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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...
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Assiniboia and Swift Current job fair
Oct 18, 2022 | Advocacy, Careers, Economy, Job Market, Saskatchewan, We Are Trucking, WorkSafe Saskatchewan
Our personal view of society adapting can be interesting at times. As a young employable person at the age of...
CTA: Trucking to be Granted Access to Express Entry Programs
Aug 30, 2022 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Careers, Government, Supply Chain, TFWs
In correspondence to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, has confirmed that...
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
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.
Rising Fuel Costs Impacting Saskatchewan's Trucking Industry
Jun 08, 2022 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Tax, Driving the Economy, News Releases, Supply Chain
Saskatchewan Trucking Association Executive Director, Susan Ewart joined Global Saskatoon this morning to discuss the impact rising fuel costs are...
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The Merits of MELT: Truck Driver Safety In Canada
Apr 19, 2022 | Advocacy, Drivers, Safety
In 2019 Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that Canada was introducing minimum standards for new truck drivers. MELT or...
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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...
Sask. trucking association wants feds to hit the brakes on vaccine mandate
Dec 15, 2021 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Driver Inc., Driver Shortage, Driving the Economy
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is voicing concerns over the federal government’s plans to make vaccine mandates a requirement in...
Transportation issues could have impact on holiday shopping in Sask.
Oct 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Business Operations, Cross Border, Supply Chain
“The labour shortages across the country are definitely causing supply chain challenges,” Ewart said. “We’re hearing from members that they...
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.
