions for Cyberattacks on Trucking
Posted Wednesday May 13, 2020 in Operations/safety, Security
As cybercriminals play on the fears prompted by COVID-19, the commercial trucking industry should brace for an uptick in cyber breaches and possible ransomware attacks. Reports of truck fleets being hit by ransomware attacks and other cyber breaches aren’t exactly news. However, as hackers play on the distractions and fears prompted by the COVID-19 crisis, […]
Posted Friday May 08, 2020 in Admin & Tax, Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety, Security
CTA Issues Document on Guidelines to Reopening Provincial Economies; Transport Canada provides additional guidance on use of PPE for commercial vehicle drivers; TC Pilot Project to Test e-shipping Docs; Trucking industry under siege from cyber-attackers in wake of pandemic fears
Posted Tuesday March 17, 2020 in Border & Customs, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety, Security
Updates from jurisdictions in Canada and the U.S. on how public policy could be affecting trucking
Posted Wednesday March 04, 2020 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Security
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has been working with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) to promote a host of compliance resources that are available to the trucking industry
Posted Wednesday November 20, 2019 in Security
There were more cargo thefts in Canada last year than in the entire U.S., with Peel Region being the second busiest jurisdiction for thieves behind only California
Posted Tuesday October 22, 2019 in Admin & Tax, Business, News Releases, Security
A delegation of Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) members and Trailcon Leasing Inc. hosted several policy makers to discuss several important issues to carriers in Peel and adjoining regions including trailer theft and red tape reduction in trucking.
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...
