7 steps to comply with the new pay equity agenda

On Aug. 31, the Pay Equity Act and its regulations will enter into force, creating new requirements for federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees. The new legislation requires…

Drivewyze hires chief revenue officer

Drivewyze has named Shiraz Hasan its new chief revenue officer, a role that will oversee the company’s sales, marketing, and business development business units. Hasan was most recently vice-president of…

Trucking HR Canada set to dole out Top Fleet Employer awards

Trucking HR Canada says it will recognize the industry’s Top Fleet Employers for the eighth year, both live and virtually on Sept. 9. The awards gala is expected to bring…

B.C. to cover cost of training youth to become log truck drivers

The province of B.C. will pay for up to eight youth to launch careers as professional logging truck drivers in the Okanagan region. “Projects like this one support people to…

Drivers’ rights need protecting as fourth wave approaches

Canada is in what appears to be the early stages of a fourth wave. The latest national seven-day average of 2,216 new cases reported daily (Aug. 13-19) is an increase of 38% over the previous…

Make driver retention a priority

The low driver retention rates that are prevalent in the trucking industry are nothing more than a business challenge gone unchecked. Running a successful business is a difficult thing to…

Little things can help protect against the Great Resignation

Challenger Motor Freight’s Bob Hagen and Paul Richmond are a rare breed, each having recorded more than 3 million miles without an at-fault collision. It’s an astounding accomplishment by…

Mouton to lead Fontaine Fifth Wheel’s Canadian business development

Fontaine Fifth Wheel on Wednesday announced Pierre Mouton is now responsible for business development in the Canadian market. Previously, Mouton held leadership positions with Traction/TruckPro. Pierre Mouton (Photo: Fontaine Fifth…

Goodyear names Ewald VP of strategy, business development

Goodyear Thursday announced that Thad Ewald has been hired as vice-president, strategy and business development, reporting to executive vice-president and chief financial officer Darren Wells, effective Aug. 23. Thad Ewald…

Erb uses time with Essential Trailer to say ‘thanks’

Erb Group is the latest Ontario fleet to sponsor NAL Insurance’s Essential Trailer, and is pulling it to terminals and retirement homes to thank essential workers. The trailer was stationed…

Ochoa leads Loadlink’s customer excellence team

Loadlink Technologies named Orlando Ochoa as head of customer excellence, earlier this month. Ochoa brings knowledge in leading customer-centric teams. Orlando Ochoa (Photo: Loadlink) Ochoa has held national leadership positions at…

Challenger truck drivers go the 3-million-mile distance

Bob Hagen and Paul Richmond have covered a lot of miles for a fleet that embraces a motto of “we go the distance”. While more than 100 of their Challenger…

Using 4 Disciplines of Execution to implement lasting corporate initiatives

Many corporate initiatives sound good in theory, but fail in implementation. Take, for example, that great idea you heard about at a business conference but forgot to follow through on…

Hyliion appoints Gallagher as COO

Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial semi-trucks, Monday announced that Dennis M. Gallagher has joined the company as chief operating officer. Gallagher has more…

Federally regulated trucking companies not required to mandate vaccinations

The federal government’s announcement requiring mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for federal workers will not apply to federally regulated trucking companies, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) confirmed. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made…