OTA applauds proposed changes to Drive Clean program

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has posted a proposed regulatory change to the Drive Clean program on the Province's Environmental Registry for comments over the next 30 days. Under the proposed new regulations, the...

WSIB backs off threat to audit federally regulated carriers

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) put a scare into a good number of Ontario fleets recently, when it issued a memo saying it would begin auditing federally regulated carriers as part of its Workwell program.

OTA Education Foundation begins hunt for scholarship winners

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications from Ontario post-secondary students. Students can apply for university or college scholarships in the amount of $1,500 and $1,000, respectively, to help...

OTA applauds MTO review to allow longer tractors

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it is pleased the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is set to begin reviewing whether to permit motor carriers to use longer tractors in combination with single semi-trailers.

Trucks For Change Network welcomes OTA as member

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has become the first trade association to become a charter member of the newly formed Trucks For Change Network, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the...

EXCLUSIVE: Ontario LCV program a ‘pilot’ no more

TORONTO, Ont. -- The provincial government has quietly removed the 'pilot' tag from Ontario's long combination vehicle (LCV) program while doubling the number of carriers that can participate.

OTA names 2011-2012 Road Knights

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has announced the roster of its 2011-2012 Road Knights team, selected yesterday by a panel of industry and media professionals.

Optimism returning to Ontario trucking industry

TORONTO, Ont. -- Seventy-five per cent of Ontario carriers who responded to the Ontario Trucking Association's Q1 Business e-Pulse Survey said they were 'optimistic' about the industry's prospects for the next three months.

OTA looks to tackle road safety in a roundabout way

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association's (OTA) board of directors has approved the funding of a study to examine designs for roundabouts that would be conducive to the operation of various truck configurations operating on the...

2011 economic outlook

TORONTO, Ont. -- The driver shortage, which is expected to get much worse in the years ahead, could prove a vital aid in helping trucking companies improve their profitability and find a way to pay their drivers better, according to Rick Gaetz,...

MTO eliminates waiver requirement for drivers under HTA

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it has convinced the Ministry of Transport to streamline the commercial driver medical review process and eliminate the medical waiver program, while continuing to apply national...

Truckers offer shelter to motorists stranded in southern Ontario blizzard

SARNIA, Ont. -- Truckers are being commended for helping out as southwestern Ontario was hammered by a major snowstorm that stranded hundreds of motorists in their vehicles.

Ontario legislates Phase 4 of VW&D reform

TORONTO, Ont. -- Phase 4 of the MTO's Weights and Dimensions reforms has been written into law, covering flatdeck straight trucks with fork lifts, cement mixers and dump trucks pulling trailers.

Executive View: Brian Taylor, Liberty Linehaul

AYR, Ont. -- Brian Taylor, founder and president of Liberty Linehaul, was elected chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) in November - a lofty chair indeed, which has been traditionally occupied by an industry leader with far more...

Michigan Senate delays Windsor-Detroit bridge construction

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Michigan Senate has rejected a last-minute attempt to secure passage of the legislation which would have enabled the construction of a new bridge between Windsor and Detroit as proposed by the Detroit River International...