The 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Alberta Motor Transport Association will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10:15AM, at the Rimrock Resort Hotel (Banff, Alberta).

Association’s Board of Directors

On Feb. 17, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi and B.C’s Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone announced more than $450 million to expand and upgrade two major sections of the TransCanada Highway – Kicking Horse Canyon and the Donald to Forde Station route.

CTA: The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance issued its 145-page report on the pre-budget consultation process. Although the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s (CTA) request to restore federal excise tax refunds did not make the list of recommended items in that report, it was mentioned as part of the official opposition’s dissenting report to the Finance Committee.

The Northern Alberta Development Council (NADC) is inviting participants to take place in an online questionnaire for their 2017 Workforce Scan.

CTA: At the recommendation of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce called a meeting of national business associations to discuss strategies and a common approach to deal with the Trump administration and potential trade issues at the end of January.

Trump says NAFTA with Canada only needs to be “tweaked”

CTA Feb. 13, 2017: The inaugural meeting (yesterday) between US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared cordial and constructive, which was the desired outcome for many Canadian business groups, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in the United States.

The WCB is presenting an employer information, return to work in rural areas and employer appeal seminar in Red Deer on April 6 and Oct. 5.

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) Draw Down Dinners have been announced for March 16 in Calgary and April 12 in Edmonton

Construction of a new Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) training facility and five-acre test track at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is set to begin this summer.

It’s been just over a year since the Insurance Bureau of Canada announced a successful cargo theft reporting program operating in Eastern Canada would be expanding to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC.

In an annual meeting in December, the Task Force on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Policy highlighted the many efforts achieved and/or underway that tie in with the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s (CTA) SMART approach to GHG regulations, reported the CTA.

In its commitment to reducing the trucking industry’s carbon footprint, the Canadian Trucking Alliance thinks there is more Ottawa can do to help carriers reach their goals for greener initiatives.

Between Calgary and Edmonton, this year’s 18 Wheels of Christmas – a fundraising campaign of Rosenau Transport – collected more than 32,000 pounds of food and baby items, and more than $15,000 for their local food banks.

Did you know:

Carriers can obtain an extended wheel-base tractor permit for $15.

According to the Government of Alberta, the permit only applies to:

Released by the Canadian Trucking Alliance December 21, 2016:

Tell Ottawa Green Trucking Doesn’t Include Scrapping Excise Tax Rebate

An agreement is now in place between Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to harmonize requirements for long combination vehicles (LCVs). The move will allow intra-provincial carriers to transport goods more easily and efficiently across the four provinces while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.

In an appearance before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, the Canadian Trucking Alliance called on the federal government to broaden its oversight powers under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) similar to those contained in the US Clean Air Act to prevent tampering of mandatory emission control devices on heavy trucks.

While pundits debate whether President-elect Donald Trump will in fact build a wall between America and its NAFTA neighbours, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is reminding politicians in both Canada and the U.S. how escalating costs and redundant fees imposed by governments at the border can be just as stifling as any physical barrier.

“Trade between our two great nations is the number one source of exports for 35 states,

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling for greater fairness and the use of “volumetrics” in the AMPs (Administrative Monetary Penalties) system used for Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) compliance.