by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Truck Driver Shortage, Human Resources, Business Operations
SASKATCHEWAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION The voice of commercial carriers in the province and across Canada Canadian Truck Driver Shortage The Canadian Truck Driver Shortage is the shortage of available truck drivers to keep the Canadian economy moving. A very real threat to...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Business Operations
SASKATCHEWAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION The voice of commercial carriers in the province and across Canada Border BlackoutsSince January 1, 2017, there have been about 30 outages of CBSA’s EDI portal systems due to an antiquated computer system. CTA has created a messaging...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Business Operations
SASKATCHEWAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION The voice of commercial carriers in the province and across Canada Administrative Monetary Penalty Systems (AMPS)Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) is a Canadian program aimed at managing risks at borders and ports. Phase 3 of ACI...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Business Operations
SASKATCHEWAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION The voice of commercial carriers in the province and across Canada Cargo CrimeCargo theft in Canada is a major issue and it costs the economy upwards of $5 billion annually. The STA and it’s provincial and federal counterparts have...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Business Operations
SASKATCHEWAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION The voice of commercial carriers in the province and across Canada NAFTA NegotiationsIn 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect, creating one of the world’s largest free trade zones and laying the...
by admin | Feb 21, 2017 | Industry Issues, Advocacy, Business Operations
In late 2016, the Canadian Trucking Alliance began wide-spread campaigning calling on the federal government to keep Federal Excise Tax refunds, it looked like this and called for those in the industry to use their collective voice to protect the tax refund. The House...
