New OTA Internet video helps teach road users about truck/cycling safety & awareness
Trucks ’n Bikes: How to Share the Road
Posted Friday October 10, 2014 in Image/PR, News Releases, Operations/safety
News filed in News Releases
CTA Welcomes Approval of Safety and Enviro-friendly Technology
Posted Tuesday October 07, 2014 in News Releases, Operations/safety, Technology
Changes to the weights and dimensions MOU allows for national adoption of boat-tails, tri-drive tractors and extended B-trains
National Trucking Week 2014: Much to Celebrate
Posted Wednesday September 10, 2014 in Editorials, Image/PR, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
An editorial message to the trucking industry by CTA President David Bradley
CTA Offers Feds Strategy for Excise Diesel Tax Revenue
Posted Wednesday September 03, 2014 in Admin & Tax, Environment/fuel, News Releases, Operations/safety
With the Canadian economy returning to health and the federal government’s finances expected to shift from deficit to surplus, CTA suggests it’s time to decide what to do with the federal excise tax on diesel
The Facts: Alcohol and Drugs Among Truck Drivers
Posted Friday August 01, 2014 in Image/PR, News Releases, Operations/safety
Truck drivers least likely to be impaired on the road and were involved in zero alcohol-related traffic fatalities
Canadian Truckers Support Next Round of Trusted Trader Enhancements
Posted Monday July 21, 2014 in Border & Customs, News Releases
CTA welcomes further initiatives aimed at bringing greater benefits to trusted traders and cross-border travellers in accordance with the commitments outlined under the Beyond the Border Action Plan.
Grant’s Transport Scholarship winner hopes to open veterinary practice
Posted Thursday July 10, 2014 in Announcements, News Releases
Brittany Hermiston has been awarded this year’s Grant’s Transport Limited Mathematics scholarship. Hermiston, who was very active within her high school community, will be heading to the University of Guelph in September, where she plans to obtain her Bachelor of Science. From there, the Ontario scholar hopes to return home in Northern Ontario and open her very own veterinary practice.
CTA: Recognizing Truck Driving as Skilled Occupation Key to Jobs Strategy
Posted Thursday June 26, 2014 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases
Truck driving is a skilled occupation that should not be lumped in with burger flippers and other low wage/low skill jobs in order for the industry’s jobs strategy to work. Temporary foreign workers program won’t fix driver shortage, but essential to fill seats.
