The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is calling on Premier Ford and his cabinet to increase resources to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and other agencies to expand enforcement efforts through Operation…
OTA: Expand Operation Deterrence as President Trump Raises Tariffs Again Read more...
The world’s largest trading relationship remains in turmoil as President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) to raise tariffs to 35 percent on non-CUSMA qualifying goods. Most Canada-US trade is…
New data from Ontario’s Operation Deterrence has shown to be a success in identifying and combatting non-compliance in trucking, but also exposes the growing safety and security concerns the Ontario Trucking Association…
ON’s Operation Deterrence Data Exposes Safety-Security Violators in Trucking Read more...
Ontario continues to develop a new set of rules for truck driver trainers, as regulators continue to refine the mandatory entry-level training (MELT) program introduced, Today’s Trucking reports. While not…
Ontario Moves Forward on New Rules for Driver Trainers Read more...
MTO’s SPIF program has transformed the heavy-duty vehicle fleet in Ontario over the past 20 years. Different groups of vehicles were addressed in four separate phases of the program with…
OTA Summary of MTO’s SPIF Program Now Available Read more...
In correspondence received earlier today from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), OTA was notified the reduced load period (RLP) applied to roads in Southern Ontario will be lifted for specific…
MTO Lifts Reduced Load Period in S. Ont to Assist with COVID-19 Relief Read more...
CTA Releases COVID-19 Border Resources Doc The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has created another document with helpful information for carriers that move across the border. In addition to their COVID-19 tip-sheet…
COVID-19 Daily Bulletins: March 27 Read more...
As part of the province’s enhanced measures announced earlier today, the Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services and ServiceOntario,…
Ont Gov’t Announces Measures to Extend Licences, Plates, CVORs During COVID Crisis Read more...
While there have been some learning elements since the introduction of mandatory entry level training in Ontario in July 2017, the government and industry should be congratulated for the gains…
Experts: MELT Continues to Evolve Read more...
