The Saskatchewan Trucking Association is glad to see truck drivers based in Saskatchewan receive their COVID vaccines in North Dakota. It comes after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the province and the state to allow for roughly 2,000 truck drivers to receive the vaccine. STA Executive Director Susan Ewart says there’s been very […]
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association is calling for voluntary COVID-19 testing at the Canada-U.S. border instead of mandatory tests. Executive Director Susan Ewart says mandatory tests would create shipping delays at the border. “We’re not supporting not-testing, but we want to look at voluntary testing away from the borders at different locations so as to alleviate […]
The City of Regina is discussing banning commercial trucks on 9th Avenue North, something the Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is strongly against. The proposed ban would only be in affect from the Regina Bypass to Courtney Street, but STA Executive Director Susan Ewart says the closure will have a lot of impact. “If it gets […]
Driving a semi-truck is a profession that many think is male-dominated. While there are women behind the wheel of a big rig, a new program being established has the intention of getting more ladies in the industry. The “Women Shifting Gears” pilot program is a partnership between the provincial government, the Saskatchewan Trucking Association and […]
