Posted Friday May 20, 2022 in Announcements, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety, Security
The OPP, working with Québec counterparts, have laid fraud charges against several people after a multi-year police probe.
Posted Friday May 20, 2022 in Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety, Technology
The American Transportation Research Institute’s board approved its top research priorities for the year, which include topics focused on impacts on the trucking industry’s workforce, operational impacts from predatory towing, and expanding the driver population through international work permits.
Posted Friday May 20, 2022 in Business, Technology
With historic inflation and supply chain constraints amid high freight demand still creating equipment acquisition concerns, Corcentric – a financial procurement and asset management services company – recommends stepping up fleet maintenance and casting a wider net for suppliers.
Posted Friday May 20, 2022 in Environment/fuel, Technology
Transportation groups expressed general support for the goal of reducing nitrogen oxides emissions in comments filed with federal regulators regarding a proposal to set stricter NOx limits for trucks, but cautioned against an overly aggressive approach that could be harmful to motor carriers’ operations and ability to serve the public.
Posted Friday May 20, 2022 in Business, Technology
In additional to deteriorating freight-related metrics, there appears to be little relief from the three key macro-related themes of 2022: ACT
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...
