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CVSA Brake Safety Week Aug. 21-27

CVSA Brake Safety Week Aug. 21-27

Jul 29, 2022 | Business Operations, CVSA, Highways, Workplace Safety

CVSA’s Operation Airbrake Program will hold two annual brake safety campaigns in 2022:

Making Health & Wellness a Priority

Making Health & Wellness a Priority

Jul 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Economy, Training, Workplace Safety

With the 2nd Quarter of 2022 well underway becoming a best-in-class carrier has become even more important. Currently, in Saskatchewan,...

Transport challenges continue to haunt ag sector

Transport challenges continue to haunt ag sector

Jul 28, 2022 | Advocacy, COVID-19, Drivers, Driver Shortage, Government, MELT, Supply Chain

Labour shortages in the rail and trucking industries remain a major hurdle for the successful movement of products.

CRA Announces New Initiative Aimed at PSBs and Driver Inc.

CRA Announces New Initiative Aimed at PSBs and Driver Inc.

Jul 27, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently released a bulletin outlining efforts to increase oversight on Personal Services Businesses (PSBs) –...

ELD Enforcement Coming Jan 2023

ELD Enforcement Coming Jan 2023

Jul 06, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Hours of Service

There will be no more delays in enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for federally regulated carriers, authorities...

Canadian Border Restrictions Extended Until at Least Sept 30

Canadian Border Restrictions Extended Until at Least Sept 30

Jul 05, 2022 | ArriveCan, Business Operations, CBSA, Compliance, Cross Border

(TORONTO, June 30, 2022) -- the Government of Canada announced the extension of its border restrictions until at least September...

Operation Safe Driver Week

Operation Safe Driver Week

Jul 05, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, CVSA

Operation Safe Driver Week is a safe-driving awareness and outreach initiative aimed at improving the driving behaviors of passenger vehicle...

CRA Admits Losing Over $23B a Year in Unpaid Taxes

CRA Admits Losing Over $23B a Year in Unpaid Taxes

Jun 30, 2022 | Business Operations, Compliance, Government

The federal government is letting $23.4 billion a year in uncollected taxes escape into the underground economy, Canada Revenue Agency’s...

STA's Ewart speaks on Transportation at Canada's Farm Show

STA's Ewart Speaks on Transportation at Canada's Farm Show

Jun 29, 2022 | Business Operations, Careers, Driver Shortage, Driving the Economy, Economy, Supply Chain

Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) Executive Director, Susan Ewart spoke last week at Canada's Farm Show, hosted in Regina Saskatchewan. Ewart,...

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...

Are you looking to provide your employees with new skills? Is having a safe and employee-friendly workplace part of your company culture? The Trucking Industry Certificate of Recognition (CoR) is an industry-evaluated health & safety program recognized by the WCB and Work Safe Saskatchewan.

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