Posted Friday November 19, 2021 in Border & Customs, Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
Trucking Alliance says better planning, scheduling needed before vax mandates can be implemented
Posted Friday November 19, 2021 in Border & Customs, Business, Image/PR, Labour/HR/driver shortage
With supply chain disruptions affecting goods movement and store supplies all over the world, the Canadian mainstream media continues to highlight the worsening driver shortage in this country.
Posted Tuesday November 16, 2021 in Border & Customs
With the US border reopening on November 8 and with many Canadians, including truck drivers, beginning to travel more internationally, CTA members have asked what impact these changes will have on US admissibility for Canadian truck drivers who choose to travel under these new border rules.
Posted Monday November 15, 2021 in Border & Customs, News Releases
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that all US/Canada Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrollment centres located in the US will reopen as of November 29, and that conditionally-approved FAST applicants can apply for their appointment at US locations beginning today through the online portal.
Posted Friday November 12, 2021 in Border & Customs, News Releases
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have jointly announced a third Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrollment event taking place from November 29 – December 3 at the Champlain, NY port of entry
Posted Monday November 08, 2021 in Border & Customs, Environment/fuel, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
From working with government to crack down on Driver Inc carriers, to COVID-related solutions for truck drivers and the upcoming implementation of ELDs in Ontario, among dozens of other initiatives, here’s a list of succesful policy achievements OTA/CTA staff has completed over the last two years:
Posted Friday November 05, 2021 in Border & Customs, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
According to a legal firm that specializes in workplace safety – truck drivers that are out on the road driving are subject to Department of Transportation regulations, not OSHA standards, therefore the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate should not apply while they’re out on the road.
Posted Friday November 05, 2021 in Announcements, Border & Customs
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is invites carriers to attend its Fifth Annual Bridging Border Barriers event in Toronto — an informative session for trucking executives focused on key issues and topics affecting the trucking industry on both sides of the U.S./Canadian border.
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...
