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OTA Members Launch Sick Kids Campaign

Posted Monday September 24, 2018 in Image/PR

A fundraising team led by representatives of Apps Transport Group, Motive Media, and Trailcon Leasing is calling on Ontario’s trucking industry to help in a campaign to raise $50,000 for Sick Kids Hospital.

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FMCSA Removes Red Tape for Diabetic US Truck Drivers

Posted Friday September 21, 2018 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a final rule that makes it easier for individuals with a stable insulin regimen and properly controlled insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to become qualified to operate a commercial vehicle in interstate commerce. The new rule revises federal regulations which previously required drivers with insulin-treated diabetes to obtain an exemption […]

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CVSA Releases 2018 Operation Safe Driver Week Results

Posted Friday September 21, 2018 in Operations/safety

Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) enforcement personnel patrolled roadways during Operation Safe Driver Week to identify CMV drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaged in unsafe driving behaviours.

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CTA: Tax Unfairness, Driver Shortage Holding Back Industry, Cnd Economy

Posted Thursday September 20, 2018 in Admin & Tax, Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases

CTA appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to present the industry’s view on topics related to Canada’s economic growth and business competitiveness.

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CTA Offers Gov’t Solutions to Improve Trucking Competitiveness, Expand Growth

Posted Wednesday September 19, 2018 in Admin & Tax, Environment/fuel, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Operations/safety

As trucking companies continue to grapple with thin margins and ever-escalating operating costs, it’s imperative governments do what they can to ensure the competitive playing field remains levelled across the industry, says CTA

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OTA Hosts Policy Seminar to Help Carriers Prepare for Cannabis Legalization

Posted Friday September 14, 2018 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety

There is little doubt cannabis is a hot topic among Canadian carriers weeks before official legalization takes effect on Oct. 17.

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Distracted Driving Growing Risk, Costly for Fleets

Posted Friday September 14, 2018 in Operations/safety

Now exceeding the cost of impaired driving, the problem of distracted driving – and its associated costs – will continue to get worse if left unchecked, says C.J. Meurell, co-founder of Motion Intelligence, at the recent PeopleNet in.sight User Conference in Houston.

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US ‘Tortoise Recovery’ Expected to Trek Forward

Posted Friday September 14, 2018 in Business

William Strauss, senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said he would not be surprised if at this time next year the US economy will be in the longest-running expansion in U.S history.

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OTA Members Launch Sick Kids Campaign

FMCSA Removes Red Tape for Diabetic US Truck Drivers

CVSA Releases 2018 Operation Safe Driver Week Results

CTA: Tax Unfairness, Driver Shortage Holding Back Industry, Cnd Economy

CTA Offers Gov’t Solutions to Improve Trucking Competitiveness, Expand Growth

OTA Hosts Policy Seminar to Help Carriers Prepare for Cannabis Legalization

Distracted Driving Growing Risk, Costly for Fleets

US ‘Tortoise Recovery’ Expected to Trek Forward

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