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Best Fleets to Drive For competition shines light on encouraging trends
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Change comes quick in the trucking industry, and nowhere is that more evident than in the data collected through the Best Fleets to Drive For competition, conducted by the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge.
Secrets of the Best Fleets to Drive For to be shared in Canada-wide seminar series
MARKHAM, Ont. -- So, you’ve heard all about the Best Fleets to Drive For competition, maybe even seen the logo on trailers and recruiting ads, and you’re wondering what it takes to earn such a prestigious distinction?
We need to see the big picture and act now on driver shortage, Blagden tells MTA
WINNIPEG, Man. -- The province’s trucking industry is heading towards a “crisis in the very near future” as a result of the shortage of new people entering the industry, according to Norman Blagden, president of the Manitoba...
Driver shortage report quantifies overall problem, threat to economy: CTA
OTTAWA, Ont. -- A report released today indicating Canada could experience a shortage of 25,000 to 33,000 for-hire truck drivers by 2020 “reflects what the industry has been warning for years – that Canada is on the cusp of a...
Canadian trucking industry could be short 33,000 drivers by 2020: report
OTTAWA, Ont. -- Though tens of thousands of truck drivers are approaching retirement age, very few young people and immigrants are entering the industry, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada (CBC). According to the...
FROM THE HEART: Profilng Alan Goodhall, company driver for J&R Hall Transport
We recently spoke with London, Ont.'s Alan Goodhall, a 15-year road veteran doing weekly LTL runs to Winnipeg with US reloads for J&R Hall Transport. A Truck News columnist and a social media pioneer, Alan shares his thoughts with us on job...
Six Canadian trucking companies named Best Fleets to Drive For
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Six Canadian trucking companies have made the 2013 list of the top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge. The annual survey and contest, now in its fifth year, identifies...
US truckload driver turnover stays above 100% for second straight month
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The annualized line-haul driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets remained over 100% for the second straight month, and the churn at smaller truckload carriers rose to a five-year high, according to American Trucking...