Posted Wednesday January 05, 2022 in Admin & Tax, Border & Customs, Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, News Releases, Operations/safety
By January 15, only fully vaccinated Canadian truck drivers will be permitted to move the $650 billion in trade that crosses the Canada-US border, Ottawa has signaled to supply chain stakeholders.
Posted Wednesday November 24, 2021 in Border & Customs, Business, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
In an interview with the Toronto Star and other mainstream media this week, CTA president Stephen Laskowski explained how thousands of Canadian who won’t be vaccinated in January to meet mandates imposed by Canada and the U.S. will throw a supply chain already stretched thin into even more chaos.
Posted Wednesday October 27, 2021 in Business, Infrastructure, Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
While port congestion is nothing new, leaders in the transportation and logistics industry say the current delays and disruption in the supply chain is much different than cycles seen in the past.
Posted Thursday May 13, 2021 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
Peel Region has reached out to OTA to highlight a new initiative this weekend to make vaccines available during off-peak hours and asked the information is shared with the trucking industry. In the span of 32 hours, starting May 15, Peel plans is to administer more than 7,600 doses, including over 5,000 during the overnight hours.
Posted Friday April 30, 2021 in Border & Customs, Operations/safety
In its efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus, the province of New Brunswick has issued a renewed and revised mandatory order that goes into effect this evening at midnight. As it relates to trucking, specifically out-of-province trucking, New Brunswick is asking all drivers to isolate in their vehicles as much as possible.
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...
