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Avoid non-essential travel:
The Public Health Agency of Canada is advising travellers, regardless of their vaccination status, to avoid non-essential travel internationally. November 26th, 2021, a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, “Omicron”, designated this as a variant...
Open scales are a regular part of our lives. There is simply no avoiding them. Most times, it's a simple matter of driving across the plate, and you're on your way. But there is always the chance you could...
In 2007, there were a few people who helped launch Women In Trucking. First, Char Pingel was the first employee who was hired with just a promise of a paycheck. She stayed on for sixteen years despite early financial...
Canadian Trucking Alliance has once again called upon the Government of Canada to secure the supply chain. CTA has always owned up the responsibility to reiterate the issues that concern trucking industry and people associated with it. Recent months have witnessed...
OTA was formally notified by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) today that effective May 17, 2021, individuals completing the Class A road test in a vehicle with an automatic transmission, including automated-manual transmissions, will be restricted from operating a...
The concern is that Canada's health care system has been hoisted onto a gurney and rolled down to the Emergency Room. After years of underfunding and mismanagement, Canada's health care system appears to be in critical condition. The sudden...
Whenever you’re loading at a facility, be it loading a van at a loading dock or loading a flat deck outside, always exercise extreme caution and wear the appropriate personal protective equipment at all times. Most facilities have a minimum...
The Ontario Trucking Association would like to extend its condolences to the friends and family of Jack Bennett, owner of Listowel Transport, J.E. Transport and BenLea Leasing. A celebration of Jack’s life will be held at the Galt Country Club,...
As of Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 8:00 a.m., individuals with at-risk health conditions, as well as Group Two of people who cannot work from home including transportation workers and truck drivers will be eligible to book an appointment to receive the...
Truck Driver Safety
Did you see that a truck driver was hijacked on August 2, 2023? The hijacking was not the stealing of a truck or just a load. It was the truck, trailer, and driver. All three were hijacked....
