GUELPH, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) is hosting a regional seminar Jan. 26, covering third-party contracts and mandatory entry-level training. The seminar will run from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Richard Lande and Heather Devine will be providing…
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — In a move that came as surprise to employees, Canadian Freightways shut down four of its British Columbia terminals.
HAGERSVILLE, Ont., and VANCOUVER, BC. — Contrans Flatbed Group and Travelers Financial Corporation have announced new program to assist Contrans drivers to become new owner/operators.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Six Canadian trucking companies have made the 2013 list of the top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge. The annual survey and contest, now in its fifth year, identifies…
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen’s Association have reached a tentative deal on a long-term master contract, likely averting a costly strike that would have crippled US East and Gulf…
MONTREAL, Que. — The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced today it has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers which represents the Corporation’s 475 unionized employees.
DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America and the UAW have agreed to terms on a five-year contract covering about 1,300 employees at Volvo’s New River Valley truck plant.
TORONTO, Ont. – The casualness with which employees are hired and fired in this business is enough to make a contract lawyer cringe. Even those carriers that do have employment agreements often have flaws in them that make them unenforceable,…
When the industry speaks of human resource issues, the talk is almost always centred around the need for drivers. Yet, trucking is experiencing difficulties recruiting and retaining many other key non…
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) has appointed industry veteran Gord…
OTTAWA, Ont. — Well, that didn’t take long. Just two days after negotiations between CN Rail and the Te…