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The Alberta Motor Transport
Association represents all sectors of the highway transportation
industry. We take a leadership role in enhancing workplace
safety and fostering a healthy, vibrant industry. We are a
proactive, dynamic association that is responsive to the needs
of our members.
CTA Blue Ribbon Task Force Provides Leadership, Direction on
Shrinking the Driver Shortage
A new, eye-opening report by the Canadian Trucking Alliance is
arguably the most comprehensive and honest attempt to tackle the
burning questions surrounding motor carriers’ biggest
operational concern — the impending shortage of qualified
commercial drivers in Canada and some ground-breaking new ideas
to try and fix it.
The Blue Ribbon panelists include a number of Alberta trucking
industry leaders, including: Bruno Muller (Caron Transport), Ed
Malysa (Trimac Transportation) and AMTA President, Carl Rosenau
(Rosenau Transport).
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Tories Return to Power; AMTA Continues its Job
Quarterbacking Trucking Issues
The
outcome of yesterday’s election, which returned Alberta’s
Progressive Conservative party to power, surprised pollsters and
pundits alike with the resounding response of Albertans.
The results re-establish the province’s long-ruling Progressive
Conservatives who clinched their 12th straight majority
government.
For AMTA the results mean business as usual,.
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 2012
AMTA Best Ball Tournament - Sylvan Lake - June 6th
This
year the Alberta Motor Transport Association Annual Golf Day
will be held on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Sylvan Lake starting
at 9:00 AM. The Golf Day Committee will be hosting the
Tournament at the Sylvan Lake Golf and Country Club. Later in
the day all golfers will meet at the Sylvan Course Club House
for a BBQ dinner and Awards ceremony.
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AMTA’s Edmonton Office is Moving
The lease is up on the West side - on Monday 27th February,
AMTA’s Edmonton branch is taking up temporary residence at the
offices of Rosenau Transport while we wait for our new premises
to be constructed. The address is: 2950 Parsons Rd NW,,
Edmonton
It will be business as usual, the telephones will be diverted to
our Calgary office for re-routing so please continue to call our
main line (780-448 7456) or you can reach us via cell phone
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Speed Limiters Significantly Increase Highway
Safety: Study
In what has been called the most “comprehensive investigation”
on the effectiveness of speed limiters, a new sweeping study
published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
found that speed limiters (SL) equipped on large trucks results
in lower crash risks for all motorists by possibly reducing
collisions and mitigating the severity of collisions that do
occur.
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AMTA PDIC Online
The revised and enhanced PDIC (Professional Driver
Improvement Course) online course has been approved by Alberta
Transportation and is now available.
This new revised version of the PDIC qualifies for the 3
demerit removal...
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 The
AMTA Trucking Safety Tool Box is now available!
The Tool Box was created by AMTA to enable subscribers to
create, manage and administer their safety program, obtain an
AMTA Certificate of Registration (COR), and achieve compliance
with ISNetworld®.
To Subscribe Now! or Request a Demo ...
click here
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