ELDs, GHG Phase 2 regs, and the driver shortage are trucking’s top three issues according to OTA’s David Bradley

TORONTO, Ont. – At the PeopleNet Canada Transportation Symposium in downtown Toronto today, David Bradley, president and CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance and Ontario Trucking Association was invited to…

Real-life Santa Claus takes home National Truck Driver of the Year honours

TORONTO, Ont. – Not many people can say they’ve logged 8.5 million kilometers behind the wheel, and even less could attest to that time being accident free. Dale Cockins can,…

OTA Education Foundation announces new scholarship for post-secondary tuition and fees

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Education Foundation has launched a new scholarship for students looking for financial assistance for post-secondary education. The George P. Ledson Scholarship was…

Recognition of military driver’s permit makes path to commercial trucking simpler

EDMONTON, Alta. – Armed Forces personnel in Alberta holding a valid DND 404 military driver’s permit will now be awarded the civilian equivalent commercial licence, streamlining the process to becoming…

Non-preventable crashes causing carrier CSA scores to suffer

ARLINGTON, Va. — A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has found that non-preventable crashes have a significant impact on a carrier’s CSA score. The study, involving…

Bison adds another safety award to the trophy shelf

WINNIPEG, Man. — Bison Transport has won its fifth consecutive National Truck Safety award from the American Trucking Associations. It won first place in the 2014 Safe Fleet Award competition,…

Kriska’s Seymour honoured for years of service in trucking industry

TORONTO, Ont. — Mark Seymour, a man well-known in the trucking community, was honoured Nov. 6 with the 2015 Shaw Tracking/OTA Service to Industry award. “Some people are destined to…

Late Arnprior trucker labeled a hero by many, awarded by OTA

TORONTO, Ont. — “One of us isn’t coming home tonight.” The words trucker John Irish posted on his Facebook page Feb. 3 came true that night after fellow truck driver…

Driver of the Year has the ‘Fielding touch’

TORONTO, Ont. – Jack Fielding of Bison Transport has been named Driver of the Year by Volvo Trucks Canada and the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA). The award – 2015 Volvo…

BC Trucking Official Says Drivers Still Owed Back Pay

VANCOUVER, BC -- British Columbia's Container Trucking Commissioner Corinne Bell has renewed her call for Metro Vancouver's port trucking companies to give back pay to their drivers as part of agreement that resolved a March 2014 dispute.

20 Under 40: Trucking’s Team Canada 2014

TORONTO- Today's Trucking presents trucking's Team Canada: 2014-version. They're fast thinkers, good hearted, young and ready to make the tough decisions.

7 Reasons Why Jack Fielding is Ontario’s Driver of the Year

TORONTO, ON -- Jack Fielding, a truckload operator for Bison Transport, was named the 2015 Volvo Trucks Canada-Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) driver of the year last week, during an awards ceremony at the association's annual conference in Toronto.

Tremcar moves full steam ahead with Alberta expansion

EDMONTON, Alta. – Tremcar West is steering its company forward through Alberta’s uncertain economic waters, opening a brand new, expanded service facility in Edmonton, Alta. The family-owned manufacturer and servicer…

ATA applauds passage of long-term highway bill

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Association (ATA) is urging leaders in the US House of Representatives to waste no time moving a final, long-term highway bill to President Barack…

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