Posted Thursday February 02, 2023 in Business, Image/PR, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Operations/safety
OTA was very pleased today when Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney dropped into our Etobicoke offices for a visit and to talk shop.
Posted Wednesday February 01, 2023 in Admin & Tax, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Teamsters Canada recently wrote to the Forum of Labour Market Ministers, asking them to jointly develop a plan to crack down on the misclassification scheme know as Driver Inc.
Posted Wednesday February 01, 2023 in Operations/safety, Technology
MTO posted a regulatory proposal that aims to introduce air brake learning modules as an additional alternative to the air brake renewal knowledge test.
Posted Friday January 27, 2023 in Business, Technology
Truck component manufacturers are giving stronger consideration to sourcing production from North America, as international supply chains grapple with delays and disruption and shipping from China is getting more expensive and more difficult,
Posted Friday January 27, 2023 in Business
For all of 2022, for-hire truck tonnage was up 3.4%, which was the best annual gain since 2018, according to the American Trucking Associations.
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...
