Episode 43: Trucking Today - an Update on our Industry
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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.
Learn more about the Alberta Carrier Excellent Safety (ACES) Program here: https://amta.ca/aces-program-highlights-alberta-carrier-on-road-safety-performance/.
Listen to the Steering Change episode on the launch of the Class 1 Learning Pathway here: https://www.steeringchange.ca/episodes/episode-35.
Learn more about the Class 1 Learning Pathway program and how it works on the Alberta Government website: https://www.alberta.ca/class-1-learning-pathway. Here you can watch the ‘Day in the Life’ video series, as mentioned in this episode (scroll to the bottom of the webpage).
For details on Alberta Driving Schools, please contact memberservices@amta.ca.
If you are interested in learning more about the Employment Pathway Grant, visit the Alberta Government website: https://www.alberta.ca/employment-pathway-grant.
If you would like to learn more about what AMTA President, Robert Harper, calls the scourge of Industry, Driver Inc., watch our three-part video series on unscrupulous carriers on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmicsdS-lHRq-4QW_m2sfu1rhylz87mbg.
If you are interested in learning more or have any questions for Dave Elniski, please reach out to them at dave.elniski@amta.ca.
Interested in reading Dave Elniski’s book “Pro-Tech & Pro-Active: Understanding and Leveraging the World of Safety Technology to Move Beyond Compliance-Focused Safety Management”? Read it freely here: https://amta.ca/amta-announces-book-release-pro-tech-pro-active/
Dave also mentions his other work, 'Psychosocial Hazard Control in Alberta's Trucking Industry'. Read that here.
If you have any questions or concerns about topics related to what was discussed in this episode, or commercial transportation and driver safety, please do not hesitate to contact our Member Services team at memberservices@amta.ca.
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