Human Resources N.B. tightens trucker recruitment September 24, 2020 FREDERICTON, N.B. – New Brunswick has joined Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia in tightening truck driver recruitment. It has established a pathway specific to transport truck drivers (NOC 7511)…
Human Resources A couple of ruminations from a career coach February 3, 2020 Surveys and studies consistently say the same things when it comes to driver turnover: the number one reason a driver leaves a company is money. A couple of problems with…
Business Management Industry needs to tell its story June 2, 2019 KELOWNA, B.C. – B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) president and CEO Dave Earle says the trucking industry is not good at telling its good news stories. Opening the BCTA’s AGM and…
Business Management Image can be everything October 29, 2018 Panel says industry must step up to attract more people into trucking
Business Management Driving for Profit/Best Fleets To Drive For seminar expands May 25, 2016 LONDON, Ont. – Driving For Profit: Best Practices from the Best Fleets, a full-day workshop put together by NAL Insurance and CarriersEdge, is only one week away. “We are thrilled by the…
Human Resources Award-winning carriers discuss dealing with the driver shortage February 25, 2016 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Fleet executives from Canada’s most-recognized trucking companies gathered together on a panel titled “How to attract and retain professional drivers” at the first annual Truck Training Schools…
Human Resources Private fleets talk recruitment struggles and strategies February 24, 2016 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – While the driver shortage seems to have plagued a majority of for-hire fleets across the continent over the last few years, private fleets have managed to take…
Human Resources On the road to a new career February 23, 2016 The Gordons now campaign for others to follow suit after entering trucking as a second career
Human Resources New Technologies & How They’ll Change Trucking November 27, 2015 Will a world of self-driving trucks solve the industry’s driver recruitment problem?
Human Resources FASTER TRUCKS AS A DRIVER RECRUITMENT TACTIC? June 19, 2015 An interesting press release crossed my Inbox last week from Transport America, which was announcing a compensation package increase for owner/operators. That’s not so interesting, I’ve seen a ton of…
Business Management BEST FLEETS’ SECRETS TO BE REVEALED, BEGINNING TODAY May 26, 2015 If you act fast – really fast – you may still be able to dial in for today’s free Best Fleets to Drive For webinar. It runs from 1-3. But…
Human Resources Help wanted: Construction and oil and gas fleets experiment with new programs to attract drivers November 12, 2014 New programs are being created to attract new drivers both inside and outside Canada's borders.
Business Management COMPOSITE SKETCH OF A BEST FLEET TO DRIVE FOR May 27, 2014 This composite sketch of a Best Fleet to Drive For provides a roadmap on how to become one
Business Management How to create a fleet drivers are happy and proud to work for May 15, 2014 Best practices from the Best Fleets to Drive For competition are revealed during a cross-Canada seminar series