Posted Friday January 27, 2023 in Admin & Tax, Operations/safety
The Quebec Trucking Association reported to OTA that the SAAQ in Quebec is shutting down today until Feb 19 to implement a new computer system for registration, driver licensing and other service.
Posted Tuesday January 24, 2023 in Admin & Tax, Image/PR, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Driver Inc. has made an uneven playing field in the trucking industry and is creating unfair and illegal disadvantages. Those using the scheme are siphoning up to $1 billion a year in tax revenues away from vital Canadian services and infrastructure and into the underground economy while circumventing important labour, safety and environmental rules.
Posted Friday January 20, 2023 in Operations/safety
Since January 1st, enforcement officials in Ontario, led by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), have been enforcing the new Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate for federally and provincially regulated trucking operations.
Posted Friday January 06, 2023 in Announcements, News Releases, Operations/safety
The provincial trucking associations that form CTA have compiled an updated chart which explains what to expect in each jurisdiction with respect to enforcement that started January 1.
Posted Friday January 06, 2023 in Admin & Tax, Border & Customs, Operations/safety
On November 4, 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse published information titled “Pre-employment Investigations for Drug and Alcohol Program Violations.”
Posted Tuesday December 20, 2022 in News Releases, Operations/safety, Technology
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and its road safety enforcement partners on Jan. 1 will start enforcing the mandatory requirement to use third-party certified Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) for recording compliance with truck driver hours of service.
Posted Friday December 16, 2022 in Operations/safety
In a memo received today, OTA was advised by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) that effective January 1, 2023, select out-of-service (OOS) declarations will apply to specific hours-of-service violations
Posted Thursday December 15, 2022 in News Releases, Operations/safety, Technology
Truck drivers and commercial trucks – already safest vehicles on Canadian roadways – will soon become even safer in most provinces as the long-awaited introduction of the third-party ELD mandate comes into force on January 1.
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...
