Summer is here, bringing with it road trips, lake days, and cashing in precious vacation time. The days ahead promise sunbathing, pitching tents, and scrambling to pack suitcases the night before leaving. Amidst this chaos, we also combat juggling itineraries, forgetting our sunscreen, or even losing reservations in a sea of emails.

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continues to hear from fleets and cross-border truck drivers who have significant concerns over new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rabies vaccination requirements coming into effect for all dogs travelling to the U.S. as of August 1, 2024.

The Trans Canada Highway through Headingley will be closed entirely for repairs to the CP rail line from June 24-28

Taking place June 22 at the McMahon Stadium parking lot in Calgary, the full-day event is set to be a hub for fleets, truck and trailer dealers, tire and parts sales, service providers, and anyone interested in industry.

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) held its 74th Professional Truck Driving Championship June 1 at the AMTA track at Edmonton International Airport.

AMTA June 2024 Driver of the Month: Amardeep Singh Shahi, Hi-Way 9 Group of Companies (Drumheller, AB)

AMTA is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Bennett as Chair of its Board of Directors. Bennett is the Vice President at NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul and has been actively involved with AMTA for more than 15 years, including serving as the Senior Vice Chair since 2018. As Board Chair, Bennett will help advance the AMTA’s proposed safety and innovation campus and other initiatives to tackle Alberta’s commercial driver shortage.

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AMTA May 2024 Driver of the Month: Chris Muench, Sobeys

Submitted by Jim Semeschuk, NCSO, ASHSP - Southern Trucking (a division of Southern Messenger)

Safety Moment: Spring is upon us

One of the benefits of being an AMTA member is that through our alliance with CITT – Canada’s Logistics Association – any employee of your company can join CITT as an affiliate member for only $100/year (regular price: $250/year).Please feel free to share this information with any employees who might be interested in joining a professional association, including accessing the wide variety of learning & development and networking opportunities that come with membership.

Calgary, AB - Nine individuals were recognized for their contributions to Alberta’s commercial transportation industry at the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) annual Awards Celebration on April 18, at the Grey Eagle Event Centre.

AMTA April 2024 Driver of the Month: Prabhjeet Singh Dalam, Bison Transport

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 average annual increase of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as reported by Statistics Canada. This is to ensure that the federal minimum wage keeps pace with inflation. This year’s rate increase reflects the 3.9% annual average rise of the CPI for Canada in the previous calendar year, rounded up to the nearest $0.05.

With over $46 billion in direct investments into North American hydrogen projects, an increase of $17 billion from 2022, momentum in the region continues to accelerate rapidly. The 2024 program is expanding to six content streams and 200+ speakers to drill deeper into key hydrogen topics – from the game-changing policy impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Canada’s Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, to the latest on exporting hydrogen, H2Hubs, production pathways, infrastructure build-outs, securing project offtake agreements and more.

The 2024 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Alberta Motor Transport Association (“Association” and “AMTA”) will take place in-person as follows:

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is excited to announce it has acquired the services of EHS Analytics, a company among Canada’s leading providers of advanced safety data analytics solutions. This collaboration will provide AMTA with cutting-edge data analytics to monitor, analyze, and generate actionable insights for transportation safety improvements.

As an influential advocate for transportation safety, AMTA is committed to using data-driven strategies to enhance services to its members. EHS Analytics will strengthen AMTA’s data analytics capabilities in motor transport safety.

In an era where environmental sustainability is the goal, industries across the board are facing the pressing need to adapt and innovate. Among these, the transportation sector, particularly freight and logistics, stands out as a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. However, amidst these challenges, pioneering solutions are emerging to revolutionize the landscape of freight transport. Diesel Tech Industries’ Guardian Hydrogen Diesel System (Guardian HDS), is leading the way in clean and efficient freight transportation.