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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...
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...
Editorial: Solving the Truck Driver Shortage is an Investment in Canada
Apr 13, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, COVID-19, Cross Border, Driving the Economy, Training, Vaccine
The Canadian economy moves by truck, or, more accurately – by the women and men who are Canada’s dedicated truck...
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...
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...
Highways Stays on Track to Improve Saskatchewan Roads With $846 Million Budget
Mar 29, 2022 | Construction, Driving the Economy, Government, Highways, Safety
The Ministry of Highways is investing $846 million to make our roads safer while continuing to stimulate economic growth.
Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations
Mar 10, 2022 | Compliance, Dangerous Goods
On October 31, 2021, the Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (XBR) came into force.
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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Gas tax cut not being ‘actively considered’ for Saskatchewan
Mar 08, 2022 | Carbon Tax, Clean Fuel Standard (CFS)
While Alberta looks to knock off a few bucks at the gas pump for its residents, it doesn’t look like...
CCMTA: Message for Industry with Respect to the Federal Electronic Logging Device Mandate
Mar 07, 2022
Safety is a priority and jurisdictions remain committed to the federal Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate. Mandatory use of these...
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