Posted Friday August 15, 2014 in Business, Operations/safety
The economy, freight growth and the re-regulation of the trucking industry, should be the three main issues carriers should be monitoring closely in the coming years
Posted Friday August 15, 2014 in Operations/safety
Anne Ferro’s departing message is the costs and responsibility of maintaining truck and highway safety needs to be more evenly distributed throughout the supply chain.
Posted Friday August 15, 2014 in Operations/safety, Technology
Posted Thursday August 14, 2014 in Operations/safety
Ontario’s Finance Minister recognized the OTA for its efforts to bring attention to inequalities between various types of commercial vehicles in regards to taxes and fees they are charged.
Posted Thursday August 14, 2014 in Operations/safety
OTA has been working to address concerns in the heavy specialized carrier community regarding the over-height route clearance process required by carriers
Posted Tuesday August 12, 2014 in Operations/safety
Posted Thursday August 07, 2014 in Image/PR, Operations/safety
A CNBC series about trucking safety was “outrageously inaccurate” and a skewed depiction of the industry, says the president of the American Trucking Associations.
Posted Wednesday August 06, 2014 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Yet another major U.S. court has ruled against a trucking company that it says misclassified drivers as contractors, who are rather employees of the carrier.
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...
