Human Resources
Turnover rate for truckload drivers rises for fourth straight quarter: ATA
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The turnover rate for truckload drivers at large fleets rose to 89% in the third quarter, the fourth straight quarterly increase, according to the American Trucking Associations. The large fleet truckload turnover rate is an...
TSQ: Should trucking companies be recruiting from overseas?
MILTON, Ont. - British Columbia's recent changes to its provincial nominee program (which provides accelerated permanent resident status to qualified workers from other parts of the world) to include long-haul truck drivers as a permanent part...
TSQ: Why is it so difficult to attract younger drivers to trucking?
MILTON, Ont. - When posed with the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" most young children tend to stick to a fairly conventional list of occupations. Doctors, astronauts, fire fighters and athletes tend to dominate, but...
CTHRC initiatives move forward while feds’ funding refocused
OTTAWA, Ont. -- Federal grants and contribution programs that support the work of the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) are in the midst of a comprehensive change, but according to CTHRC officials, several existing initiatives...
Behaviour-based safety management is ‘old school,’ Schneider exec says
DALLAS, Texas -- Fleet safety programs that focus on driver behaviour are ineffective, as it's an individual's beliefs that drive their behaviour and in some cases those beliefs must be reshaped before any meaningful outcome is achieved.