by Jordan Ewart | Jan 29, 2020 | Industry Issues, Advocacy, News, Infrastructure
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is happy to see the recent report from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) on the reduced fatalities on Saskatchewan roads. SGI is reporting that 71 people were killed in collisions in 2019, down significantly from 129...
by Jordan Ewart | Jan 24, 2020 | Industry Information, News, Cross-Border
We’re writing to let you know about a change to the medical reciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States (US) with respect to Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) operators with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus. Effective Sept. 9, 2019 the prohibition on...
by admin | Dec 2, 2019 | News, STA News
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association is pleased to announce the launch of an industry image campaign: We Are Trucking. Canada could experience a shortage of 25,000 to 33,000 for-hire truck drivers by 2020. This shortage could have a huge impact on the Canadian supply...
by admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Events, STA News
This past Friday, OCtober 25th, 2019, was the STA AGM Gala Awards Banquet presented by SGI Canada. It was a full day, packed with panels, meetings, presentations, and then the Gala Awards Banquet in the evening. The morning began with breakfast, a chance for Members...
by admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Standardized Driver Training, STA News
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding the move by the Government of Saskatchewan to pursue federal training dollars for truck driver training. The Government of Saskatchewan wants Ottawa to include truck driver training as an eligible program as part of...
by admin | Sep 5, 2019 | Industry Issues, STA News, WCB
Due to safety concerns, many companies now send a service to a driver when a tire needs to be changed roadside. While this is a developing safety trend, drivers may often find themselves in situations where they must change a tire on their truck or trailer. More often...
