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Human Resources
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Saskatchewan seeks federal funds for MELT
TORONTO, Ont. – Saskatchewan is seeking financial help from the federal government to fund truck driver training, according to the Globe and Mail. The newspaper reported this week that the province made the request in February, a month before its…
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Trucking HR turns to kids to promote industry
OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada is turning to the annual Take Our Kids to Work Day to promote careers in the industry. It is collaborating with The Learning Partnership to champion the event on Nov. 6 when Grade 9…
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TTSAO calls for better instructor standards
TORONTO, Ont. – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario has called for better driver education standards, especially for instructors. A delegation from the TTSAO recently met Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney to discuss the issues negatively affecting the transportation…
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Women considering career in trucking need to ‘just do it’
REGINA, Sask. – Hitting the road across country, the overwhelming theme of Women with Drive’s first stop in Western Canada was to “just do it.” Offering advice to women looking to get into the industry, a panel made up of…
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Mack strike ends as deal is reached with UAW
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The weekslong strike by some 3,500 hourly workers at six Mack Trucks facilities in the U.S. is over. The company announced late Thursday that it has reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new four-year…
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Driver shortage? Look at the numbers
“If I had a dollar for every time I heard the term, ‘truck driver shortage,’ I wouldn’t be here today.” Those are the words of Kristen Monaco, associate commissioner at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Office of Compensation and…
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MELTing things down
EDMONTON, Alta. – A recent report in the Globe and Mail indicated that Alberta has eased its testing standards when it comes to mandatory entry level training (MELT) for some farming and bus driving professions. But as Alberta Motor Transport…
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Mental health issues impacting trucking industry
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Mental health, bullying, harassment, diversity. These are issues the trucking industry have historically tossed to the wayside, but can do so no longer. An employees’ well-being encompasses more than their physical health, and how employers can…
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Talks to end Mack strike set to resume
MACUNGIE, Penn. – Negotiations to end a strike by some 3,500 hourly workers at six Mack Truck plants in the U.S. were expected to resume Monday. The workers began their stoppage Oct. 12 after their contracts expired Oct. 1, CNBC…
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U.S. truckers make final push for safer HOS rules
WASHINGTON — As the deadline to comment on the U.S. government’s proposal to modernize hours-of-service regulations approaches, an industry group has urged truckers to make their voices heard on how long they should work and drive. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers…
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Driver pay among list of top industry issues
Last month in this space, I wrote about the impact driver and equipment detention is having on the industry. This year, for the first time, the issue appeared on the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) annual list of top industry…
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Driver shortage a self-inflicted wound, says panelist
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The problem of the driver shortage in Canada is a “self-inflicted” wound, a panelist told the Surface Transportation Summit on Wednesday. “What I think may not be a popular belief in the room, but it’s a little…
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Message from the top: Innovate and adapt
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Transportation industry leaders vowed Wednesday to innovate and adapt to meet the challenges of the future. Kicking off a panel discussion at the 11th Surface Transportation Summit, Tim Roulston, director of sales for intermodal at CN Rail,…
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Join us as Women with Drive hits the road
Including more women in the trucking and logistics industry is an important issue for fleets across the country. Our Women with Drive networking initiative is designed to help, and we’re pleased to tell you that the program is expanding thanks…
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Laskowski: Non-compliant fleets a giant drag
‘We need to cut this out like a cancer’
