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EXCLUSIVE: Alberta leads crackdown on unsafe truckers, aims for Red Seal status

Alberta is revving up its efforts to make commercial trucking safer, with a comprehensive crackdown on unsafe training schools and carriers.

Isaac Lamoureux, True North
Oct 06, 2025
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Alberta is revving up its efforts to make commercial trucking safer, with a comprehensive crackdown on unsafe training schools and carriers, and an ambitious plan to elevate truck driving to a certified national Red Seal trade.

Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen told True North in an exclusive interview that the province is leading the way on developing a Red Seal certification for truckers, similar to the journeyman route of other trade careers.

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