In a release from the Alberta Government March 11, the Province said $5.7 billion over the next three years will be invested in maintaining and repairing highways and supporting water management and flood recovery projects, stemming from Budget 2020.

In a recent release from the Alberta Government, the Province will spend more than $50 million over the next four years to add passing lanes, building a new rest area and improve intersections and turnouts on Highway 881 between Lac La Biche and Anzac.

The AMTA has been informed, that with Transport Canada (TC) releasing further clarifications regarding electronic logging devices and their certification process once ELDs become mandated June 2021.

Good News for Industry – Alberta Transportation announced that effective January 3, 2020, carrier profiles requested online through the Web-Enabled Carrier Profile (WECP) service will be free of charge.

Are you federally regulated?

If so, you will want to update yourself on the new acquired and proposed Canada Labour Code (the Code) changes. As the workforce diversifies and employee rights are becoming more modernized, it is imperative that employers know their responsibilities. This includes: hours of work, leaves, vacation, termination and other proposed changes.

WCB is holding a number of stakeholder consultations regarding new enhancements to the workers’ compensation system that will come into effect throughout 2018. To learn more, click here.

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations have announced the summer hour schedules for Wild Horse, Montana and Chief Mountain, Montana.

CTA: The Canadian Trucking Alliance is pleased the federal government is adopting the Alliance’s recommendation that Ottawa strengthens how it manages vehicle recalls.