Erb Group’s Dietrich discusses recruiting, leadership, and employee wellness

David Dietrich spent 30 years working for The Erb Group before retiring in May, but he capped the career earlier this month with Trucking HR Canada’s HR Leader of…

Trucking HR Canada honors Top Fleet Employers at 10th annual gala

In a business built around trucks and trailers, it’s the people who keep things rolling – and Trucking HR Canada is celebrating those who embrace the best workplace practices. The…

Erb driver Jacobsen named Highway Angel for saving boy’s life

Delays and a choice put Dawna Jacobsen on a road to help save a 12-year-old boy’s life in Northern Ontario. The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named the longhaul driver…

Pay structures, schedules shift in face of truck driver shortage

Several Canadian fleets are rethinking everything from pay models to work schedules in a bid to recruit and retain truck drivers – even if such changes present challenges of their…

5 tips to diagnose truck electrical problems

Diagnosing truck electrical issues can be like chasing ghosts in the machine. Just where is the source of the real problem? Here are five tips to help identify the root…

How to complete truck electrical repairs

Electrics is one aspect of truck repair where a little bit of knowledge can be more harmful than helpful. Electrical troubles don’t always present in a way that intuitively leads…

Troubleshooting complex truck electrical systems requires a surgical approach

Luckily for driver Bob, he wasn’t following a convoy of bikers down the highway when his horn started blowing and kept on blowing. While driver Jane might have looked a…

More inspections, fines coming to Driver Inc. fleets

Canada’s Labour Program is beginning to crack down on fleets that misclassify truck drivers as incorporated businesses rather than employees – delivering another blow to the business model referred to…

Erb named chairman of Ontario Trucking Association

TORONTO, Ont. – Wendell Erb, president and CEO of Erb Transport, has been named chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) and begins a two-year term at the helm. Erb,…

Erb charity golf tournament raises $29K

NEW HAMBURG, Ont. — Erb Transport’s 2020 golf tournament has raised $29,000 for local charities, the company said Thursday. Since its debut in 1994, the event has raised a total…

A look at race relations in trucking

TORONTO, Ont. – Trucker Ahmed Issa still remembers the testy conversation between two of his former Hyndman Transport colleagues, one white and the other African-Canadian, a few years ago. Ahmed…

Trucking community salutes Vernon Erb

WILMOT TOWNSHIP, Ont. – Hundreds of vehicles descended on Wilmot, Ont., on Friday to honor its most famous resident, Vernon Erb. Erb, 84, founder of the Erb Group of Companies,…

Convoy for Erb Group founder scheduled for May 1

BADEN, Ont. – Vernon Erb, who established the Erb Group of Companies with a single truck, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia – and his friends and…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Ritch Thiessen, Erb Transport

Ritch Thiessen was hauling a load of kitty litter to Portland, Oregon as the satellite messages fed him with information on the border and customer requirements relating to Covid-19. The…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Lyoness Woodstock, Erb Transport

Erb Transport driver Lyoness Woodstock has seen a quick shift in attitudes about trucking as North America fights Covid-19. “Who would have ever thought of trucking in such an essential…