Released on April 30, 1998
Highways and Transportation Minister Judy Bradley announced today that
Saskatchewan's Transport Compliance Branch (Highway Transport Patrol
and Carrier Services) has moved online, launching a web page to
provide better service to the trucking industry, shippers and
carriers, farming community and rural municipalities.
"Now anyone can gain a wealth of relevant information about transport
compliance issues or programs simply by going to our web site,"
Bradley said. "This will give people easy access to information and
will promote greater understanding by the public and stakeholders
about highway transport issues."
The Transport Compliance web site address is:
http://www.gov.sk.ca/hiways/tcb
The Transport Compliance Web Page is divided into nine different areas
and includes contact names and phone numbers, information on traffic
officer duties and detailed reference material to assist any trucking
related business. People accessing the web page can discover
everything they need to know about the five major safety programs
(No-Zone, Operation Air Brake, Partners in Compliance (PIC),
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), (STEP) Selective Traffic
Enforcement Program) participated in by Saskatchewan Highways and
Transportation.
Also included on the page are the most frequently asked questions
directed to Traffic Officers and Investigators (and the answers
to those questions) as well as links to other informative web
pages serving the trucking industry. A list of Acts and
Regulations that Traffic Officers are responsible to enforce is
available and a "What's New" section will be updated regularly to
keep web page users aware of any new regulations or other areas
of interest.
"We would like to think we thought of everything for this web
page," Bradley said. "But if we haven't the opportunity is there
for people to e-mail us directly with suggestions for
improvements. People can also use the page to email us with
complaints or inquiries on compliance or safety related topics."
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For more information, contact:
Brian Johnson
Transport Compliance Branch
Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation
Saskatoon
Phone: (306) 933-5290