Posted Monday September 20, 2021 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Operations/safety
New Brunswick announced that truck drivers are now exempt from the travel registration program coming into effect on Sept. 22.
Posted Wednesday September 15, 2021 in Border & Customs, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
The Government of Ontario this week provided an update on their plans to require proof of vaccination to allow access to specific businesses beginning on September 22, including exemptions for individuals that are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.
Posted Friday September 10, 2021 in Border & Customs, News Releases, Operations/safety
The Government of Canada has announced a new ArriveCAN feature which now allows exempt/essential workers, including truck drivers, the ability to save time by entering their information into ArriveCAN once and using the same ArriveCAN receipt for each entry.
Posted Thursday September 09, 2021 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
The debate over vaccine mandates has spilled over into the trucking industry with some shippers and major players now requiring drivers to be vaccinated, with Tyson Foods chiefly among them, reports Commercial Carrier Journal.
Posted Wednesday September 08, 2021 in Operations/safety
Information posted to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) website this week signals an end to extensions issued for commercial driver medical reports that were put in place in March of 2020 due to COVID-19
Posted Friday September 03, 2021 in Admin & Tax, Business, Operations/safety
Information posted to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) website this week signals an end to extensions issued for drivers’ licences and licence plates that were put in place in March of 2020 due to COVID-19. Note: The end of the extensions for licence plates and for drivers’ licences will occur on different dates. Excerpts from MTO’s webpage below […]
Posted Friday September 03, 2021 in Operations/safety, Technology
As Canada continues to transition to full enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate by June 2022, Transport Canada has officially approved additional ELD’s for use in Canada. As additional ELDs are certified, they will be posted on Transport Canada’s website. A 12-month progressive enforcement strategy kicked-off in June, allowing the enforcement community to deal with carriers operating paper […]
Posted Thursday September 02, 2021 in News Releases, Operations/safety, Security
Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing criminal activities worldwide, and unfortunately Ontario is not immune to its reach. Most reported cases in Ontario involve sexual exploitation, which may also be referred to as sex trafficking. Young women and girls are particularly at risk, though boys, men and people who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ are also targeted.
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...
