Posted Tuesday December 22, 2020 in Operations/safety
Ontario has launched the Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) grant program to help police services across the province keep impaired drivers off the roads.
Posted Monday January 21, 2019 in News Releases, Operations/safety, Technology
Declaring the government was “motivated by the need for highway safety”, Transport Minister Marc Garneau and his provincial counterparts announced a national mandatory entry level training standard for commercial truck drivers by Jan. 1, 2020 and harmonized technical standards for ELDs
Posted Friday October 20, 2017 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
While arguing for nation-wide zero tolerance enforcement as Canada prepares to legalize marijuana, OTA president Stephen Laskowski also urged governments to mandate drug testing programs for commercial drivers.
Posted Wednesday June 28, 2017 in Operations/safety
After legalizing recreational use of marijuana, the states of Colorado, Oregon and Washington saw collision claim frequencies rise about 3% higher overall compared to neighbouring states
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...
