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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...

Sask. Trucking Association wants vaccine mandates lifted at land borders

Sask. Trucking Association wants vaccine mandates lifted at land borders

Jun 17, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Cross Border, Government, News Releases

The vaccination mandate at the Canada-U.S. border came into effect in January, causing a major backlash among trucking groups and...

Labour Minister Takes on Driver Inc. in House of Commons

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...

Sask. Trucking Association hoping for end to vaccine requirements

Sask. Trucking Association hoping for end to vaccine requirements

Jun 16, 2022 | Business Operations, COVID-19, Cross Border, Vaccine

The vaccination mandate at the Canada-U.S. border is set to come to an end for many air travellers Monday, but...

Feds Confirm Border Vaccine Mandate Remains in Place for Truck Drivers; Domestic Mandate for Federally Regulated Sectors Suspended

Feds Confirm Border Vaccine Mandate Remains in Place for Truck Drivers; Domestic Mandate for Federally Regulated Sectors Suspended

Jun 14, 2022 | Business Operations, CBSA, Compliance, Cross Border

(TORONTO, June 14, 2022) -- Government of Canada announced today that the mandatory vaccination mandate at the land border remains...

Trucking HR Canada’s CEO named to C.D. Howe Institute’s Human Capital Policy Council

Trucking HR Canada’s CEO named to C.D. Howe Institute’s Human Capital Policy Council

Jun 14, 2022 | Labour Market Information

Ottawa, ON (June 13, 2022), Trucking HR Canada today announced its CEO, Angela Splinter, has been invited to join the...

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...

Trucking HR Canada: Special Report May 2022

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...

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.

Nanos: Driver-Equipment Shortages & Driver Inc. Top Concerns for Trucking Execs

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...

The STA, YWCA Saskatoon and Saskatchewan Ministry of Immigration and Career Training have launched a pilot-program to encourage more woman to participate in the trucking industry.

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