Platooning Profiles: Esso Commercial Cardlocks

AMTA is releasing a series of profiles of the people involved with the Cooperative Truck Platooning System (CTPS) project. The project is currently processing data from the nation’s first pair of artificially intelligent semi-trucks of their kind, including human...

‘It always begins with recruitment’

Human trafficking survivor shares stories, statistics and the importance of having a safe place Trigger Warning: Human trafficking//sexual violence Kelsey Hipkin, AMTA Staff Writer Liz Williamson Like many of us, Liz Williamson, 35, has been working from her home...

Pink Shirt Day – The Connection to Bullying in the Workplace

Rob Dombowsky – AMTA Industry Advisor, Human Resources & Labour Many people look back on their childhood in fond memory of their time at school with their classmates and friends. Unfortunately, many people do not have the same fond memories because they were...

New economic opportunities with highway rest areas

Click here for full release Feb. 14, 2022 – Alberta’s government is searching for interested parties to develop up to 18 commercial safety rest areas across the province. Following extensive feedback from municipalities and the trucking industry over the last 18...

Government of Canada Raises Awareness on Zero-Emission Vehicles

February 11, 2022                         Ottawa, Ontario                         Natural Resources Canada Reducing pollution from the transportation sector is critical to achieving Canada’s climate targets and keeping our air clean. That’s why the Government of...

Platooning Profiles: Mike Harnett, President, Solaris Fatigue Management

A key element of the CTPS project is the study of human factors – including fatigue – and for Mike Harnett, president of Solaris Fatigue Management, her company is the link between science and applying fatigue management in the real world of their customers. “I always...