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Canadian Hydrogen Convention (Day 2)

On day two (April 27) of the Canadian Hydrogen Convention AMTA President Chris Nash announced the association’s partnership with Suncor for the Alberta Zero Emission Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC), among other projects.Nash was joined on the Edmonton...

Canadian Hydrogen Conference – Day One

Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) President Chris Nash announced an ambitious two-year Hydrogen Vehicle Demonstration April 26 at the sold out Canadian Hydrogen Convention (CHC) Hydrogen Hub stage. With an anticipated 4,000 attendees from around the world CHC...

Class 5 added to AMTA Driver of the Month Nominations

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) Driver of the Month program is expanding to include Class 5 drivers to increase the nominee pool and generate increased interest in the program. “The program serves to showcase a Carriers’ employees, while internally...

Federal Minimum Wage Increases on April 1

On April 1, 2024, the federal minimum wage will increase to $17.30 from $16.65 per hour in 2023, an increase of a $0.60 or 3.9%. The federal minimum wage, which came into force on December 29, 2021, is adjusted automatically on April 1 of every year, based on the...

A Tale of Two WCB Accounts

– Rob Dombowsky, Industry Advisor, Human Resources & Labour, AMTA “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope,...