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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...
Omnitracs’ IVG Electronic Logging Device certified to meet Canadian ELD mandate
Mar 01, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Hours of Service, News Releases
Third-Party Certification Strengthens Our Commitment to Provide Compliant, Quality Tech Infrastructure and Avoid Service Disruptions For Fleet Customers
MLT Aikins Energy Playbook
Feb 14, 2022 | Business Operations, Carbon Tax, Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), Emerging Technology
The energy industry saw dramatic changes in 2021 driven by government carbon reduction targets and a heightened focus on ESG...
Saskatchewan Ending Proof of Vaccination
Feb 08, 2022 | Business Operations, News Releases, Vaccine
The provincial requirement to provide proof of vaccination or negative tests in Saskatchewan businesses, workplaces and other public venues will...
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What is Driver Inc.?
Jan 26, 2022 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Compliance
You may have heard the word Driver Inc. used hundreds of times over the last year, but what exactly is...
‘It’s just been a mess’: Sask. Trucking Association on feds’ vaccine mandate for truckers
Jan 14, 2022 | Business Operations, CBSA, Cross Border, Driver Shortage, Driving the Economy
The executive director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association is calling the recent flip-flopping by the federal government “confusing” after the...
COVID-19: Saskatchewan trucking industry reacts to upcoming border vaccine mandate
Jan 13, 2022 | ArriveCan, Business Operations, Cross Border, Driver Shortage
Industry experts say it’s going to push about 16,000 drivers out of a job in an already short-staffed sector since...
Government of Saskatchewan Supports Trucking Industry Position on Covid Vaccine Mandate
Jan 12, 2022 | ArriveCan, Business Operations, Cross Border, Driver Shortage
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association submitted a letter on December 13, 2021 to the Honourable Scott Moe, the Honourable Fred Bradshaw,...
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Empowering Women with Transportation Industry Skills
Women Shifting Gears
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.
