Posted Wednesday July 28, 2021 in Admin & Tax, Business, Editorials, Environment/fuel, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Robert Kennedy once said that “every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on.”
Posted Wednesday July 28, 2021 in Environment/fuel, Infrastructure
MTO has released its new, Towards a Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan: Discussion Paper which outlines the Ministry’s vision for transportation in the province through 2051.
Posted Thursday July 15, 2021 in Environment/fuel, Infrastructure, Technology
Electric trucks in the future may not just deliver freight, but surplus electricity to customers
Posted Monday July 12, 2021 in Environment/fuel, Operations/safety, Technology
Environment Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is considering a regulatory proposal to require vapour control on a national scale for specific petroleum liquid storage and loading operations where set volume thresholds are exceeded. The focus will be on: gasoline, crude oil, condensate, diluent, dilbit or petrochemicals such as Benzene or Hexane.
Posted Friday July 09, 2021 in Environment/fuel, Infrastructure, Operations/safety
A multiyear highway policy bill recently approved in the U.S. House of Representatives would fund a comprehensive truck parking initiative, and pave the way for the adoption of other freight-centric programs, reports Transport Topics.
Posted Friday July 02, 2021 in Environment/fuel, Technology
New technologies have transformed truck efficiency over the past decades, and now it’s the trailer’s turn to catch up, reports Truck News.
Posted Friday July 02, 2021 in Environment/fuel, Infrastructure
Three organizations representing about 90% of U.S. fuel retail sales are opposing INVEST in America Act provisions that would allow electric vehicle charging stations at rest areas.
Posted Tuesday June 01, 2021 in Environment/fuel, News Releases, Technology
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has informed CTA that an Interim Order Modifying the Operation of the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations will be published with the purpose of suspending the implementation of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for trailers in Canada until May 3, 2022.
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...
