OTA launching new program for future leaders at annual retreat

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association will be launching a new program at the OTA Spring Board Retreat for future leaders of the industry to discuss issues that matter to them “openly and candidly,” the association has...

Motor carrier confidence weak despite volume increases in Q2: OTA survey

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ontario motor carriers continue to be uncertain about industry prospects despite recent improvements in volumes, according to the results of the Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) second quarter survey of business...

Address expenses and flaws before talking rate hikes: OTA to WSIB

Toronto, ON-- The Ontario Trucking Association has outlined a list of measures it says WSIB should take to address administrative deficiencies and restore the system back to financial health.

OTA Education Foundation launches new Web site

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation has launched a new Web site to promote the organization’s scholarship opportunities for post-secondary students with links to the trucking industry. “We are really excited about the...

Truckers increasingly concerned over economy, OTA survey indicates

TORONTO, Ont. -- While a slim majority of Ontario trucking company owners and executives remained optimistic about the industry’s overall prospects heading into the fourth quarter of 2012, confidence levels are slipping according to the...

Speedy Transport O/O posthumously named Truck Hero winner

TORONTO, Ont. -- Chris Fulton, an owner-operator with Speedy Transport, has been posthumously honoured with the 2012 Bridgestone-Ontario Trucking Association Truck Hero Award for his bravery and selfless actions. Each year, OTA and Bridgestone...

Meyers Transport trucker dubbed Driver of the Year

TORONTO, Ont. -- For his 35 years of highway service and more than four million kilometers without a preventable collision, Barry Elkiw, a truck driver with Meyers Transport in Peterborough, Ont. has been named the 2012 OTA/Volvo Trucks Ontario...

Trailcon’s Al Boughton wins Service to Industry Award

TORONTO, Ont. -- Trailcon Leasing CEO and 35-year trucking industry veteran Al Boughton has won the Shaw Tracking-OTA Service to Industry Award for 2012. Boughton is the first OTA Allied Trades member to win the prestigious award. The...

Leaders discuss state of trucking at OTA annual convention

TORONTO, Ont. -- Executives from five trucking companies met this morning at the Ontario Trucking Association’s annual convention to discuss the state of the trucking industry, and issues of concern to all as the new year approaches.

OTA continues to lead pack of effective trade associations: Bradley

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association continues to lead the pack when it comes to Canada’s most effective trade associations, says OTA and Canadian Trucking Alliance president David Bradley, citing its “strong and...

Ontario Trucking Association names new chairman, board

TORONTO, Ont. -- Jeff Bryan, president and CEO of Burford, Ont.-based Jeff Bryan Transport, has been named chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association. The announcement was made at the association’s 86th annual general meeting in Toronto...

OTA will push for review of WSIB costs; premiums to rise in 2013

TORONTO, ON-- The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced that premium rates paid by employers will rise by 2.5 per cent in 2013, including the rates for the trucking, warehousing and courier sectors, prompting the Ontario...

OTA Education Foundation announces scholarship winners

TORONTO, Ont. -- Six lucky students have been awarded scholarships as part of the OTA Education Foundation’s endowed scholarship program. The Bison Transport Scholarship was awarded to Cam Brubacher, a resident of Milverton, Ont. who is...

OTA offers goods movement strategies to keep Ontario competitive

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association say the “most important thing” the province can do to stay competitive is “implement economic, investment and tax policies that maintain and attract direct investment in the...

OTA applauds coming changes to licence renewals for senior drivers

TORONTO, Ont. --  The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is applauding the announcement from the province’s Minister of Transportation, Bob Chiarelli, that the government is moving forward with changes to its Senior Commercial Driver...