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STA CALLING ON PROVINCE TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE GETTING INVOLVED IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
Jun 19, 2025 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Drivers, Driver Shortage, Government, News Releases, Saskatchewan
CALLS COME AS MORE THAN HALF OF SASKATCHEWAN TRUCKERS OLDER THAN 45
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Transportation Ministers Take Action to Improve Truck Safety, Address Underground Economy and Critical Infrastructure
Feb 22, 2025 | Business Operations, Cargo Insurance, Driver Shortage, Government, News Releases, Safety
Trucking issues took centre stage at Friday’s meeting of the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, with...
Getting a Class 1 driver’s licence when you have truck-driving experience outside Canada or the United States
Apr 03, 2024 | Drivers, Driver Shortage, MELT, SGI
SGI may waive the Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) requirement for a Class 1 licence if you:
Council of Ministers Task CCMTA to Address Concerns with Safety Certificates for Trucking Companies
Feb 26, 2024 | Business Operations, Driver Inc., Driver Shortage, News Releases, Safety
The Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety has directed the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA)...
Career ExpressWay Funding Streams
Mar 01, 2023 | Driver Shortage
Trucking HR Canada, in conjunction with Employment and Social Development Canada, has launched the Career ExpressWay Program, which offers three...
THRC APPEARS AS WITNESS BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT
Oct 20, 2022 | Driver Shortage, News Releases
On October 17th, 2022, Trucking HR Canada's CEO, Angela Splinter, and Craig Faucette, CPO, appeared as witnesses before the Federal...
CTA Carrier Hosts Transport Minister Announcement of Supply Chain Task Force Report
Oct 06, 2022 | Driver Shortage, Supply Chain
(TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2022) – Transport Minister Omar Alghabra today announced the release of a much-anticipated report outlining recommendations to...
Growing up in the 70's
Sep 26, 2022 | Driver Shortage, Job Market, Saskatchewan
Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s was definitely a simpler way of life. I remember travelling the highway from...
STA: Saskatchewan is short about 3,000 truck drivers
Sep 08, 2022 | Careers, Driver Shortage, Government, Supply Chain
"Trucking companies are still facing challenges in their ability to attract labour. Driver shortages right across the country continue to...
CTA Warns Feds: This is Not the Time for Adding Stress to Supply Chain
Aug 30, 2022 | Driver Inc., Driver Shortage
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is again calling for the Government of Canada to delay implementation of an incoming measure...
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