Posted Thursday March 28, 2019 in News Releases, Operations/safety
“There’s clearly an issue about monitoring,” said Provincial Judge Sean Dunnigan after Crown prosecutor Deanna Smyth detailed the multiple violations leading up to the tragic Humboldt bus collision.
Posted Thursday March 21, 2019 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Operations/safety
Contending that it’s too easy to launch a new trucking company in Canada, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is calling for a national motor carrier entry standard that companies must meet before being allowed to put a truck on the road.
Posted Friday February 08, 2019 in Editorials, Image/PR, Operations/safety
The vast majority of trucking fleets and professional drivers in Canada take seriously their responsibility to protect the public and do not leave safety to chance
Posted Friday February 01, 2019 in Image/PR, News Releases, Operations/safety
In the wake of the sentencing of the truck driver who was charged in the Humboldt bus crash tragedy, the Canadian Trucking Alliance stands with the families, who in their victim impact statements called for more safety oversight and enforcement of the trucking industry in Canada.
Posted Thursday December 13, 2018 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
A consulting firm says sight lines are among several safety concerns at the rural intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened.
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...
