Heavy rains in southwestern Manitoba have caused flooding in many areas. This has resulted in temporary highway closures, including the westbound lanes of the Trans Canada Highway, east of Brandon. A detour is in effect, via PR 457. All legal commercial vehicles as...
The Manitoba Trucking Association’s Executive Director Terry Shaw was recently featured on CBC Radio One’s Up to Speed with guest host Marjorie Dowhos. The main topic of discussion was the number of positive cases of Covid-19 in Manitoba related to the...
Living in a world with COVID-19 is much different from the world just a few weeks ago. However, some things haven’t changed, and the need for well-trained, professional Class 1 drivers is one. Furthermore, as we have seen in the past few weeks, not only is there still...
Please be advised that on June 8, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an extension and changes to its emergency declaration 2020-002 that was issued on March 18. Industry members will recall that this declaration was issued to ensure the...
The Manitoba Trucking Association is encouraged by the Province of Manitoba’s recent commitment to building a permanent detour for Highway 75 flooding. The announcement was made earlier this week as part of the Province of Manitoba’s previously announced damage...
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