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![Nanos: Increased Supply Chain Anxiety Among Women and Those Over 55](/img/home/industry-image.jpg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Nanos: Increased Supply Chain Anxiety Among Women and Those Over 55
May 31, 2022 | Business Operations, News Releases
Canadians are increasingly concerned about getting goods due to supply chain disruptions, especially women and those over 55 years old,...
![Editorial: Solving the Truck Driver Shortage is an Investment in Canada](/img/blogs/960x540truck.jpg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Editorial: Solving the Truck Driver Shortage is an Investment in Canada
Apr 13, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, COVID-19, Cross Border, Driving the Economy, Training, Vaccine
The Canadian economy moves by truck, or, more accurately – by the women and men who are Canada’s dedicated truck...
![Gov't of Canada Announces Changes to the TFWP](/img/blogs/sta-news-canada-960x540.png?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Gov't of Canada Announces Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Apr 06, 2022 | Business Operations, Government, Supply Chain, TFWs
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, has announced the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program Workforce...
![January 2022: Vacancies in Trucking and Logistics](/img/blogs/THRC960X540.png?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
January 2022: Vacancies in Trucking and Logistics
Jan 12, 2022 | Driver Shortage, Driving the Economy, Labour Market Information, We Are Trucking
The vacancy rate in truck transportation is 8% in the third quarter of 2021, compared to 5.4% across the economy....
![Special Labour Market Report](/img/blogs/THRC960X540.png?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Trucking HR Canada releases special labour market information report: driver vacancy rate hits historic high
Jan 11, 2022 | Labour Market Information, Women in Trucking
Trucking HR Canada (THRC) released a special labour market information report highlighting a staggering vacancy rate in drivers moving into...
![2021-10-21-Transportation issues could impact supply chain](/img/blogs/AdobeStock_71101204-400x250.jpeg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Transportation issues could have impact on holiday shopping in Sask.
Oct 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Cross Border, Supply Chain
“The labour shortages across the country are definitely causing supply chain challenges,” Ewart said. “We’re hearing from members that they...
![2021-03-11 Western Canadian Program Aims to Get More Women into Trucking](/img/blogs/STA-WomenShiftingGears-Student-Hero.jpg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Western Canadian Program Aims to Get More Women into Trucking
Mar 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Women Shifting Gears
It’s no secret that women make up a small percentage of the trucking industry’s workforce, but across Western Canada, several...
![2020-09-09 New Pilot for Women Shifting Gears](/img/fallback-image.png?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
New Pilot for Women Shifting Gears
Sep 09, 2020 | We Are Trucking, Women Shifting Gears
Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced Women Shifting Gears, a new pilot program for women who want training to become...
![2020-02-02 Your Next Great Career: The New Trucking Industry](/img/fallback-image.png?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Your Next Great Career: The New Trucking Industry
Feb 02, 2020 | Careers, Labour Market Information
When you think about a career in the trucking industry, often we think long hours, poor pay, no flexibility, and...