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A message from Safer Roads Canada
Apr 20, 2023 | Advocacy, Drivers, Economy, News Releases, Safety, Saskatchewan, SGI
Safer Roads Canada, a Canadian not-for-profit, is releasing two short educational videos that promote safety around heavy trucks. Safer Roads...
Worker's Compensation Board of Saskatchewan Meeting
Apr 06, 2023 | Workplace Safety
WorkSafe Saskatchewan has released it’s new 2023-2028 Fatalities and Serious Injuries Strategy, with the transportation sector being listed as one...
International Roadcheck Is May 16-18 with Emphasis on ABS and Cargo Securement
Mar 02, 2023 | CVSA
CVSA has announced May 16-18 as this year’s International Roadcheck. Inspectors will focus on anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and cargo...
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Spring and Summer Safety
Feb 24, 2023 | Highways, Saskatchewan
Road construction can create frustrating travel delays. Unfortunately, most of the highway work can only be done during spring and...
Keep up to Date with Winter Road Conditions Using the Hotline App
Dec 15, 2022 | Drivers, Highways
Slow down around Snowplows
Winter Safety
Nov 17, 2022 | Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's winter climate can be extreme – frigid cold, severe changes in temperature, strong winds and heavy snowfall. This weather...
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Proposed 2023 Industry Rate Code
Nov 03, 2022
Going into 2023, our industry rate code (T 42- Transportation, Courier, and Commercial Buses) will see an increase of 4.4%...
More Than 6,000 Vehicles Transporting Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Were Inspected During CVSA’s Unannounced Five-Day Inspection Initiative
Oct 13, 2022 | CVSA, FMCSA, USA
On June 13-17, commercial motor vehicle inspectors inspected 6,204 vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) and 6,668 HM/DG packages in...
CVSA Releases 2022 International Roadcheck Results
Sep 21, 2022 | CVSA
Over the three days of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck commercial motor vehicle inspection and enforcement initiative,...
How to Prepare your Diesel Engine for Winter
Sep 15, 2022 | Drivers, Fuel, Safety, Saskatchewan
The first official day of winter might be a few weeks away but if you own or operate a truck...
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.
