Posted Friday October 15, 2021 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage
More gate hours at U.S. ports is only one part of the solution to supply-chain bottlenecks, said trucking groups and industry observers in response to President Biden’s announcement that the Port of Los Angeles is to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Posted Wednesday October 13, 2021 in Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
The ‘peak’ shipping season is already underway as shoppers appear to have begun purchasing holiday gifts and other items earlier than usual, raising concerns over shipping delays and capacity and which has already strained international supply chains this year.
Posted Wednesday January 13, 2021 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Operations/safety
Yesterday the Province of Ontario announced new measures to combat COVID-19 and issued a provincial declaration of emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. OTA reported on these developments. Since then, OTA continued to seek guidance on what this means for our industry. Below is a summary of the most up-to-date information OTA […]
Posted Tuesday January 12, 2021 in Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Operations/safety
Trucking remains classified as an essential service and trucking companies are able to continue to operate as they did during the first emergency declaration during the first wave in 2020.
Posted Wednesday September 04, 2019 in Infrastructure
Time is money and when it comes to the amount of time commuters and transporters waste sitting in traffic each year – about $166 billion in the U.S., according to Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s recently published 2019 Urban Mobility report.
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...
