Trucking HR Canada, AMTA partner on recruitment, retention project

Trucking HR Canada (THRC) has announced a project, funded by the Government of Alberta, it says will support Alberta employers with recruitment and retention efforts. THRC has partnered with the…

AMTA launches hydrogen commercial vehicle demonstrations

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA)-led Commercial Vehicle Demonstrations Project was launched Feb. 10 in Edmonton. The project will provide commercial carriers with opportunities to use and test Class 8…

AMTA honors six professionals

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) recently honored six people who made significant impacts to the association and industry. The association celebrated the achievements of professionals who go above and…

Alberta budgets $30M over three years to support commercial driver training

The Alberta government has allocated $30 million over the next three years to support commercial driver training and address other training challenges. Finance minister Travis Toews made the announcement last…

AMTA gets $300K for heavy-duty hydrogen vehicle project

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) will receive $300,000 to deliver Canada’s first public heavy-duty hydrogen vehicle demonstration project in Rocky View, AB. The federal government on Friday announced an…

Alberta’s Partners in Compliance (PIC) looks for a path forward

EDMONTON, Alta. -- With funding becoming more of a concern, and the program’s direction uncertain, there is plenty of work to be done if Alberta's Partners in Compliance (PIC) program is going to grow and have a meaningful impact the industry as a whole.

New Alberta test track part of a broader vision

EDMONTON, Alta. – One of the newest and largest training facilities for Canada’s trucking industry features a few tools that none of the others have. Edmonton’s five-acre test track and truck simulator are rare enough, but they also happen to share space with simulators for training on a 737 or helicopter.

Nash named AMTA president

CALGARY, AB – Chris Nash will be the incoming President of the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) when current President Lorraine Card retires March 5. Card says she’s confident she’s leaving the association in good hands with Nash who brings more than 30 years’ experience in the transportation industry to the role.

Westcan takes two in Alberta honors

BANFF, AB - Westcan Bulk Transport secured two leading honors presented this year at the Alberta Motor Transport Association's annual convention, which also recognized everyone from an association chairman to a retiring philanthropist and entrepreneur.

AMTA building test track in Edmonton

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Motor Transport Association is breaking new ground in September. The group announced it will be putting shovels in the ground Sept. 6 to begin construction on its new office building and five-acre test track.

AMTA super happy about super single approval

CALGARY, AB. - The Government of Alberta has cleared super single tires for use throughout the province.

Industry faces time of change: Laskowski

BANFF, AB - From discussions about driver training to negotiations around the North American Free Trade Agreement, Canada's trucking industry is facing a time of significant change. And the Canadian Trucking Alliance is in the midst of it all.

Transportation in midst of “significant shift”: Alberta MLA

BANFF, AB - Canada's trucking industry is on the "edge of a significant shift in transportation technology", Alberta MLA Cam Westhead says. And members of the Alberta Motor Transport Association are playing a part in it.

Women with Drive heads west

CALGARY, AB - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is taking Trucking HR Canada's Women with Drive Leadership Summit to a western audience - with the first Western Women with Drive to be held on May 10.

Mason highlights transportation projects in AMTA address

BANFF, AB - Alberta Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Brian Mason spoke to the Alberta Motor Transport Association's annual conference this afternoon, emphasizing investments being made in the province's road networks. "The global collapse in oil prices, our most vital commodity, is causing tremendous economic pain and anxiety," he said, adding that the province's infrastructure investments are designed to help spur economic growth. "Transportation is vital to building the Alberta economy."