Looking beyond skills-based training

Are we hung up on skills-based training in the trucking sector? I think we are, and that is the root problem when it comes to hiring and retaining drivers. You…

Temporary Measures: Experienced truck drivers are available — beyond our borders

TORONTO, Ont. -- Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker program offers a path to recruit experienced drivers from other countries. But it's no easy path to take.

Trucking HR Canada releases driver training toolkit

And plans to host webinar on driver training

PAY IT FORWARD: The business case for investing in driver training

Quality drivers prefer to work for carriers that provide ongoing training

BCTA pilots new truck driver training program

LANGLEY, B.C. -- It's been a few years in the making, but the B.C. Trucking Association is finally ready to unveil its new Professional Truck Driver Training Program, and they figure the timing is just right.

B.C. pilot program points toward future driver training plan

LANGLEY, B.C. -- If a pilot project getting under way in British Columbia works out as hoped, it could he...

Beyond ‘ABC-123’

OTTAWA, Ont. - Workplace communication has become ever more immediate and technical, but the old fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmetic have not quite fallen by the wayside. It's just that th...

Trucking offers veterans a path to second careers

The first heavy vehicle that Doug McGowan drove for the army was a different beast. The three-axle Grizzly, designed for mechanized infantry units, supports a .50 caliber heavy machine gun…

Ontario researching the risky business of trucking

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Trucking can be a risky business. And when a worker is injured or killed in Ontario, Ron Kelusky is one of the first to hear about it…

The challenge of finding and retaining employees in the trucking industry

CALGARY, Alta. – Recruiting and retaining employees has become complex, and today, there are several steps companies need to take if they are going to find success in the new…

The People Person: Linda Young

Linda Young is Bison's vice-president of human resources and people development, and also serves as chairwoman of Trucking HR Canada.

Getting onboard

Preparing a new driver means more than tossing them the keys

The Changing Face of Trucking: A demographic shift

TORONTO, Ont. -- Immigrants from South Asia have accounted for a massive shift in the demographics of Canada’s truck drivers, according to an unprecedented research project conducted by Newcom Media’s editorial teams, drawing on more than 25 years of Canada Census data.

Truck driver onboarding involves more than a toss of the keys

All too often, the process of recruiting a truck driver comes to an abrupt end with a toss of the keys; a passing comment to “be careful”. 

6 Takeaways from 2015 in Truck Parts and Service

The truck parts and service aftermarket got a lot of attention in 2015, as the focus of many fleets shifted to total cost of operation rather than cost per mile. This shined a bright spotlight on maintenance and repair practices as ways to keep asset utilization high. Here's a look back at some of the major aftermarket issues from the past year. This year saw the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network and the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association along with the Equipment and Tool Institute, the Auto Care Association and Heavy Duty Aftermarket Canada. As a result of the MOU, fleets and independent repair garages will have access to service information - previously only available to dealers - for model year 2010 and later trucks and buses over 10,000 pounds sold in the United States and Canada.