In an August 13, 2021, submission to BC’s Select Standing Committee on Finance, BCTA recommended investment in these priorities for Budget 2022-2023: measures to assist small businesses and tourism-related businesses, infrastructure improvement projects, the CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency

On August 16, 2021, BCTA met with Minister Fleming, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister Ma, Minister of State for Infrastructure to discuss key issues involving transportation and infrastructure along with proposed recommendations for addressing them based on BCTA’s policy

On August 18, 2021, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that a new, eight-lane immersed tube tunnel (ITT) will replace the existing George Massey Tunnel on Highway 99.

The Student Work Placement Subsidy is a new addition to Trucking HR Canada’s Career ExpressWay Program. The program partners with employers and post-secondary institutions to create and deliver work-learning opportunities for post-secondary students.

The inspection station displaced by the Highway 16 & 37 roundabout will be replaced with a new commercial vehicle inspection station located three kilometres east of Terrace.

On September 21, please join Dave Earle, BCTA President & CEO, for this informative and interactive session at the Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre.

BCTA is happy to announce that we have partnered with Wolftrac Safety Ltd. to provide ChainSmart^TM- an online course that covers all the elements you need to know to be a competent and confident tire chain installer.

Human Resources personnel and those responsible for driver recruitment are welcome and encouraged to join us on August 31 as representatives from the BC Trucking Association, WorkBC Employment Services, and the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction discuss how carr

National Trucking Week is almost here! If you have any activities planned to mark the week, please let us know by email and we would be happy to feature them in the September 7^th issue of the Bulletin.