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![Paving the Way for Women in Trucking](/img/blogs/STA-WomenShiftingGears-Student-Hero.jpg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Paving the Way for Women in Trucking
Jun 28, 2022 | Careers, Driver Shortage, MELT, Safety, Saskatchewan, Supply Chain
The STA’s Women Shifting Gears (WSG) program in partnership with the YWCA of Saskatoon just completed its second cohort of...
![Labour Minister Takes on Driver Inc. in House of Commons](/img/blogs/sta-news-advocacy-960x540.png?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Labour Minister Takes on Driver Inc. in House of Commons
Jun 17, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Driver Shortage
Canadian Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan issued the federal government’s strongest statement yet against the trucking industry misclassification scheme known as...
![Trucking HR Canada: Special Report May 2022](/img/blogs/THRC960X540.png?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Trucking HR Canada: Special Report May 2022
Jun 08, 2022 | Driver Shortage, Job Market, Labour Market Information
The labour shortages plaguing all sectors is certainly receiving more attention and heightened focus as we emerge from the pandemic...
![Nanos: Driver-Equipment Shortages & Driver Inc. Top Concerns for Trucking Execs](/img/blogs/Blog_How-fleet-anagement-COVID-19(Thumbnail+960x540).jpg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Nanos: Driver-Equipment Shortages & Driver Inc. Top Concerns for Trucking Execs
Jun 01, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Driver Shortage, Equipment Shortage
Demand for trucking services has increased beyond what trucking companies can handle in certain markets, causing some carriers to turn...
![Employment, Residency and Jobs for Ukrainians in Canada](/img/blogs/THRC960X540.png?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Employment, Residency and Jobs for Ukrainians in Canada
May 25, 2022 | Business Operations, Driver Shortage, Government, Saskatchewan, TFWs
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine is close to entering its fourth month, more and more Ukrainians are looking to...
![Advocacy-Safety-Economy](/img/blogs/Blog_How-fleet-anagement-COVID-19(Thumbnail+960x540).jpg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Advocacy. Safety. Economy: Susan Ewart
May 06, 2022 | Business Operations, Driver Shortage, Driving the Economy, Government, Safety
As our provinces come out from under the veil of COVID, things have picked up in Saskatchewan and we are...
![Kicking Horse Canyon stretch of Hwy 1 closing for a month for construction](/img/blogs/kicking-horse-canyon-1200x675.jpg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Kicking Horse Canyon stretch of Hwy 1 closing for a month for construction Social Sharing
Apr 19, 2022 | Business Operations, Driver Shortage, Highways, Safety
The Kicking Horse Canyon stretch of Highway 1 east of Golden, B.C., will be closed for a month after Easter...
![Food Logistics: Global Supply Chain Trends to Watch in 2022](/img/blogs/red-truck-cvsa.jpg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
Global Supply Chain Trends to Watch in 2022
Mar 29, 2022 | Careers, COVID-19, Driver Shortage, Emerging Technology
Many major challenges of 2021—capacity constraints, driver shortage and e-commerce growth—are still causing mayhem in the global supply chain and...
![High cost of fuel impacting Sask. trucking industry, consumers](/img/blogs/AdobeStock_71101204-400x250.jpeg?height=540&width=960&mode=crop)
High cost of fuel impacting Sask. trucking industry, consumers
Mar 09, 2022 | Carbon Tax, Driver Shortage, Fuel
Sask. 'not actively' considering reducing fuel tax as prices rise at the pump Alberta to stop collecting provincial gas tax,...
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Trucking. Is. For. Everyone.
Feb 03, 2022 | Careers, Driver Shortage, Supply Chain
Meet Floyd Thiessen who recently graduated from Mandatory Entry-Level Training and received his Class 1A license. A big thanks to...