Company
Challenger Motor Freight
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Canadian truckers named Highway Angels
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Three Canadian truckers have been named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association. Jeffery Zeeb and Charles Vos of Bison Transport and Linden O’Donnell of Challenger Motor Freight were honored for helping motorists in distress. Zeeb assisted…
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Caron’s McJannet named HR Leader
TORONTO, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada has named Caron Transportation Systems’ Denise McJannet as HR Leader of the Year, following an annual gala celebrating the organization’s Top Fleet Employers program. “This is a huge honor. I’m grateful to the company…
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Owner-operator blues
How good drivers become bad owner-operators
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Industry to hold appreciation week for truckers
TORONTO, Ont. – Preparations are underway for the annual National Trucking Week, which gives the industry an opportunity to thank truckers who keep the country’s freight moving. This year’s event will be held from Sept. 1 through Sept. 7. During…
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Challenger opens own driver training academy
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – A major Ontario transportation company is addressing the problem of an acute driver shortage in a unique way – it has opened its own driver training school in the presence of leaders from the trucking industry. Challenger…
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Carbon tax funds to be available for green truck technology
TORONTO, Ont. – Revenue from the national carbon pricing system – sometimes referred to as the carbon tax – will be available to support fleets that invest in environmentally friendly trucking technologies, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) reports. Technologies to…
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Challenger opening training academy
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Challenger Motor Freight has announced the opening of a driver training school, the Challenger Transportation Training Academy (CTTA). It’s been approved by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) as a registered private career college.…
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Carbon tax threatens trucking jobs, says Ontario premier
Doug Ford returns to Challenger to decry federal carbon tax
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Doug Ford visits Challenger
Ontario Premier tours facility, visits staff, and hears about trucking’s top issues
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Challenger buys Ed Wiersma Trucking, raises driver pay
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Challenger Motor Freight has agreed to acquire the majority of Ed Wiersma Trucking’s assets. The company says the deal is expected to close by the end of March. Challenger said the acquisition will complement its special commodities…
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OTA honors outgoing Road Knights, looks for new candidates
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) outgoing Road Knights team was recently honored, and nominations for the next team members will be accepted until Dec. 16. Jim Pereira of Onfreight Logistics spoke on behalf of the departing Road…
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‘Drivers are our customers’
Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year’s unique perspective on the role of the maintenance department
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Challenger hosting career fair Nov. 29
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Challenger Motor Freight is hosting its annual career fair Nov. 29. Drivers, owner/operators and trainees from accredited schools, as well as apprentice and licensed mechanics, are all invited to the event at 300 Maple Grove Rd. in…
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DRIVING AN INTEGRATED POWERTRAIN FROM CUMMINS AND EATON
Cummins and Eaton have made a big slash with their SmartAdvantage integrated powertrain, featuring the ISX and the Fuller Advantage Series automated manual transmission. However, it hasn’t made much more than a ripple here in Canada because to date, it’s…
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Technology saves fleets fuel and money
SNOWMASS, Co. – Fleets are finding that technology purchases pay dividends in fuel savings. That realization has been proved again and again, according to the findings of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) 2014 Fleet Fuel Efficiency Benchmark…
