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Webinar: Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) Web Portal Demonstration
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be rolling out electronic manifests. eManifest will require the pre-arrival transmission of electronic information from highway and rail carriers, freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers.
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Traffic Chaos Could be Coming This Summer to HWY 402 Through Sarnia
The Ontario Trucking Association is worried that it could be a long, hot and dangerous summer in Sarnia after city council this week rejected a plan by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
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83rd OTA Annual Convention -- "Leadership in Tough Times" A One-Day Event You Can't Afford to Miss
This one-day OTA convention which is the largest gathering of trucking industry executives in Ontario will be held on November 19, 2009 at the DoubleTree - by Hilton - Toronto Airport, 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario.
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OTA WebStore Closed for Inventory June 29 - July 1
The OTA WebStore will be temporarily closed for inventory from Monday, June 29 to Wednesday, July 1.
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Welcome New Members
(June, 2009) -- The OTA Board of Directors welcomed the following new members to the association at their June meeting.
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Full Enforcement of Speed Limiter Law Begins July 1st
At a recent webinar hosted by the OTA MTO enforcement staff confirmed that both Ontario and Quebec will begin full enforcement of the new speed limiter law next week, on July 1st.
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CBC Interviews MacKinnon Transport Road Knight
Renewed focus in recent weeks on the Canada-US border prompted CBC National Radio to interview newly selected OTA Road Knight Paul Martin of MacKinnon Transport.
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Road Knights Earn Rave Reviews for Career Talks at Local Schools
OTA’s newly selected team of trucking ambassadors, the 2009-2010 Road Knights Team, has been making appearances throughout the province since they were selected in February.
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OTA Board of Directors endorses CTA position on Tractor Roll Stability
At its May 2009 meeting, the CTA Board of Directors took the position that CTA should urge Transport Canada to harmonize with the direction the US is headed by regulating roll stability control systems as a manufacturing standard on tractors.
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Students Urged to Apply for Endowed Scholarships
University and colleges students are urged to take a look at the scholarship opportunities offered by the OTA Education Foundation under its endowed scholarship program.
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RACK Prices
June 23, 2009
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Positive Discussions Continue with MTO Concerning Re-testing Policy for Drivers Over 65 and Use of Automatic Transmissions during Road Tests
OTA continues to seek a modification of the current MTO policy with respect to re-testing older commercial drivers and the use of automatic transmissions for road tests by all commercial drivers.
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RACK Prices June 9, 2009
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MacKinnon Transport celebrates 80 years
On June 4th 1929 A. Leslie MacKinnon purchased his first used straight-truck and began hauling livestock and farm supplies for the local farming community of Caledon Ontario, making June 4th 2009 Mackinnon Transport’s 80th Anniversary.
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Bison Transport celebrates 40 years
On May 28th Bison Transport, a leader in North American Trucking Operations, celebrated 40 Years of Service to the Transportation Industry.
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J.D. SMITH AND SONS NAMED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR BY THE VAUGHAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The award is presented to a company that demonstrates leadership and entrepreneurship, sales growth, productivity and quality improvements and product innovation and technology.
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Maryland Motor Truck Assn.’s Anne Ferro Named to Head FMCSA
President Obama has named Maryland Motor Truck Association President Anne Ferro to head the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA is the part of the Department of Transportation and is the lead federal agency that regulates trucking safety issues).
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OTA Launches New WebStore
OTA continually finds ways to better serve its membership and customers. The recent launch of the OTA webstore is another testament to our continued commitment to serving you better.
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New Supply Chain Focus
This popular newsletter is now in its seventh year and is prepared by OTA to keep Ontario manufacturers, shippers and other users of trucking services aware of trends in today’s trucking industry.
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OTA Continuing to Monitor Rollout of MTO’s New Facility Audit
MTO’s new Facility Audit was rolled out at the beginning of April. OTA will continue to monitor the rollout of the new audit and provide feedback to MTO.
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RACK Prices
June 2, 2009
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Scholarship Application Forms Available for 2009/2010 School Year
Scholarship applications are now available from the OTA Education Foundation for Ontario post-secondary students. Students can apply for university or college scholarships in the amount of $1,500 and $1,000 respectively to help them fund their tuition.
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MTO to phase back in use of GPS/Satellite Records during Facility Audits starting July 1st
Starting July 1st, 2009, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will begin phasing in the use of satellite records for enforcement purposes.
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New Regulatory Requirements for Intermodal Equipment Providers and Carriers operating in the United States
Voluntary Compliance starts June 17, 2009 -- Mandatory Compliance effective December 17, 2009
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Canadian Trucking Alliance says California Regulations a Wake-up Call to Modernize Canadian Truck Weights and Dimension Standards to Accommodate GHG Reduction Technologies
In the 1980’s, when the truck weights and dimensions standards that are still the basis of today’s allowable configurations in Canada, were adopted by the Canadian provincial governments, environmental impacts were not the concern they are today.
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Decision on use of wide-single tires in Quebec at dual weights expected shortly
Quebec will be moving soon to adopt the same regulations for wide single tires that are in place in Ontario.
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Roadcheck Takes Place June 2 - 4
Roadside enforcement will be heightened during Roadcheck 2009 which runs from June 2nd - June 4th.
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Glasvan Great Dane Announces Annual Scholarships
Glasvan Great Dane is the latest organization to announce two annual scholarship opportunities in conjunction with the OTA Education Foundation.
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Bridgestone is accepting nominations for the 2009 Canadian Truck Hero Award
Do you know a truck driver who has demonstrated courage and heroism in the face of an emergency?
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Transport Canada Survey on Motor Carrier Safety: Deadline Extended
Researchers at Transport Canada have extended the survey period for carriers on this important research so that additional input can be received.
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Road Knights in Gear for Spring
May 8, 2009 -- The recently selected team of road safety ambassadors, known as the OTA Road Knights, is well into its spring schedule of public appearances.
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4Q 2008 Results of For-Hire Motor Carriers: Unchanged from Previous
May 8, 2009 -- The top 97 for-hire carriers
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Research Study of Interest to the Trans-Border Trucking Sector
May 8, 2009 -- Wilfrid Laurier University is conducting a study of collaborative partnerships among organizations in Canada's international trade community.
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Trucking Bankruptcies Soared in 2008 in Canada, Ontario
May 8, 2009 -- According to figures from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, bankruptcies in the Canadian trucking industry soared in 2008
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NAFTA Trade Falls 30.9% in Record Decline
May 8, 2009 -- Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 30.9% in February from a year earlier, the biggest year-to-year decline on record, the Department of Transportation announced.
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ACE Changes to Support WHTI
May 8, 2009 -- OTA members are reminded that effective April 26th carriers should be receiving warning messages through ACE if a WHTI compliant document for the driver has not been supplied.
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WSIB Rate Hikes Loom
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recently announced that its unfunded liability, which was supposed to have been eliminated by 2014, has climbed to over $11.5 billion.
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Western Hemisphere Travel – Cross Border Drivers Needs to Be Ready for June 1 Implementation
CTA poised to monitor possible border delays
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Reminder: FMCSA Minimum Insurance Requirements for Carriers Moving Hazmat
Earlier this year carriers were issued letters claiming to be from the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking for information regarding minimum insurance requirements. It was determined at th
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