Environment/fuel Archive - Ontario Trucking Association

Govt of Canada Announces Funding for New Green Freight Program and ZEV Awareness Initiative

Posted Friday December 02, 2022 in Environment/fuel, News Releases

Transport Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra, on behalf of Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), today announced two new calls for proposals and availability of funding for trucking fleets through the new Green Freight Program and the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Awareness Initiative, with the aim of encouraging fleets to increase uptake in emissions reductions technologies while further reducing costs and their carbon footprint.

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Important information about upcoming changes to the Ministry of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Inspection Station (MVIS) program

Posted Tuesday September 06, 2022 in Announcements, Environment/fuel, News Releases, Operations/safety

In a letter to OTA September 6, 2022, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) provided additional updates on its plans to phase in the DriveON program.

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CTA-ATA Taking Part in IRU Webinar on Trucking ‘Decarbonisation’

Posted Thursday August 25, 2022 in Announcements, Environment/fuel, Technology

The IRU North American Transportation Forum (NATF) is hosting an online event on Sept. 14 focused on the accelerated pace with which decarbonisation is impacting motor carriers.

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New EPA Standards to Potentially Drive Largest Prebuy Ever: ACT

Posted Friday August 19, 2022 in Business, Environment/fuel, Technology

‘The Higher the Cost, The Bigger the Prebuy,’ is the tile of ACT’s North American commercial vehicle and transportation prebuy analysis, which anticipates the largest prebuy of trucks is on the horizon.

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Natgas Truck Sales on the Rise, While Electric Draws More Interest: ACT

Posted Friday August 05, 2022 in Business, Environment/fuel, Technology

North American natural gas truck sales in the U.S. and Canada rose 11% year-to-date through May, according to ACT Research.

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Preparing Ontario Hazardous Waste Carriers for Transition from HWIN to HWP Registry Operated by RPRA

Posted Wednesday July 27, 2022 in Announcements, Environment/fuel, Operations/safety

OTA was recently contacted by the Resource Productivity and Recover Authority (RPRA), which asked OTA share the following information with the membership.

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Feds Announce New Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles Program

Posted Monday July 11, 2022 in Environment/fuel, News Releases, Technology

Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra announced today the Government of Canada will be introducing a medium-and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (iMHZEV) incentive program, which will provide approximately 50% of the cost difference between traditional diesel vehicle and a zero-emission alternative

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Trucking Industry Leaders Predict Top Two Changes Over the Next 10 Years

Posted Wednesday June 08, 2022 in Business, Environment/fuel, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Technology

Trucking industry executives pointed to the reduction of fossil fuel use and carbon emissions as the top change coming to the trucking sector over the next 10 years, followed by labour shortages as a close second.

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News filed in Environment/fuel

Govt of Canada Announces Funding for New Green Freight Program and ZEV Awareness Initiative

Important information about upcoming changes to the Ministry of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Inspection Station (MVIS) program

CTA-ATA Taking Part in IRU Webinar on Trucking ‘Decarbonisation’

New EPA Standards to Potentially Drive Largest Prebuy Ever: ACT

Natgas Truck Sales on the Rise, While Electric Draws More Interest: ACT

Preparing Ontario Hazardous Waste Carriers for Transition from HWIN to HWP Registry Operated by RPRA

Feds Announce New Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles Program

Trucking Industry Leaders Predict Top Two Changes Over the Next 10 Years

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