Steering Change Alberta Motor Transport Association

In this episode, hosts AMTA’s Kelsey Hipkin and Robyn Betts, sit down with Shelley Walker, CEO of the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada, to discuss how we’re making progress in the commercial transportation industry for recruiting and retaining women professional drivers, as well as Shelley’s background as a professional driver, and other issues affecting women in industry.
If you want to learn more about the Women's Trucking Federation of Canada, visit their website or contact Shelley at shelleyu@wtfc.ca. 
AMTA’s Driver Appreciation Days return September 9 - 16, 2024. We are looking for some amazing volunteers to join us (while spots last), as well as awesome swag to fill the gift bags for the commercial drivers. Learn more on our website here.Registration is now open for our Industry Innovations EXPO, held in Edmonton on September 26. Learn more, register to attend, or apply for a trade show booth here. (Trade show and registration limited, first come-first served).Listeners, don’t forget about the AMTA Mailbag! We want to hear from you with your industry queries. DM us with your questions and we will answer via the AMTA Mailbag segment in future episodes or directly via our team of advisors.  
 
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In this episode, Josh sits down with Andrew Barnes, Sr. Advisor Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, AMTA, as they dive into the various advocacy work AMTA provides, and we learn about some of the ongoing advocacy efforts and recent victories the transportation industry has had through advocacy.
 
Check out our recent articles all about AMTA’s advocacy efforts here. https://amta.ca/amta-advocates/
Are you interested in a carrier membership and joining the compliance & regulatory affairs committee, visit here. https://amta.ca/what-we-do/membership/
General guidance Andy referred to for cargo securement in dry vans can be found here.
 
Want to learn more about AMTA’s advocacy efforts and to attend a future compliance & regulatory affairs meeting? 
Email: andrew.barnes@amta.ca
Call: 780-395-6145 
Member Services email: membership@amta.ca
Listeners, don’t forget about the AMTA Mailbag! We want to hear from you with your industry queries. DM us with your questions and we will answer via the AMTA Mailbag segment in future episodes or directly via our team of advisors.  
 
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In this episode, Josh, along with Rob Destree, AMTA Senior Instructor, Driver Development, sit down to recap AMTA's 2024 Professional Truck Driving Championship, and hear interviews recorded LIVE on location from several of the contestants and professional drivers as well as a few of our amazing volunteers.
Watch the full video episode on our Youtube page.
Congratulations to all the contestants who competed on Saturday and to our award winners. Read the full press release, with a message from AMTA President Robert Harper, on our website.
Listeners, don’t forget about the AMTA Mailbag! We want to hear from you with your industry queries. DM us with your questions and we will answer via the AMTA Mailbag segment in future episodes or directly via our team of advisors.  
 
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In this episode, Josh, along with Cliff Litke, Sr. Advisor of Workplace Support Services at AMTA, sit down with Sergeant Brian Davyduke, CVSA Program Coordinator, and Inspector Dan McCormack with the Sheriff Highway Patrol. During our conversation, we dive into the impacts the Highway Patrol has on road safety in Alberta and discuss some of the collaboration efforts between them and other organizations, such as AMTA, CVSA, and more.
During their conversation, a big part of their conversation was the importance of ensuring you receive the right information, so when professional drivers are operating on our roadways, they are doing so safely. One opportunity to help ensure you’re receiving accurate information is to connect with Sheriff Highway Patrol officers at AMTA’s industry regional meetings. We host these meetings monthly, either in-person, or in a virtual format, and we recommend joining us! 
Check out our events calendar on our website to see our upcoming regional meetings by visiting here.
Want to learn more? Email cliff.litke@amta.ca
 
2024 International Road Check information can be found here.
 
For more information on Immediate Roadside Sanctions, please visit this website.
 
During the conversation, they discussed CVSA hosting civilian training, which AMTA has proudly supported for the last couple of years. To learn more about upcoming courses, please visit their website.
 
During AMTA’s annual conference, Inspector Dan McCormack was the recipient of the Friends to Industry Award. You can read more about this here.
Listeners, don’t forget about the AMTA Mailbag! We want to hear from you with your industry queries. DM us with your questions and we will answer via the AMTA Mailbag segment in future episodes or directly via our team of advisors.  
 
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In this episode, Josh, along with Rob Destree, AMTA Senior Instructor, Driver Development, sit down with Erica Cormack, AMTA Manager of Education, as we explore what goes into positively impacting a trainees training experience, the importance of effective training, and what our industry can expect from AMTA’s education department in 2024 and beyond.
 
Check out all of the courses AMTA has to offer by visiting: https://www.amta.ca/courses
Aggregate Hauling Course, which is a free online course, can be found here: https://courses.amta.ca/store/alberta-motor-transport-association-store/productdetails/aggregate-hauling 
CVSA training courses: https://www.cvsa.org/training/canadian-industry-vehicle-rocky-view-0603/

During our conversation we discussed different legislations and standards, which you can read further here:
National Safety Code Standards can be found here: https://www.ccmta.ca/en/national-safety-code Alberta’s Traffic Safety Act can be found here: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/t06 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Alberta can be found here: https://www.alberta.ca/occupational-health-safety WCB Alberta can be found here: https://www.wcb.ab.ca/ 
During our conversation, Rob highlights AMTA’s Training Simulator. You can learn more about the training simulator and the benefits it could have for your operation here: https://www.amta.ca/simulator-training
If you have questions about LCV training or AMTA’s training simulator, please email Rob Destree at Rob.Destree@amta.ca 
If you have questions about AMTA’s training, please email training@amta.ca 
In addition, if you have questions or suggestions for AMTA’s training team to consider, please email Erica Cormack at Erica.Cormack@amta.ca 
Listeners, don’t forget about the AMTA Mailbag! We want to hear from you with your industry queries. DM us with your questions and we will answer via the AMTA Mailbag segment in future episodes or directly via our team of advisors.  
 
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In this episode, Josh hosted our first LIVE episode on stage at our 86th Annual Conference. He was joined by special guest, Graham Nkala of Flying J Transport Canada, AMTA’s 2023 Driver of the Year, as they discussed Graham’s journey as a professional driver, and celebrated his recent honour being named AMTA’s Driver of the Year 2023 award. 

Is there a driver in your fleet with an exemplary record? Do they go above and beyond not only for industry but for the motoring public? Nominate your outstanding driver for AMTA's Driver of the Month! Winners receive recognition, a certificate, and more. All of our monthly winners then have an opportunity to win our annual Driver of the Year Award. Click here to nominate a driver or email us at nominations@amta.ca for questions.

Listeners, don’t forget about the AMTA Mailbag! We want to hear from you with your industry queries. DM us with your questions and we will answer via the AMTA Mailbag segment in future episodes or directly via our team of advisors.  
 
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