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Winter Safety

Winter Safety

Nov 17, 2022 | Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan's winter climate can be extreme – frigid cold, severe changes in temperature, strong winds and heavy snowfall. This weather...

Proposed 2023 Industry Rate Code

Proposed 2023 Industry Rate Code

Nov 03, 2022

Going into 2023, our industry rate code (T 42- Transportation, Courier, and Commercial Buses) will see an increase of 4.4%...

More Than 6,000 Vehicles Transporting Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Were Inspected During CVSA’s Unannounced Five-Day Inspection Initiative

More Than 6,000 Vehicles Transporting Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Were Inspected During CVSA’s Unannounced Five-Day Inspection Initiative

Oct 13, 2022 | CVSA, FMCSA, USA

On June 13-17, commercial motor vehicle inspectors inspected 6,204 vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) and 6,668 HM/DG packages in...

CVSA Releases 2022 International Roadcheck Results

CVSA Releases 2022 International Roadcheck Results

Sep 21, 2022 | CVSA

Over the three days of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle inspection and enforcement initiative,...

How to Prepare your Diesel Engine for Winter

How to Prepare your Diesel Engine for Winter

Sep 15, 2022 | Drivers, Fuel, Safety, Saskatchewan

The first official day of winter might be a few weeks away but if you own or operate a truck...

CVSA Brake Safety Week Aug. 21-27

CVSA Brake Safety Week Aug. 21-27

Jul 29, 2022 | Business Operations, CVSA, Highways, Workplace Safety

CVSA’s Operation Airbrake Program will hold two annual brake safety campaigns in 2022:

Making Health & Wellness a Priority

Making Health & Wellness a Priority

Jul 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Economy, Training, Workplace Safety

With the 2nd Quarter of 2022 well underway becoming a best-in-class carrier has become even more important. Currently, in Saskatchewan,...

Operation Safe Driver Week

Operation Safe Driver Week

Jul 05, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, CVSA

Operation Safe Driver Week is a safe-driving awareness and outreach initiative aimed at improving the driving behaviors of passenger vehicle...

Ambulances, Fire trucks, now among vehicles allowed to use blue lights

Ambulances, Fire trucks, now among vehicles allowed to use blue lights

Apr 19, 2022 | News Releases, Saskatchewan

The Government of Saskatchewan has amended The Vehicle Equipment Regulations to allow more emergency vehicles to add blue flashing lights...

SK Provincial Protective Services Branch Launches

Provincial Protective Services Branch Launches: Saskatchewan

Apr 04, 2022 | Government, Highways, Saskatchewan

The Provincial Protective Services Branch unites conservation, highway patrol, Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Officers, prisoner transport and court security deputy...

Are you looking to provide your employees with new skills? Is having a safe and employee-friendly workplace part of your company culture? The Trucking Industry Certificate of Recognition (CoR) is an industry-evaluated health & safety program recognized by the WCB and Work Safe Saskatchewan.

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