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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...

Rising Fuel Costs Impacting Saskatchewan's Trucking Industry

Rising Fuel Costs Impacting Saskatchewan's Trucking Industry

Jun 08, 2022 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Tax, Driving the Economy, News Releases, Supply Chain

Saskatchewan Trucking Association Executive Director, Susan Ewart joined Global Saskatoon this morning to discuss the impact rising fuel costs are...

YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

STA Executive Director takes home Women of Distinction Award

May 30, 2022 | Business Operations, Government, News Releases, Saskatchewan, Supply Chain, Women in Trucking

Regina, SK: Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) Executive Director, Susan Ewart was named a 2022 YWCA Regina Nutrien Women of Distinction...

Gov't of Canada Announces Changes to the TFWP

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...

Floyd Thiessen-trucking-is-for-everyone

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...

Domestic Vaccine Mandate Could Fracture Supply Chain

Domestic Vaccine Mandate Could Fracture Supply Chain

Dec 13, 2021 | Business Operations, Compliance, Driver Shortage, Driving the Economy, News Releases, Supply Chain

The government of Canada’s decision to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for domestic federally regulated workers in the trucking industry –...

Relief Coming for BC as Trucks Allowed to Transit US to Resupply Province

Relief Coming for BC as Trucks Allowed to Transit US to Resupply Province

Nov 19, 2021 | Business Operations, Cross Border, Highways, Supply Chain

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is thanking Canadian and US government customs officials for swiftly implementing a proposal brought forth...

BC Highway/Traffic Conditions Update

BC Highway/Traffic Conditions Update

Nov 19, 2021 | Business Operations, Cross Border, Supply Chain

We are heartened to see Highway 7 reopened from the lower mainland to Hope for essential travel and movement of...

Saskatchewan Truck Drivers Expeting Delays

B.C. floods leave Saskatchewan truck drivers expecting delays

Nov 18, 2021 | Cross Border, Drivers, Supply Chain

In conversations with a Saskatchewan trucking company, Ewart said he was told the current situation is unprecedented and “one of...

2021-11-05-ATA OSHA Vaccination Mandate for US Drivers

ATA Conducting Due Diligence, Confirming Exemption from OSHA Vaccination Mandate for US Truck Drivers

Nov 05, 2021 | Business Operations, Cross Border, Supply Chain

STA continues to follow developments being reported by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) with respect to the Occupational Safety and...

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