Archive for the ‘Safety & Compliance’ Category

This month’s webinars hosted by Infinit-i WorkForce System. Free to attend but you must register! How to Decrease Accidents with an Online Safety Training Program Thursday, November 16 | 10:30 a.m. CST How to Ensure Compliance with the December 18th ELD Deadline Thursday, November 30 | 10 a.m. CST For more info or to register,…

Available soon for OTA Members to train from within their organization (May 3, 2017) — The “Essential Driving Skills; Tractor-Trailer Driver” curriculum package is now complete and approved by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO). The materials are now in production and will be available shortly as an off-the-shelf program to OTA member fleets wishing to…

Man, I remember those days of having to apply for a job. It was so stressful! I would gather up my documents and plan what to wear, and then gather my mind and thoughts. You know the routine. I know that it may be a little easier today with the demand for drivers. As a…

MTO Releases Draft Training Standard for Class A Mandatory Entry-Level Training

So, your trucking company is very good at moving freight. You have experience in dispatching drivers and your customer satisfaction is high. You do a great job at the things that you do every day! But today isn’t a usual day. For the first time in months, one of your trucks is involved in a…

I can’t hire quality drivers! There is a driver shortage so I can only hire the best that apply to my company! I hear comments like this all the time. I’m a safety consultant and clients say this to me on a regular basis. But this is nothing new. When I was working for the…

The Canadian Government recently announced that they will be following the United States decision to enforce the mandatory use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD). That will mean that any trucking company that goes outside of their home province will need to have an ELD. If you remain an intra-provincial carrier, you may (and only may)…

Greenbelt, Maryland (Aug. 31, 2015) – During the week of Oct. 18-24, 2015, law enforcement agencies throughout North America will engage in heightened traffic safety enforcement and education aimed at unsafe driving behaviors by both commercial motor vehicle drivers and car drivers as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week.…