Steering Change

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 [email protected]

If you have questions about AMTA’s training, please email [email protected]

In addition, if you have questions or suggestions for AMTA’s training team to consider, please email Erica Cormack at [email protected]

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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 [email protected] for questions.

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In this episode, Kelsey Hipkin (Manager of Communications), chats with AMTA’s Terri Johnson (Manager of Industry Advancement) and Erin Horb (Technology Advisor & Hydrogen Specialist), to introduce AMTA’s inaugural Industry Innovations EXPO coming up in Edmonton on September 26.
This event will invite attendees to explore the forefront of low and zero-emission, electric, and alternative-fuel commercial vehicles, alongside cutting-edge emerging technologies and the industry professionals leading the charge. As well, Terri and Erin speak to a few of the many exciting projects our Industry Advancement team is working on.

• Register for our Industry Innovations EXPO on our website: https://www.amta.ca/events/amta-industry-innovations-expo-2024.
• Learn more about the various projects from our Industry Advancement team mentioned in this episode, including our exciting AZETEC project on our website: https://www.amta.ca/innovation-projects.
• Are you interested in learning more or participating in our Hydrogen Commercial Vehicle Demonstrations project? We want to hear from you! Visit our website: https://www.amta.ca/hydrogen-commercial-vehicle-demonstrations, and contact Jamie King at [email protected] to express your interest. We would also love for you to chat with one of our team members at the event in September.
• Learn more about the Zero Emission Truck Testbed collaboration here: https://www.amta.ca/news/alberta-motor-transport-association-collaborates-on-zero-emission-truck-testbed.

Thank you to everyone who has engaged with our Best Big Rig Movie Ever Bracket so far. Don't forget to follow along on social media to see which movie wins this round.

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