The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) was founded in 1926, and provides services and public policy advocacy for trucking companies hauling freight into, out of and within the Province of Ontario. OTA member fleets operate over two-thirds of all commercial tractor-trailers on Ontario roadways and employ over 70,000 men and women who work in the trucking industry. OTA is the only trucking association in Ontario that represents all segments of the industry - for-hire carriers, private carriers, intermodal, suppliers, etc.  

OTA members consist of trucking companies from virtually every Canadian province, as well as the United States. Our member companies are small and medium-sized operations, as well as many of the largest transportation enterprises in North America. OTA members come from all sectors of the trucking industry. Both for-hire carriers and private carriers belong to OTA. The Association's membership also includes a significant number of allied trades - those companies providing goods and services to the trucking industry.

Reflecting the size and importance of the Ontario marketplace, OTA is the largest provincial trucking association in Canada and the third largest in North America. OTA is a member of Canada's national trucking group, the Canadian Trucking Alliance, a federation of the country's seven provincial trucking associations.

The Ontario Trucking Association has a professionally qualified staff specializing in government relations, carrier operations, safety, security, carrier education, compliance, and communications.

The Association's operations are guided by a 80-plus member Board of Directors, made up principally of chief executive officers, presidents and senior executives of trucking companies. The Chairman of the Board is elected from the ranks of the membership and serves a two-year term. The Association's president is David Bradley who also serves as chief executive officer of the industry’s national voice, the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

On the government relations front, OTA is viewed as a strong-willed but reasonable organization that takes responsible positions and seeks solutions to problems in a co-operative and practical fashion.

The Association strongly advocates ongoing professional development and compliance programs for all members of the trucking industry. OTA offers a vast array of education programs designed especially for trucking executives and other industry employees. The Association also distributes compliance materials (e.g., log books, trip inspection reports, etc.) to the industry.

Vision/Mission:

The mission of the Ontario Trucking Association is:

To create and sustain the environment in which the Ontario Trucking Industry can achieve its vision; to serve all OTA members fairly and equitably regardless of size, domicile or type of operation; and, to assist OTA members in realizing their business goals.

The vision for the Ontario trucking industry developed by OTA is as follows:

Driven by integrity, innovation and the pursuit of cost-effective service, we, the Ontario Trucking Industry, through continuous improvement, will provide a vital contribution to our customers' success, overall economic prosperity and our communities' well-being.

Our Vision includes sufficient profitability, and enhanced image, mutually beneficial partnerships with customers, employees, owner-operators, suppliers and the public, while operating in a safe, environmentally and socially responsible manner.