Transportation Canada’s biggest truck fleets in 2023: The Top 100 list revealed May 1, 2023 Today’s Trucking has compiled the list of the Top 100 – Canada’s biggest for-hire fleets based on equipment counts. And some familiar names continue to dominate the top of the…
Business Management Fleets ask for honesty as they contend with parts shortages January 16, 2023 Trucking fleets took drastic measures to keep freight moving when supply chain disruptions limited their ability to purchase new trucks or the parts needed to keep their older ones going.
Business Management Stage your truck fleet for sale – even if it isn’t November 18, 2022 Whether or not you’re interested in selling your business, business owners should always keep it “staged” and ready for a sale for when the right opportunity comes along. “You wouldn’t…
Business Management Fleets filling seats with flexible work for truck drivers July 4, 2022 A bird in the hand is said to be worth two in the bush, but two birds in a bush might be even more valuable if you can get them…
Business Management Fastfrate takes majority stake in Challenger June 15, 2022 Fastfrate has purchased a majority stake in Challenger Motor Freight – Canada’s ninth-largest fleet according to the Today’s Trucking Top 100 rankings – creating what will…
Business Management Challenger named North America’s Best Fleet to Drive For March 22, 2022 Challenger Motor Freight was named North America’s overall Best Fleet to Drive For in the large fleet category, at the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) annual conference. Jim Peeples, Challenger’s president…
Business Management Little things can help protect against the Great Resignation August 20, 2021 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…
Human Resources Challenger truck drivers go the 3-million-mile distance August 17, 2021 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…
Regulations The time is right to rethink border processes July 27, 2020 These are strange days along the 49th parallel. Non-essential travel has been restricted since March 21 in a bid to limit exposure to Covid-19. Four reviews later, the restrictions are…
Regulations CUSMA clears way for streamlined border processes, fleet execs say July 23, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Challenger Motor Freight CEO Dan Einwechter is clearly a fan of the new Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) establishes…
Transportation TCA salutes Challenger team drivers July 17, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Patrick Lablanc and his wife Nathalie Rivard of Notre Dame Du Mont Carmel, Que., Highway Angels. They are team drivers…
Transportation Truck drivers face open highways, closed doors in early weeks of Covid-19 April 7, 2020 The doors have been closing for weeks now. A growing number of non-essential workers shelter at home. Many businesses are silent. Highways are mostly devoid of the traffic that would…
Transportation Topping named to board of NFBC April 3, 2020 LEWISTON, N.Y. – Geoff Topping of Challenger Motor Freight has been appointed to the board of Niagara Falls Bridge Commission (NFBC). The appointment was made by Ontario Premier…
Transportation How to protect dispatchers, ops teams during Covid-19 March 30, 2020 BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Jim Sagriff’s coworkers are keeping their distance these days. To be more precise, they’re maintaining a buffer of at least six feet. It’s just one in a…
Health & Safety Trucking layoffs are already underway March 30, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — While some trucking segments are enjoying a surge in demand, others are struggling because of Covid-19 closures. Drivers working in dedicated transportation segments such as…
