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Unveiling the Untapped Potential: The Remarkable ROI of Health and Safety Investments

Unveiling the Untapped Potential: The Remarkable ROI of Health and Safety Investments

Dec 12, 2023 | Safety, Training

In the realm of business, where balancing ethical responsibility with financial gain can be a delicate act, a recent study...

A message from Safer Roads Canada

A message from Safer Roads Canada

Apr 20, 2023 | Advocacy, Drivers, Economy, News Releases, Safety, Saskatchewan, SGI

Safer Roads Canada, a Canadian not-for-profit, is releasing two short educational videos that promote safety around heavy trucks. Safer Roads...

Stand Against Impaired Driving: Query the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

Stand Against Impaired Driving: Query the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

Dec 06, 2022 | Drivers, FMCSA, Safety

Employers of CDL drivers are required to query the Clearinghouse to verify that their current or prospective employees are not...

Saskatchewan's Highway Hotline: There's an App for That

Saskatchewan's Highway Hotline: There's an App for That

Nov 10, 2022 | Highways, Safety, Saskatchewan, Technology

Saskatchewan travelers will now be able to check the Highway Hotline through an app on their smartphones.

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...

Paving the Way for Women in Trucking

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...

Carrier & Vehicle Safety Services Update

Carrier & Vehicle Safety Services Update

Jun 07, 2022 | Safety, Saskatchewan, SGI

Saskatchewan’s process for entering vehicle inspection certificates is going digital.

Advocacy-Safety-Economy

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

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...

The Merits of MELT: Truck Driver Safety In Canada

The Merits of MELT: Truck Driver Safety In Canada

Apr 19, 2022 | Advocacy, Drivers, Safety

In 2019 Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that Canada was introducing minimum standards for new truck drivers. MELT or...

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