In this episode, host Kelsey Hipkin welcomes Nicole Carrier, Fleet Manager at South Country Co-op Limited, and Jake House, Compliance Business Partner at Ledcor, along with two familiar faces from AMTA: Cliff Litke, Senior Advisor, Member Services, and Josh Hannaberry, Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships.

In our conversation, we look into what AMTA’s new Light Duty Carrier Compliance course entails, the history behind what was formerly known as ‘Option 4’, and AMTA’s work with the Edmonton Police Service to create this course, which helps drivers of mid-sized commercial vehicles better understand the rules, improving safety, and protecting everyone on the road.

In this episode, host Kelsey Hipkin chats with Matt Geib and Don MacDonald of AMTA's Professional Truck Driving Championship (PTDC) committee.

In our conversation, we look ahead to AMTA's upcoming 76th PTDC, which returns to our EIA office on May 30, 2026. We discuss the specifications of the competition and what it takes to navigate the course, the importance of having an event that celebrates commercial drivers, what the future holds for this event, and more.

In this episode, we look at the opportunity that commercial transportation has to integrate compressed natural gas (CNG) into on-road operations, what carriers are doing already, building confidence in the technology, and the benefits and challenges that have been overcome, and may still exist.

Host Kelsey Hipkin brings back a voice from the past to quarterback this episode. AMTA’s Josh Hannaberry is joined by Ganesh Srinivasan, Fleet Account Executive at Cummins Inc., Vetaley Marivtsan, Technical Support Manager at Cummins Canada, and Cody Brookwell, Director of Sales & Business Development at Clean Energy Fuels.

In this episode, host Kelsey Hipkin wraps up with the final episode of our three-part series, The Road Beneath: Ethics, Exploitation & Accountability in Trucking.

Please note: this episode includes instances of sexual assault, human trafficking, and labour violations.

For Part 3: Beyond the Silence: Human Trafficking and Commercial Transportation, we sit down with Dylan Wecht, Director of Public Sector Engagement at TAT (formerly Truckers Against Trafficking), to discuss how commercial drivers, with their eyes and ears on the road, are the key to combatting human trafficking.

In this episode, host Kelsey Hipkin brings us back for the second episode of our three-part series, The Road Beneath: Ethics, Exploitation & Accountability in Trucking, in which we’re pulling back the curtain on the trucking and logistics industry, starting where real prevention begins: with the decisions made at the top.

For Part 2: Driver Inc., The Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and Success Stories from the Frontlines, we have three segments: the first with Robert Harper, President of the AMTA, followed by Robert Kupinic, a professional Class 1 operator with Canada Cartage, and we close with Gerald Nakano, Senior Vice President, Operations, Canada Cartage.

In our conversation, joined by AMTA’s Doug Walton, we discuss how industry and AMTA are addressing the Driver Inc. model, we’ll speak with a driver who uses the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program to build a successful career, and hear from the company using the TFW program to address labour shortages across their network.

In this episode, host Kelsey Hipkin kicks off our three-part series The Road Beneath: Ethics, Exploitation & Accountability in Trucking, in which we’re pulling back the curtain on the trucking and logistics industry, starting where real prevention begins: with the decisions made at the top.

We’re joined by Dave Hewlett, Director, National Safety and Compliance with Loblaws, for Part 1: Who We Trust Matters: Carrier Vetting and Ethical Responsibility.

In our conversation, joined by AMTA’s Doug Walton, we discuss best practices in carrier partnerships, why brand protection goes beyond logos and marketing, and why knowing exactly who is hauling your freight matters more than ever.

Safety blockers, Shania Twain, and hogs. Oh my!

In commercial transportation, not every carrier is built to do everything, and that is the point. In our conversation, we are looking beyond general trucking and into the people behind specialized hauling in Alberta.

Host Kelsey Hipkin chats with Kevin Parkinson, Vice President Operations at A-1 Towing Inc., Pearl Palko, Founder and CEO of Paramount Limousine Services, and we wrap our three segments with Bill Rempel, CEO of Steve's Livestock Transport. 

Welcome to Season 3 of Steering Change! We are back for another year, and we are thrilled you are here to join us.

In this special episode to kick off 2026, we are sharing the superb presentation from our January virtual Regional Meeting.

Host Kelsey Hipkin introduces the meeting, previously recorded on January 14, with our guest presenter, Robert (Bob) Tell, Owner of Big Rock Forensics, who discusses the importance of investigating collisions within your company, enhancing safety, accountability, and operational excellence.

Another year has come and gone, and that means that Steering Change’s second year as a podcast is coming to a close. In 2025, we covered a range of topics from wheel-end safety, to driver professionalism, to the Class 1 Learning Pathway, to safety as a journey, and much more. We’ve talked to guests from across North America and have had you listening every step of the way.

In our final episode of 2025, host Kelsey Hipkin is joined by Tim Bennett, AMTA Board Chair, Real Durand, AMTA Immediate Past-Chair, and Robert Harper, AMTA President, as they take us on a look back on the year that was, and touch on a number of important topics to commercial transportation in Alberta and beyond, including tariffs, strategic direction of the Association, and what industry can look like in the new year.

In this special episode, we are sharing the fantastic panel discussion held during our November virtual Regional Meeting, “Spec’d for Success: Chrome or Capability?” Making Smart Equipment Choices in Today’s Trucking Industry.

Host Kelsey Hipkin introduces the meeting, previously recorded on November 12, where we explore what it really takes to spec your fleet for success in 2025 and beyond. From understanding a truck’s full life-cycle and real run time requirements, to navigating the rising impact of tariffs on equipment decisions, and more.

Our panelists are Manni Lubana, President & CEO, Lubana Trucking Inc.; Tamara Sanderson, President, Ross Sanderson Trucking (RST); Anders Sorensen, Vice President of Fleet Accounts, Diamond International Trucks; Mark Taylor, Sr Manager, Transportation‑Canada, Pilot Flying J; Will Tucker, Sales and Marketing Manager, Ocean Trailer, and moderated by AMTA’s Dave Elniski.

In this episode, we review fatigue management and the necessities that every driver needs for longevity and wellness in the commercial transportation industry.

Host Kelsey Hipkin chats with returning guest, Rodolfo Giacoman, Fatigue Management Specialist at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), to discuss sleep strategies and architecture, ways to reduce stress on the mind and body, why you need to ditch the tiger chasing you, and how sleep is a profitable investment for drivers and carriers alike.

For AMTA’s 50th milestone episode, we are discussing Women in Trucking.

Host Kelsey Hipkin brings back Shelley Walker, Founder and CEO of the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC), and the Founder and President of Know Human Trafficking, to the podcast to discuss Shelley’s history as a Class 1 driver, the experiences of women in trucking, mentorship, the significant obstacles and issues facing industry today, and how they are raising awareness for human trafficking across Canada.

In this episode, we are asking one of AMTA’s SMEs (Subject Matter Expert) the most highly requested commercial transportation question from our Membership and podcast audience.

Host Kelsey Hipkin is joined by our very own Dave Elniski, Industry Advisor, Safety and Compliance, and author of AMTA’s Pro-Tech & Pro-Active: Understanding and Leveraging the World of Safety Technology to Move Beyond Compliance-Focused Safety Management, to dive deeper into what our industry wants to know. Dave answers your questions on road transportation, health and safety, operations, logistics, terminology, new technology, and more.

In this episode, we are revisiting the incredible conversation held during our September virtual Regional Meeting, “More Than a Driver: Putting Professionalism Back Into The Industry”.

AMTA's Kelsey Hipkin brings back Kalina LeGoff (Manager, Safety and Compliance, Western Canada, Tri-Line Carriers), and Doug Walton (Senior Advisor, Member Solutions, AMTA), from the Regional for this episode, with the addition of Cliff Litke (Senior Advisor, Member Services, AMTA), to dive deeper into driver supports and workplace culture, the importance of training and mentorship, longevity of the job, and more.

In this episode, we talk winter driving! Although it may still be summer, the bitter cold, icy conditions, and snow are headed our way once again, and we will need to adjust our driving habits accordingly.

AMTA's Kelsey Hipkin chats with a familiar voice you may recognize from the beginning of each episode, AMTA’s Rob Destree, Senior Instructor, Driver Development, to dive deeper into the approaching winter driving season.

In this episode, we explore retention in commercial transportation in Alberta, with a focus on drivers, but also on all aspects of what makes a carrier, supplier, and more, tick in this industry.

AMTA's Kelsey Hipkin chats with Leah Mawer, Vice President of Human Resources, Caron Transportation Systems, in our first segment, and then is joined by Alero Okujagu, Senior Program Manager, and Tanara Ferguson, Senior Project Manager, at Trucking HR Canada (THRC) for our second segment.

AMTA's Kelsey Hipkin chats with Geoff Wiebe, National Account Managerat Kal Tire, AMTA's Doug Walton is live on location at Answer Trailer Rentals and Sales with Shawn Rushton, Fleet and Repair Manager, and we wrap our three segments with Evan Schielke, Regional Sales Manager at STEMCO.

In our conversation, we're talking wheels, or wheel-offs to be precise, in one of our biggest episodes yet!

We discuss tire safety, common factors for tire blow-outs on the highway, industry policies and procedures done to prevent wheel-offs and over-torquing, safety around wheels and installation, as well as new technologies enhancing safety for wheels on the road.

AMTA’s Kelsey Hipkin is taking us to the future for the third and final episode of our special three-part series - Trucking: Past, Present, and Future.

In our last episode, we looked at what is going on in Alberta in the present and what impacts are being made to commercial transportation.

In today’s episode, we are looking forward, literally, to the future of commercial transportation. Kelsey sits down with Jared Sayers, President and CEO of Azolla Hydrogen Ltd., and Terri Johnson, Manager, Industry Advancement with AMTA, to discuss alternative fuels, autonomous vehicles, vehicle improvements, safety improvements, and more, and how this impacts the future of commercial transportation in our province and beyond.

AMTA’s Kelsey Hipkin welcomes us back for the second episode of our special three-part series - Trucking: Past, Present, and Future.

In our last episode, we took you back to when trucking emerged in Alberta, and you heard from some of the voices of the province’s commercial transportation past. 
In this episode, we look at what is going on in Alberta today that impacts commercial transportation. You'll hear from Alexandra Bennet, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC), with an update on the Class 1 Learning Pathway program, and we'll check in with AMTA’s Dave Elniski, Industry Advisor, Safety & Compliance, who has recently published a book on safety technology and compliance-focused safety management.

AMTA’s Kelsey Hipkin kicks off the first episode of our special three-part series - Trucking: Past, Present, and Future.

To know Alberta’s trucking past is to know the individuals who built the foundation of what commercial transportation represents today.

In this episode, we take a trip down commercial transportation memory lane in Alberta – and we’re doing that with some actual voices of Alberta’s Commercial Transportation past, including those who continue to support and advance industry after years in the field.