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General Logistics Systems (GLS) is planning to acquire Rosenau Transportation Ltd., the official business name of the major Alberta-based carrier that is technically called Mid-Nite Sun Transportation Ltd. The acquisition is being touted by GLS as a business move...
The Port of Long Beach is currently overwhelmed by the number of containers and container ships it needs to process. The Port cannot unload ships as fast as is needed to clear the backlog of shipments, and as a...
OTA continues to follow developments being reported by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) with respect to the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) vaccine mandate impacting US truck drivers. In news shared earlier today with the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)...
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) announced today regulations which mandate third-party certified electronic logging devices (ELD) for all carriers operating in Ontario by June 12, 2022. MTO’s release indicates applying ELDs for all drivers and carriers who are required...
In July of 2021, the Port of Montréal accepted the MCS Melissa, a ship which at that time set the record for the largest container ship to ever have navigated the St. Lawrence River. The Port of Montréal celebrated...
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has come out in support of recent Ontario legislation concerning temporary staffing agencies. Ontario’s Doug Ford Government has drafted legislation that will mandate licenses for temporary staffing and help agencies. The legislated move is...
Ontario has taken a stand on the issue of washroom availability to delivery drivers, couriers, and truck drivers. The Province is planning to introduce legislation requiring shippers and receivers to provide bathrooms to drivers visiting their locations. This rule...
The Province of British Columbia has announced that Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) is now a prerequisite for Class 1 truck driver exams as of October 18, 2021. With BC’s MELT implementation, all four Western provinces now have MELT programs...
Trucking HR Canada has recently released their Labour Market Snapshot for October 2021. In it, they claim that Canada does not have the ability to meet the current needs of the trucking labour market. In this Labour Market Snapshot, one...
The US Department of Homeland Security made waves in Canada’s trucking industry with their October 12 announcement that, in early January 2022, Canadian truck drivers will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the USA through a...
