Trucking and logistics facing tighter labor market: Trucking HR Canada

Canada added 28,500 transport truck drivers in May, contributing to the 305,000 who were on the job – slightly above the annual average seen in 2022, Trucking HR Canada reports…

Trucking job vacancies increased sharply in 2022: Trucking HR Canada

Trucking HR Canada’s latest labor market information indicates Canada’s truck driver shortage is worsening, with the vacancy rate for jobs in the truck transportation industry in 2022 more than tripling…

Program connects refugees to jobs including trucking

The federal government has introduced a new pilot project to connect skilled refugees to in-demand jobs including truck driving. Beginning this summer employers can tap into the Economic Mobility Pathways…

Ontario to double economic migrants

Trucking-related labor shortages were among those highlighted on Saturday when the Ontario government announced plans to double the number of economic immigrants it selects in 2025. “From 9,000 immigration spots…

Our industry’s people problems are global in scope

It’s incredible what can be learned at trucking conferences. Bring together decision makers at the highest levels, as the American Trucking Associations does at its annual Management Conference & Exhibition,…

Keys to addressing trucking’s labor shortage

The Private Motor Trucking Council of Canada (PMTC) was invited to speak to the federal Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on Oct. 17, and took the opportunity to…

Driver vacancies soar to 28,210: Trucking HR Canada

Canada was short a record 28,210 truck drivers in the second quarter of this year, up from 25,560 in Q1, Statistics Canada data revealed. This pushes up the vacancy rate…

There are good reasons young people don’t consider a career in trucking

As the trucking industry struggles to attract new talent, the obvious demographic to target is youth. But for many reasons, young folks today are rarely drawn to the idea of…

Canadian truck driver vacancies surge to record levels: Report

Trucking HR Canada is reporting a “staggering” vacancy rate among Canadian truck drivers, with 22,990 vacant driving jobs in the third quarter of 2021. The numbers represent a 20% surge…

Truck drivers are re-evaluating their lives, too

There’s a clumsy sign taped beneath the menu and ordering screen at my local coffee joint’s drive-through lane. It bugs me a lot. It’s on ordinary white 8.5×11 printer paper,…

Alberta’s first female transport minister praises women in industry as pioneers, early adopters

Alberta’s first female transport minister, Rajan Sawhney, was keynote speaker at the Alberta Motor Transport Association/Trucking HR Canada Western Women with Drive event Oct. 29, giving an inspiring message to…

Driver shortage remains industry’s top concern: ATRI

The driver shortage once again emerged as the trucking industry’s top concern, based on an annual compilation by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). This is the fifth straight year…

U.S. driver shortage worse than ever: ATA

The U.S. trucking industry is short about 80,000 drivers today – an all-time high – and if current trends continue, will be short 160,000 drivers by 2030. The figures come…

U.S. driver scarcity worsens: ACT Research

Truck driver scarcity has reached a three-year high, according to ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index for February. Its Driver Availability Index read 23.6, down from 25 in January. (Source: ACT…

Understanding Canada’s truck driver shortage

Is there a shortage of truck drivers in Canada? This question often sparks a heated debate – and more questions. Is the labor market so tight right now that there…